Hey all,
As much as I would love to go out and buy a "Big Stopper", I can't justify shelling out around £200 to get one (at least, I can't justify it to the wife...
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So, after hearing about people using a piece of welding glass to similar effect, I thought I'd give it a go... and here is what I came up with:
I used a 120 second exposure with hyperfocal focusing at f/22, ISO 100, and a Cokin ND grad in addition to the welding glass. I also used a remote release and mirror lock-up to retain as much sharpness as I could.
The welding glass gave the image a green colour cast, so I've removed that in Photoshop and tweaked the curves a little while I was at it.
This is my first attempt at a long daytime exposure like this, and I realise that an actual 10-stop filter would give better results, but I would love to hear any feedback or critique on my efforts.