Kind of dumb ? about neutral density filter

[Littlefield]

If I go to beach I have a 3 step hoya I use for waterfalls .If I use it for clouds ,sky scenes at beach will it kind of act like cirular polarizer, I will not be able to get cp by then .Would you use ndf to take pics? For 17-85is on XT.Thanks

[Kennymc]

ND's are used to cut down the light entering the lens, they will not cut out reflective glare like a polariser because they dont polarise the light rays... ND graduated filters can help balance the sky with the foreground but a full ND filter will only slow your shutter speeds down...

[Littlefield]

Thanks for the quick response .I guess then it is no use at all to use it at beach then.Regards

[Kennymc]

I never said that, but for general shots on the beach you are right... You can use it near dusk to get the waves to look creamy like the waterfalls by slowing down the shutter speed...

[Littlefield]

That is true never thought about that.I was going to take pics of white egrets and herons in marsh.and thought by blocking light it would help some . thanks I was not thinking the cp is turned to only do sky. I need to get one .Regards