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mehulnaik
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:46 am
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Hi there,
This was shot 10 mins before sunset with 400 ND filter. Please comment on composition, quality, etc.
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semmickphoto
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:55 am
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Horizon is tilted, artefacts around the bolts and fringing
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ruxpriencdiam
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:09 am
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What is a 400 ND filter?
I have graduated ND filters and they are a 2 and 4 grad ND filter.
And where and how did you place the filter.
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mehulnaik
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:10 am
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| semmickphoto wrote: | | Horizon is tilted, artefacts around the bolts and fringing |
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ruxpriencdiam
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:19 am
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Open shadows and rotate .7 right.
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mehulnaik
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:20 am
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Its HOya ND 400 ( 9 stop filter). It is a screw on filter so I just attached it onto my lens.
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ruxpriencdiam
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:25 am
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| mehulnaik wrote: | | Its HOya ND 400 ( 9 stop filter). It is a screw on filter so I just attached it onto my lens. |
So its not a graduated filter?
Meaning one half is clear and then it graduates down and gets darker by 9 stops.
Should look like this.
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mehulnaik
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:29 am
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| ruxpriencdiam wrote: | | mehulnaik wrote: | | Its HOya ND 400 ( 9 stop filter). It is a screw on filter so I just attached it onto my lens. |
So its not a graduated filter?
Meaning one half is clear and then it graduates down and gets darker by 9 stops. |
No its just a neutral density filter.
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ruxpriencdiam
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:31 am
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| mehulnaik wrote: | | ruxpriencdiam wrote: | | mehulnaik wrote: | | Its HOya ND 400 ( 9 stop filter). It is a screw on filter so I just attached it onto my lens. |
So its not a graduated filter?
Meaning one half is clear and then it graduates down and gets darker by 9 stops. |
No its just a neutral density filter. |
So the whole filter is 9 stops darker meaning you underexposed the entire shot.
You need the ND grads.
Look above at the pic i posted of what a ND grad is.
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Mike Price
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:06 am
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You use solid ND filters when the whole scene is evenly lit to reduce light to allow a longer exposure to produce the smooth flowing effect on the ocean.
Apart from the technical problems described I find the tops of the poles exactly intesecting with the horizon distracting. I think a lower viewpoint to raise the poles into the sky area would improve the composition.
Mike
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semmickphoto
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:10 am
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| Mike Price wrote: | ... I find the tops of the poles exactly intersecting with the horizon distracting...
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+1 Thats what was bothering me as well
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hhltdave5
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:46 am
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My question is why use the ND filter? Were you trying to slow down the shutter speed to get some soft movement with the water? If so then I can see why but not for any other reason.
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digigandalf
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:58 am
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| semmickphoto wrote: | | Mike Price wrote: | ... I find the tops of the poles exactly intersecting with the horizon distracting...
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+1 Thats what was bothering me as well |
+2 Almost looks like the poles are holding up the sky.
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wiml
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:13 am
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| semmickphoto wrote: | | Mike Price wrote: | ... I find the tops of the poles exactly intersecting with the horizon distracting...
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+1 Thats what was bothering me as well |
Hmm yeah, too bad though, great shot mate and good luck!
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copidosoma
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:15 am
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| ruxpriencdiam wrote: | | mehulnaik wrote: | | ruxpriencdiam wrote: | | mehulnaik wrote: | | Its HOya ND 400 ( 9 stop filter). It is a screw on filter so I just attached it onto my lens. |
So its not a graduated filter?
Meaning one half is clear and then it graduates down and gets darker by 9 stops. |
No its just a neutral density filter. |
So the whole filter is 9 stops darker meaning you underexposed the entire shot.
You need the ND grads.
Look above at the pic i posted of what a ND grad is. |
Hey Barry, Solid ND filters have a very specific use in landscapes (allowing you a very slow shutterspeed even in daylight to get that cloudy water look). Graduated NDs aren't the only useful landscape filter out there. In this case the solid one was a perfectly valid coice.
Having said that...
AS above, the tilted horizon (easy to fix) and fringing (harder to fix) are going to ding this one.
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