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JimFox wrote:
Hey Marc,
Wow, what awesome shots as usual! Great to have you come in and show these, I know I am always inspired and appreciate it.
Did you use that 8 stop ND filter for #2? Are you using a hard or soft edge grad ND filter? I know some really like the hard edge, but for me when I use a hard edge it is just too noticable. So I have stuck with using a soft edge so that it blends in better.
Thanks!
Jim
Hi Jim. No ND filters were used for #2 except the grad. A polarizer was on there too. With the color in the sky and on the background peaks being so vibrant I can see how someone might believe the image was taken closer to sunset. It was actually taken 45 minutes after the last direct light left the peaks. At the time of the exposure only the faintest color and light was percievable to my eye. The camera picked up a great deal of the remaining glow on both the peaks and clouds. Exposures long after sunset often result in colors much more rich than we can actually discern at the time of capture.
I almost always use hard edge grads and I almost always hand hold them. I can move them a little during longer exposures if I need to reduce the transition line, which can also be corrected to some extent in post processing. This just works best for me. It's different for some. Soft grads tend to darken the tops of the frame too much at times and often don't emphasize the areas with the greatest exposure challenges around the horizons.
Edited on Dec 12, 2007 at 10:45 PM
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