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p.1 #7 · ND Filter - Hard or Soft Grad? | |
Kris Reiswig wrote:
I think it also depends on what you are going to be taking pictures of. Scenes like oceans, and fields have a very defined transition between the ground and the sky, so a hard ND filter works great. Other types of pictures without such definition get better results with the soft ND filter. I'd get both and learn the strengths of each one.
Yup, this is exactly right. There's no perfect solution, so having both, and the ability to touch something up in PS, will give you the best result in the end. The most difficult thing about ND grads is that you have to carry them and use them.
The ideal setup is at least a 2-stop hard & Soft combined with a 3-stop hard & Soft. Don't worry about the 1 stop or 4-stop now.
Edited on Dec 04, 2007 at 05:07 AM
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