Digital BW, The Print

If you¹re shooting digital, ND filters (IMO) are pretty useless as you can
either bracket and layer blend (better quality) or layer blend from a single
digital raw file (easier). It¹s a lot more precise, you¹ll save some money
and maybe even sharper images.

The big question for me, however, is using a polarizing filter on a dSLR +
wide angle lens. No matter how I turn it or position myself, the sky gets so
blotchy‹large swaths of dark blue to light blue. I can¹t seem to get all of
it in one color...



On 10/29/06 10:51 PM, "CorrPro96@..." <CorrPro96@...> wrote:

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> In a message dated 10/29/2006 10:01:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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> I have  been having trouble lately photographing in daylight.   My  foreground
> is sometimes severly overshadowed by the bright light of the  sky.  So trees
> look to dark, and if I increase the shutter the sky  washes out?  Any tips?
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> You need to use a neutral density filter over the bright areas of the  scene.
> Split filters are expensive, but you can do better if you make your own  from
> sheets of N.D. material. Old sheet film can be used as well. Cut the filter
> material (cut with a jagged edge, not straight across) to suit the  scene,
> tape it in place onto your lens, and throw it away when you're  finished.
> If you are using a view camera or an SLR, it is easy to exactly place the
> filtration and see the results. It helps if you first meter the scene so you
> know how much density you want. Play with it. Shoot as wide open as you can to
> avoid focus on the filter.
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> Richard (Brooklyn)
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