Suggest a filter for landscapes

Awais Yaqub

I have 150$ to spend on filter(s), i already have a polarizor and i will be using it on 17-40L.

Need something that will dramatically improve visual impact of photos especially if shot under overcast evening when light is too cool and green stuff at distance starts looking blue...

Well GND stuff is very popular for landscapes, i wonder if actual GND filters are better option than taking two exposures and blending in Photoshop.

run_kmc

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Well GND stuff is very popular for landscapes, i wonder if actual GND filters are better option than taking two exposures and blending in Photoshop.

In my experience, not really.

Most filters for landscape photography have been kinda made obsolete by digital photography. Any program with a curves tool can pretty much do whatever you want.

That said, you could always get a red filter and shoot B&W.

Art Scott

Awais.......it might better serve your purpose to invest in Photomatix and shoot several frames and make HDR's.......I know the newer versions of PS have gotten better but I still hear lots of people talking that Photomatix is still better .............I am not saying a graduated ND won't help it might improve the HDR as well......I have my Nikon's set to shoot a 9 frame bracket so I can go back and work them into HDR's......I am looking to squeeze every drip of contrast out of the Orange so to speakwink


Singh Ray filters - Galen Rowel ND's Would be my suggestion


Good Luck

cmason

I really like my Cokin Grad filters, as well as my Neutral Density. The ND is very versatile for taking slower shutter speed images (for blurred water motion, etc).

The Cokin filters are inexpensive and will fit all your lenses with the correct adapters. I do not use the adpators, but instead hold the filter over the lens by hand.