Post your 9 or 10 stop ND photos

PINNACLE wrote in post #16111977
First try with mine

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first try or not.. nice photo!

just one question for all the pros on here.. is this with a grad?

if not, how do you keep the bright sky in check with just an ND?

...my attempt at the beach with my cheapo 40mm and hoya ndx400

phil7533 wrote in post #16112168
first try or not.. nice photo!

just one question for all the pros on here.. is this with a grad?

if not, how do you keep the bright sky in check with just an ND?

I am no pro, by any means, but the way I see that image, The light in that image doesn't look like it needed a graduated filter, it looks to be from overhead, so the field of grass was in good sun and the sun was just behind the camera position...so the sky exposure was similar to the field.

Like the skateboard shot above, would be cool with the wheels spinning too.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …/50668699@N04/9​270658712/

TRhoads wrote in post #16113283
I am no pro, by any means, but the way I see that image, The light in that image doesn't look like it needed a graduated filter, it looks to be from overhead, so the field of grass was in good sun and the sun was just behind the camera position...so the sky exposure was similar to the field.

i see . thanks for the info. my nd400x arrives today.

phil7533 wrote in post #16114544
i see . thanks for the info. my nd400x arrives today.

You can couple a ND with a grad. I do it routinely but usually only when the sun is in the frame. Also coupling a polarizer with a ND gives you a stronger ND with polarizing affects. Read my tutorial blog post about it all here. Hopefully it'll help guide you in the right direction!

http://aaronrobinsonph​oto.blogspot.com …exposure-photography.html

Arob1000 wrote in post #16115198
You can couple a ND with a grad. I do it routinely but usually only when the sun is in the frame. Also coupling a polarizer with a ND gives you a stronger ND with polarizing affects. Read my tutorial blog post about it all here. Hopefully it'll help guide you in the right direction!

http://aaronrobinsonph​oto.blogspot.com …exposure-photography.html

Which filter goes on first, polarizer?

A couple of mine with B+W ND:

James ~ A wrote in post #16114422
Like the skateboard shot above, would be cool with the wheels spinning too.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …/50668699@N04/9​270658712/
Talisker Bay by James ~ Anderson, on Flickr

great shot!

Arob1000 wrote in post #16115198
You can couple a ND with a grad. I do it routinely but usually only when the sun is in the frame. Also coupling a polarizer with a ND gives you a stronger ND with polarizing affects. Read my tutorial blog post about it all here. Hopefully it'll help guide you in the right direction!

http://aaronrobinsonph​oto.blogspot.com …exposure-photography.html

very cool!

thanks for the link.

2cruise wrote in post #16115449
Which filter goes on first, polarizer?

If you're using a "Big Stopper" I'd put the CPL first... unless you have a LEE FK CPL too...

I always go B+W #110 then B+W CPL... I don't know if it makes a difference but with the 10-stop attached and then the CPL I can more easily see the effect of rotating it when I use my Z-Finder (don't know why but I can). Also, it's harder to rotate the CPL when it's on first since the rotating ring is so thin it's hard to grasp it when you have an ND filter screwed to it.

Just my experiences... not saying it's the best/right way...

baj2k wrote in post #16118283
If you're using a "Big Stopper" I'd put the CPL first... unless you have a LEE FK CPL too...

I always go B+W #110 then B+W CPL... I don't know if it makes a difference but with the 10-stop attached and then the CPL I can more easily see the effect of rotating it when I use my Z-Finder (don't know why but I can). Also, it's harder to rotate the CPL when it's on first since the rotating ring is so thin it's hard to grasp it when you have an ND filter screwed to it.

Just my experiences... not saying it's the best/right way...

I tried my B&W #110 this weekend combined with a Hoya CPL. I found it easier to put the CPL on first, adjust it to where I wanted it, then mount the ND on top of that. A couple of times I did have to dismount the ND and start over again, but it was not that much of a problem.

2cruise wrote in post #16115449
Which filter goes on first, polarizer?

I usually put the 10 stop in the 1st slot closest to the camera, then the polarizer in the second slot. This is the Lee 4x4 CPL btw. If you are using a screw-on system I don't think the order matters.

Chiefy wrote in post #16120171
I tried my B&W #110 this weekend combined with a Hoya CPL. I found it easier to put the CPL on first, adjust it to where I wanted it, then mount the ND on top of that. A couple of times I did have to dismount the ND and start over again, but it was not that much of a problem.

After I thought about it you can't see squat with the 9 stop on so the CPL first for the right look then the 9 stop. No, I don't have the Lee system

9 stop only at f/9, 2.5 sec, ISO 100. Need more practice.