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A stream
Wanted to have a go at some slow shutter work so bought a neutral density filter ND8. Drove to what was supposed to be a large waterfall, didn't quite get there, maybe next time. Got some shots of the stream though. The filter gave a color cast to the shots, corrected by altering the tint in photos...
Posted by snappychappy on 08/09/2013 - 16:35
A stream
Forgot to say it was a cheap ND filter, would a more expensive one lead to less of a color cast in the images?
Posted by snappychappy on 08/09/2013 - 17:16
A stream
Forgot to say it was a cheap ND filter, would a more expensive one lead to less of a color cast in the images? Some cheap ones do tend towards a purple/mauve colour cast, which appears to be the case with yours. Unfortunately the pp has only reduced the colour cast, not eliminated it, but in the pro...
Posted by JohnX on 08/09/2013 - 17:46
A stream
I don't know if its the filter necessarily? It should be neutral of course. On the surface it looks like a white balance issue, too much magenta. If these were JPEGs what were the colour-fine tune settings? Or maybe AWB has overcompensated with the green cast that would be preset in this location? ...
Posted by McGregNi on 08/09/2013 - 18:52
A stream
Forgot to say it was a cheap ND filter, would a more expensive one lead to less of a color cast in the images? Providing the scene is pretty average, this works well in PS Elements ..... * Open the image, select and copy to clipboard * File/New/Image From Clipboard * For the new image, Filter/B...
Posted by andrewk on 08/09/2013 - 20:19
A stream
In lightroom Decrease exposure by 2/3rds of a stop Using eyedropper. select the bottom right blurred water highlight Job done Still some strange colours going on though I'd spend some money on something better Steve, or you will just get fustrated. If I wanted a 3 stop ND filter, ...
Posted by Blythman on 08/09/2013 - 20:55
A stream
Sadly, I don't think any of them look quite right; there's no substitute for a decent ND filter that doesn't require such drastic PP work. Despite the magenta tinge I think Stephen's originals are the best looking, but if they had been shot with a more neutral filter they would be outstanding. R...
Posted by davidstorm on 08/09/2013 - 21:25
A stream
Yes I think your right David. What do you think of this shot below. Yes Stephen, that last one is much, much better; more natural-looking colours. There is still some light colour cast but it is minimal and doesn't detract from the overall appearance which is very attractive. The highlights could ...
Posted by davidstorm on 08/09/2013 - 22:09
Tried a little 'still life'
Having acquired some decent studio lights I decided to have a play at a, sort of, lifestyle still life. I used a Pentax K5iis, Pentax 100mm macro (at f8 ), Hitech 0.9 ND filter, 2 Elinchrom D-Lite RX 4s, Giotto tripod and wired remote. I had to play with the aperture to get the amount of DoF i...
Posted by RalphHardwick on 13/09/2013 - 22:14
Tried a little 'still life'
Hi Ralph, I find it quite hard to comment on this one to be honest. It is a perfectly good image, but I'm struggling to get my head around why you would use a ND filter on a shot like this? Surely it's not required as you have control over the light and it can only reduce the quality? Regards ...
Posted by davidstorm on 13/09/2013 - 22:27
Tried a little 'still life'
Hi Ralph, I find it quite hard to comment on this one to be honest. It is a perfectly good image, but I'm struggling to get my head around why you would use a ND filter on a shot like this? Surely it's not required as you have control over the light and it can only reduce the quality? Regards ...
Posted by Stuey on 13/09/2013 - 22:30
Tried a little 'still life'
Unfortunately I couldn't control the light low enough to give me the highlights I wanted with a wide enough aperture to give me the DoF I wanted. Hence the ND filter. Without the filter I could only manage f22, whereas with it, I could get f8. It made sense at the time :?
Posted by RalphHardwick on 13/09/2013 - 22:48
Tried a little 'still life'
OK Ralph, thanks for the explanation, I understand a little better now. I do think though that if this was the issue you may have been better with a different light source and no filter? This shot would come to life with an aperture of F2.8 or less. I'm not being negative, just trying to give s...
Posted by davidstorm on 13/09/2013 - 23:06
An Elizabethan Masterpiece
I live near Hardwick Hall (a masterpiece of Elizabethan architecture and engineering) and often visit for a walk around. I had a couple of spare hours late yesterday afternoon and decided to take the K-5iis and grab a few photos of the gardens and hall in the lovely, soft light. Here are just a fe...
Posted by davidstorm on 15/09/2013 - 18:20
Lake Garda
Taken a couple of weeks ago on a cool cloudy morning from the south side of the lake looking north east. Taken with K-r, DA 18-135 WR and a CP filter. C&C appreciated. Phil
Posted by swarf on 21/09/2013 - 10:14
RICOH GR & 21mm Wide Converter Lens...British Museum Photographs
There's not much said online about RICOH's 21mm wide conversion lens and it's performance (other than some snobbery), but I thought I would give it a go and see what kind of resolving power it has. Having said that I haven't had much time to put it to some good use yet due to my workload and the we...
Posted by paulyrichard on 01/10/2013 - 20:02
RICOH GR & 21mm Wide Converter Lens...British Museum Photographs
John, I have ended up buying another GH-3 adapter and hood set just so that I can have one set with my filter and third party circular hood attached and one set with just the GW-3 wide lens attached. Although, it's a bit of a self indulgence really but this gives me a quicker change over just like a...
Posted by paulyrichard on 01/10/2013 - 20:48
Critique 6 PHOTO REVISED
Hi Alistair Where there is a particularly bright patch like this with the water at the top - but more shaded towards the bottom - your best bet is a set of ND grads. Not sure how much you know about these - so a bit of information and forgive me if I am telling you what you already know. Do...
Posted by fritzthedog on 08/10/2013 - 11:41
Critique 6 PHOTO REVISED
If I just restrict it to the dynamic range issue (yes there are other problems with the shot as well as has been pointed out), then ND grads are an option worth exploring. Personally I don't think this particular scene is ideal for them, as the 'hotspots' are all around and surrounded by much darker...
Posted by McGregNi on 08/10/2013 - 12:04
To sharpen, or not to sharpen
I use Photoshop and I create a duplicate layer and apply a high pass filter to the layer. I then set the layer type to overlay and I find that it does a good job.
Posted by adamsuk777 on 10/10/2013 - 22:47
