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Should I have used Grad ND?
Hi everyone. I have a couple of questions. I shot this image at the beach with an oncoming storm. The problem is that the image seems to be a little dark. Should I have used a grad ND filter? Should I have exposed for the ocean? The problem with exposing for the ocean (without the ND) is that the sky would have come out terribly over-exposed.I'm also submitting a black and white version to see what you guys think. I would appreciate any feedback on both images. Thanks so much.
July 27, 2005
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f/6.3@1/1000sec. ISO 100. Matrix metering.
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Photoshop version.
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Here are the shots...
July 26, 2005
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Kerry L. Walker |
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I can only tell you what I would have done. I would have shot one just like you did, another meterd off the ocean and another with an ND filter and then picked the one I liked the best. You might try lightening the entire image in your editing program. Personally, I like the color version just like it is. It is a little dark (the ocean is anyway) but it gives the photo a sense of forboding. I like photos that create a mood and this one does for me.
July 27, 2005
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Samuel Smith |
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anahelena,for that time of day,i think it's about right.
July 27, 2005
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Brian A. Wolter |
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What about using a circular polarizing filter on this shot?
July 28, 2005
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Anahelena Natera |
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I agree with Kerry. I should always be safe and take as many different pictures as I can. Thanks to all of you for the comments. You've made me look at the shot in ways that I didn't before. Brian: I truly don't know much about the uses of a polarizing filter. I know that you can use them for glare and for deepening certain colors like the sky when you're at a 90 degree angle to the sun. How would you use it in this case? Thanks again.
July 28, 2005
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Emmett S. Speelman |
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When I shot a scene like this I Shot it in Raw And jpeg together. The advantage is jpeg allows m to zoom in on my LCD and adjust if needed. When I upload in Raw I can export two different exposores. One for the Back ground, and a second for the forground. I then merge the two in Paintshop.An example is in my gallery called sunset on Glenndale Lake. Just another idead to try. hope it helps
July 30, 2005
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