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another couple useful filters...

Posted by stan2 (A) on June 27, 2017 at 08:55:52

In Reply to: Use of filters, in digital photography posted by FenderLover on June 26, 2017 at 05:43:44:

a neutral density filter, like ND8 or so, can be useful for slowing down the shutter speed to get a photo of moving water in the daytime. You'll need to be on a tripod but on a sunny day you might not be able to get the water to smooth out without the filter to cut light. I also use a graduated ND sometimes for landscapes where you have a brighter sky and a darker foreground. I probably should do this more often, but I get lazy or in a hurry or feel like whoever I'm with doesn't want to wait while I fuss with it. The photos above aren't the greatest examples, but they're recent waterfall shots from the California coast and Sierra foothills to show you how it works. You don't do this in Photoshop, at least not easily or as well as just slowing down the shutter. Everything else stays sharp. The black and white was a 1.3 second exposure. The bridge was shot at 3.2 sec. You can't handhold those, so you need a tripod. I also use a timer to avoid shaking the camera when I hit the button.

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