Posted by Lee Newman on January 19, 2008 at 2:18 AM
Hi Folks,
I have not posted in a while - no good excuses, just really busy lately. However, I recently made time for some shooting and got out to a dyke near our place right after a soggy (at least at sea level) snowfall. The photo is of Burke Mountain from the dyke. I caught a fleeting moment of sunlight on the mountain as it broke through a small hole in the cloud cover. Comments are welcome.
Also, I was wondering if anyone would have any comments regarding the Singh Ray variable ND filter - the one that goes up to 8 stops or so. My wife and I are taking a vacation/photo trip to the Big Island in April and I'd like to shoot water and rocks during the day as well as at the golden hour (AM and PM). Anyone used one that would like to offer any comments or advice? I should say, that for most of my landscapes, I use normal to longer lenses - 50mm to 300mm.
Thanks.
Lee
Photo info:
Canon 30D, 300/4
1/320 @ f4
ISO 100
tripod and cable release
Posted by John Williams on January 19, 2008 at 11:18 AM
I'm enjoying this Lee. I think this same photo in flat lighting would be pretty boring, but the diagonal lines with the beautiful splash of light and the crown of dark clouds really come together here.
I enjoy using the Singh-Ray VariND and find it invaluable for shooting water, either in rushing streams or along the seashore. It's nice to be able to "dial in" a desired shutter speed and rotate the VariND until I get the proper exposure reading. And you can do this in mid-day, in the sun!
It's good to set the scene, focus, etc. before dialing in a high density, otherwise you'll never be able to see anything in the viewfinder!
One warning, though. I learned from Tony Sweet that you'll get a noticeable yellow-brown color cast at the extreme end of the VariND's density scale. It can be fixed in Photoshop: I simply took the same shot with a ColorChecker card and then transfered the white balance setting from the scene with the card to the scene without the card.
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2 repliesI have not posted in a while - no good excuses, just really busy lately. However, I recently made time for some shooting and got out to a dyke near our place right after a soggy (at least at sea level) snowfall. The photo is of Burke Mountain from the dyke. I caught a fleeting moment of sunlight on the mountain as it broke through a small hole in the cloud cover. Comments are welcome.
Also, I was wondering if anyone would have any comments regarding the Singh Ray variable ND filter - the one that goes up to 8 stops or so. My wife and I are taking a vacation/photo trip to the Big Island in April and I'd like to shoot water and rocks during the day as well as at the golden hour (AM and PM). Anyone used one that would like to offer any comments or advice? I should say, that for most of my landscapes, I use normal to longer lenses - 50mm to 300mm.
Thanks.
Lee
Photo info:
Canon 30D, 300/4
1/320 @ f4
ISO 100
tripod and cable release
It's good to set the scene, focus, etc. before dialing in a high density, otherwise you'll never be able to see anything in the viewfinder!
One warning, though. I learned from Tony Sweet that you'll get a noticeable yellow-brown color cast at the extreme end of the VariND's density scale. It can be fixed in Photoshop: I simply took the same shot with a ColorChecker card and then transfered the white balance setting from the scene with the card to the scene without the card.
Dave