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Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
The title suggests you were experimenting with a CPL filter, which is only any good to control polarised light if there is any. I'm not sure there would be any here, but it would have enabled a longer exposure time by cutting down the overall amount of light. You could also try running together t...
Posted by MarkTaylor on 14/03/2011 - 12:35
Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
As a photo it doesn't do much for me, but I like the surreal one. I have photos from Norway, without CPL which have just as blue a sky, so I doubt the CPL made much difference. In fact I thought the white balance was way out on them and corrected them, even ones taken before dawn/after sunset ...
Posted by Gwyn on 14/03/2011 - 13:03
Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
Edinburgh is very hilly so perhaps the shape of the landscape tends to occlude the remaining sunlight more. Also I don't know about Norway but it is almost always heavily overcast here, pretty much all of the time for at least 8 out of 12 months (October - May) so that probably contributes too. I as...
Posted by MarkTaylor on 14/03/2011 - 13:28
Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
Checked the white balance setting and apparently the camera was set on Automatic - which is strange as I could have sworn I had it set manually on 'cloudy' the whole time and most of the other shots from that day show that it was. However, no matter what camera 'preset' white balance setting I se...
Posted by MarkTaylor on 14/03/2011 - 18:17
Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
You don't need the CPL filter at night. The Blue Cast is what's known as the Blue Hour. You can get the time of the Blue Hour from
Posted by Algernon on 14/03/2011 - 19:22
Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
Thanks Algi, that's useful information. According to the timings I took the picture a bit before the 'blue hour' but I'm sure it must vary depending on atmospheric conditions etc.
Posted by MarkTaylor on 14/03/2011 - 21:01
Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
There's probably a bit of leeway with the times :lol:
Posted by Algernon on 14/03/2011 - 21:26
Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
This is a very beautiful photo, then it just became better (IMHO) when turned to B/W, and you adding that surreal effect, wow, just plain magic. Would look very nice in a gallery! :)
Posted by Opethian on 14/03/2011 - 21:26
Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
This is a very beautiful photo, then it just became better (IMHO) when turned to B/W, and you adding that surreal effect, wow, just plain magic. Would look very nice in a gallery! :) Thanks, that's the nicest compliment I have had for an image shown on here yet!:D I think you have some great shot...
Posted by MarkTaylor on 14/03/2011 - 22:24
Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
You are most welcome. :) Would like to see what else you came up with on that late afternoon / early evening. I my self am in the process of studying and working with the various filters available.
Posted by Opethian on 14/03/2011 - 22:37
Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
I might post a couple of others, but they're along very different lines from the one posted here! In any case, I'm planning a similar outing some time very soon because the first one gave me a few ideas to try out. P.S. Sent PM on unrelated subject, not wanting to stray off topic here.
Posted by MarkTaylor on 14/03/2011 - 22:56
Experimenting with CPL filter in late evening light.
Now if you were in the tropics I could understand the lead balloon comment but in Edinburgh? Confirmed it's the overcast - for the first time in weeks it's been gone for the last two nights and we've had some lovely evening light. Most of the time this doesn't happen until later in spring/summer bec...
Posted by MarkTaylor on 18/03/2011 - 22:17
First shots with Davex's retired Tokina 500mm f8 mirror lens
Taken a few test shots this morning (below) using a monopod for support. Light could have been better but, nonetheless, the processed results good enough for my intended purposes. Have also discovered that better sharpness, contrast and colour rendition is obtained without the use of as rear filter....
Posted by prsjnb on 03/04/2011 - 13:25
Bank Holiday...
Know the feeling. The local youth have been camping in nearby woods most weekends, leaving loads of trash, bottles and cans. As soon as we clear one lot up... Lovely images - #3 is my favourite - but maybe slightly lacking in contrast (might be solved by more PP). I think that's why I like #3 bes...
Posted by jules on 04/05/2011 - 09:54
A few from NYC
Thanks Gareth and Cabstar. Here is a new version of the cityscape, hopefully improved: Try adding a horizontal grad filter along the top half to gradually darken and soften the stuff in the distance.
Posted by Smeggypants on 16/05/2011 - 23:52
Atalanta #34
Not sure if you are a Lightroom user Paul, - if so, there is an excellent ND filter available that you can apply from any direction at a strength that you determine. Like Tim, I wonder if the sky could do with a toning down? Good to see some more of this line in your images.
Posted by i-Berg on 17/05/2011 - 12:14
Atalanta #34
Thanks guys, I take on-board what your saying about the sky but there is no detail in the sky at all, it's just featureless cloud cover. I did try and 'burn' in the sky but it looks false as a result. What I did do was to create more distinction by 'burning' in the shrouds a little. Prior to th...
Posted by paulyrichard on 17/05/2011 - 16:09
Atalanta #34
Sorry Paul - I did mean the graduated filter.
Posted by i-Berg on 18/05/2011 - 11:35
IR photos
Second one for me too. Love the way the sky comes through. Very interesting effect. I take it, it is a one way conversion? Thanks. I think the sun may have been in the right position (or out a bit more) so the leaves were emitting more light and hence the sky is less over-exposed. The conversi...
Posted by WobblyGoblin on 18/05/2011 - 06:53
Birds Eye Delight
Thanks for all the above - much food for thought. All my shots here were hand-held (Farne Islands on "the wedding" day.)Some from a moving boat, too. I have a monopod but find it easier to track flight without it. That clearly brings movement blur into the equation. I should mention that I ha...
Posted by jvs on 21/05/2011 - 12:22
