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Post by NCPhotoTrekker on Sept 17, 2009 21:07:20 GMT -5
I can't let John have all the fun posting pictures here. This is one from a couple of months ago that I am still very happy with. It required the use of three filters to achieve (Polarizer, 2 Stop Soft ND Grad, 3 Stop Hard ND Grad). The colors are as they appeared at the time with no alterations done, or needed.  Anticipation |
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Post by john101477 on Sept 17, 2009 21:12:44 GMT -5
Greg, you out did yourself here. I really like the color moving into a silhouette and the red reflection off the water. Very neat. Three filters? where did you get the idea to mix these specific filters?
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Post by NCPhotoTrekker on Sept 18, 2009 6:06:08 GMT -5
Greg, you out did yourself here. I really like the color moving into a silhouette and the red reflection off the water. Very neat. Three filters? where did you get the idea to mix these specific filters? Thanks John! The filters were all chosen for specific needs. The polarizer was the first filter I chose because I needed to control the reflections in the water so I could tweak where the color was. The sky was way over exposed so I used a hard edge 3-Stop ND Grad to bring that exposure under control. I realized that the reflection in the water was too pale when I exposed for the foreground so another Grad was in order. This one was a 2-Stop soft which was held in front of the lens at an angle to match the shoreline. This gave me 5 Stops of light reduction at the top, and 2 Stops on the water. It allowed there to be a decent swath of color on the shore. |
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Post by juanita on Sept 21, 2009 20:39:47 GMT -5
That is so pretty! and wow you really know your stuff there!   |
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Post by ciggynumnum on Sept 22, 2009 1:09:23 GMT -5
this is a gorgeous shot. wow. how do you get the silhouette background? a faster shutter speed?
beautiful shot.
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Post by Steve (FloppyDog) on Sept 22, 2009 11:46:09 GMT -5
Yeah, this photo is truly beautiful. Did you sandwhich the filters and make a single exposure?
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Post by NCPhotoTrekker on Sept 22, 2009 15:14:18 GMT -5
this is a gorgeous shot. wow. how do you get the silhouette background? a faster shutter speed? beautiful shot. Thanks Ciggy, the silhouetted background is just due to the sun backlighting the mountains. it would all be silhouette had I not used the ND Grads to gain a little color in front. Its all just a product of controlling the exposure. The ND Grads reduce it, allowing other portions of the picture to gain exposure in comparison. |
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Post by NCPhotoTrekker on Sept 22, 2009 15:15:24 GMT -5
Yeah, this photo is truly beautiful. Did you sandwhich the filters and make a single exposure? I placed one in the holder, and put the other one at about 45 degrees in front (handheld to get the angle). It was difficult to hold just right, but after a few exposures I figured out where and how to hold it. |
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Post by Neva on Sept 22, 2009 19:49:25 GMT -5
Beautiful photo Greg!
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