Another long exposure @ El Matador

anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
edited February 20, 2014 in Landscapes
Another shot from Sunday.

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  • JonaBeth RussellJonaBeth Russell Registered Users Posts: 1,065 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2014
    Beautiful capture!
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited February 12, 2014
    Very nice! Did you use a grad on the sky?
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited February 13, 2014
    Absolutely stunning, Alex! thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2014
    Even better than your other shot! Nicely done!
  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2014
    JonaBeth Russell wrote: »
    Beautiful capture!

    Thank you!
    David_S85 wrote: »
    Very nice! Did you use a grad on the sky?

    No grad. I used a 10-stop ND filter though. First time out with it. clap.gif
    kdog wrote: »
    Absolutely stunning, Alex! thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Thanks Dog!! Hey, we need to go shoot together next time I go visit The Bay.
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Even better than your other shot! Nicely done!

    Thanks!!
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2014
    I have variable 8-stop ND filter and in low light there is barely anything visible in view finder and at max (8-stop) it cuts enough light that auto-focus can have issues.

    I deal with it by going to min, getting focus, and switching to Manual-mode, then going to max and then taking shot.

    Since fixed 10-stop doesn't give that option, did you encounter any such issues and how did you deal with it? Thanks.
  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2014
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    I have variable 8-stop ND filter and in low light there is barely anything visible in view finder and at max (8-stop) it cuts enough light that auto-focus can have issues.

    I deal with it by going to min, getting focus, and switching to Manual-mode, then going to max and then taking shot.

    Since fixed 10-stop doesn't give that option, did you encounter any such issues and how did you deal with it? Thanks.

    Absolutely did. With it on, it was literally like shooting in the dark. Laughing.gif

    What I did is composed the shot and set my focus with the filter off. Then I put the filter on, very carefully so not to accidentally move focus. Then I set my exposure and fired the shot.

    Maybe not the way a pro would do it but it worked for this noob. rolleyes1.gif
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2014
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    Absolutely did. With it on, it was literally like shooting in the dark. Laughing.gif

    What I did is composed the shot and set my focus with the filter off. Then I put the filter on, very carefully so not to accidentally move focus. Then I set my exposure and fired the shot.

    Maybe not the way a pro would do it but it worked for this noob. rolleyes1.gif

    Glad to know I am not the only who ran into that issue. I need 10-stop! Cheers!
  • fool4thecityfool4thecity Registered Users Posts: 632 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2014
    Lee Filters
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Glad to know I am not the only who ran into that issue. I need 10-stop! Cheers!

    I use the Lee Big Stopper with their filter holder set up. I works great, just compose your shot, lock the focus, slide in your filter, dial in your exposure and your set. The bad part is the filter is nearly 200 bucks and takes about a month to get due to it usually being on backorder.

    Keep sharing!

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  • fool4thecityfool4thecity Registered Users Posts: 632 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2014
    Love the tonal qualities, and the sharp detail in your image. Very cool.
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2014
    fool4thecity wrote: »
    I use the Lee Big Stopper with their filter holder set up. I works great, just compose your shot, lock the focus, slide in your filter, dial in your exposure and your set. The bad part is the filter is nearly 200 bucks and takes about a month to get due to it usually being on backorder.

    Keep sharing!

    Peace,

    Thanks Mike! I have to buy the holder+adapter too so it is pretty steep. I need the system because the screw-on Grad-filter is the worst investment. The drop in system takes out the horizon-at-mid-point requirement. Cheers!
  • ericandeericande Registered Users Posts: 46 Big grins
    edited February 20, 2014
    I like this one a lot!
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