In my local area there is a former mill called Tørning Mølle. When it was in use, water from a nearby lake was led through the mill and powered the mill when grinding flour. Today the water drives a turbine that generates electricity. When the water level in the lake is too high, the excess water is led under a road and falls onto a meadow on the other side of the road. A small stream begins here, and on the first stretch, the water falls past some large stones, and this is where the exciting pictures can be made.

The area at Tørning Mølle is also very beautiful. Inside the mill building there are very old iron windows and an open wooden structure in the supporting elements. There are many photo opportunities here, and the lake is surrounded by forest and fields, and the entire area is very hilly.

Once when it had rained a lot for a long period, and there was therefore a lot of water in the lake, I went out there armed with my camera and a tripod. You should always bring a tripod. If there has to be motion blur in the water in the photos, the exposure time must be long. By the way, give yourself plenty of time. When you are going to photograph moving water like here, the subject does not disappear immediately.

Set the mode dial to M, find your first subject, focus and now experiment with slightly different shutter speeds. Decide on the screen what works best. If the shutter speed is too long, there will be too little detail in the water structure; and too much if it is too short. Here the optimal exposure time was 0.3-0.5 sec. Choose the camera’s lowest ISO number and close the aperture to the desired number. If the aperture cannot be closed far enough, you can use a neutral gray filter. Because you are using the lowest ISO number, the photos can be cropped a little when editing.

Now all you have to do is get started and get some shots in the box. Enjoy!

The website for Tørning Mølle is unfortunately only in Danish.

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