Long Daytime Exposure

Taken of the Walker River just south of Topaz Lake in California over the weekend. ISO 100, 18mm, f/10, 60 sec. Let me know what y'all think!

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looks interesting, but for a more compelling image, id focus on the highlights.. try an ND filter next time to cut out even more light to capture detail

I like the composition and the blurring. Not in love with the colors, not sure what is causing that whether its a treatment or some byproduct of the ND filter. Something strange is goin on in the top right corner though.

gonzogolf wrote in post #10647388
I like the composition and the blurring. Not in love with the colors, not sure what is causing that whether its a treatment or some byproduct of the ND filter. Something strange is goin on in the top right corner though.

I actually used a welder's helmet glass. It has a tendency to throw in lens flares on a wide angle lens. If I back off to 10mm, you REALLY see them. When it comes off the camera, its completely green in color so changes in the tint HAVE to happen.

Here is the picture straight out of the camera. No PP whatsoever.

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That would explain it. Although you should still crop that corner. Time to get yourself a proper ND filter as the welding helmet is just density, not neutral.

gonzogolf wrote in post #10647423
That would explain it. Although you should still crop that corner. Time to get yourself a proper ND filter as the welding helmet is just density, not neutral.

Understood, but a ND filter that allows for 1 minute + exposure times is a wee bit pricey. And, it was merely an experiment to see what could be done with it.

Scottdog129 wrote in post #10647454
Understood, but a ND filter that allows for 1 minute + exposure times is a wee bit pricey. And, it was merely an experiment to see what could be done with it.

I understand, well to a point. I think you could get pretty much the same blurring effect with a regular ND filter, or perhaps stacking 2. I'm not a big fan of stacking, but I gotta figure you still get better IQ than welding glass.

gonzogolf wrote in post #10647471
I understand, well to a point. I think you could get pretty much the same blurring effect with a regular ND filter, or perhaps stacking 2. I'm not a big fan of stacking, but I gotta figure you still get better IQ than welding glass.

Yeah, Im saving up for a B&W 110. Im sure I can pull off 60+ second exposures with that if I use a small aperture. That way I dont have to worry about flares OR the discoloration. Thanks for the advice!

check ebay, u can find sets for 30 bucks.. now they arent fantastic.. but as gonzo mention, its gotta be better than welding glass

Fureinku wrote in post #10647485
check ebay, u can find sets for 30 bucks.. now they arent fantastic.. but as gonzo mention, its gotta be better than welding glass

I actually bought a set of those and tried stacking them and they left the pictures with a rose-colored tint to them. Weird and kind of a waste of money. If youre interested, I could post the ones I took with it. Again, this was just an experiment to see what could be done with the glass attached to the lens. Thanks for the info!

May be a little more red and less green and blue would make it look more realistic.
Also, what is that deep purple mark at the bottom left & top right corners?
One last thing, if you do a gradient filter on the sky it would get rid of the strong blue haze like on the top edge between the trees on the hill and the sky.
Never the less, its a very good effort getting this image out of that very strong green cast!

MHO wrote in post #10648056
Also, what is that deep purple mark at the bottom left & top right corners?

Its a byproduct of the glass that I used with the wide angle lens. When you dont back all the way to 10mm, you dont see it. Thanks for the comments!

I think it looks great, going to get a welding glass today for the few times i want long daytime exposures...not willing yet to put 50-100$ + for an ND filter.

Not my cuppa, too many blown areas, color feels strange( I know its an edit)..the sphering in the top corner.that blue?

Good for you for trying new things though.

johnandbentley wrote in post #10843363
I think it looks great, going to get a welding glass today for the few times i want long daytime exposures...not willing yet to put 50-100$ + for an ND filter.

Thanks, man. Yeah, I was going to drop the $136 for a 10-stop filter, but I thought this might be fun. Turns out, it is!