p.1 #1 · Samples please: Solid ND filters in daytime long exposure
Anyone have samples of pics using solid ND filters in bright daylight/daytime long exposure?
Im interested in blurred motion effect (ie: water, people, cars, etc) in bright daytime as well as toned down skies/sun, etc. Can be landscape, street, nature, etc., etc.
Also, please state what kind of ND (how many stop, model #, etc.) you used.
Im only interested in "Solid ND"
thanks
Jul 25, 2008 at 06:30 PM
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p.1 #2 · Samples please: Solid ND filters in daytime long exposure
p.1 #3 · Samples please: Solid ND filters in daytime long exposure
the reason i really want one is to completely "blur" and maybe erase out people in architecture/tourist/travel/landscape shots when too many tourists are in the frame.
Would this be a nice solution? I have no experience with ND filters.
p.1 #5 · Samples please: Solid ND filters in daytime long exposure
Jeffrey wrote:
excuse me? You can't tell if an image was made with a ND .
The ND requires you to slow down the shutter speed or opens up the aperture. So if you see a picture with an unusuall wide aperture or motion blur when you wouldn't otherwise expect it, there might be an ND involved.
p.1 #9 · Samples please: Solid ND filters in daytime long exposure
Jeffrey wrote:
excuse me? You can't tell if an image was made with a ND .
While you cannot tell from differences in, for example, color... several other types of difference can be seen:
1. The ND can allow a much longer exposure time (as in the examples shown here) thus letting moving subjects blur out. Look at the surface of the water in several of the posted images for good examples. Other photographers have done work with ND filters in urban environments where moving people, cars, etc. blur out or even disappear.
2. The ND can allow you to use the largest aperture in very bright conditions, which can be useful for getting narrower DOF.
p.1 #15 · Samples please: Solid ND filters in daytime long exposure
Edgar, the most unique shot I ever saw...but it had no artistic value...using the combo of low ISO, long exposures, minimum apertures and heavy use of NDs & polarizers was of the Hollywood Freeway during heavy traffic, but not stop and go.
It was a daylight B&W wide shot...and the road was completely empty...all you saw was the roadway and the oil track in the middle of the lanes...no cars. It was composed so the cars were mostly viewed from the side...in an era where there were no daylight running lights.
Think it was taken in the 1970s. I'm sure he used B&W to avoid reciprocity issues.
OT but sounds like something you are trying to do.
