Impulsive or What?

[amk1977]

A number of things:

* using slower shutter speeds without over exposing an image (milky water, blurred clouds removing moving objects like people or cars)
* using a wider aperture/shallow depth of field without over exposing an image
* using a wide aperture/shallow depth of field with flash sync that may cause over exposure

Good example here

[Chris_Humphreys]

I have a 6 and 10 stop filter. I use the 6 stopper quite frequently on architectural photography where I need to create motion blur for people in a daylit shot. 6 stops in daylight gives me exposures of between 0.5 - 1.5 seconds, plenty in most sitiuations to create the right amount of blur.

I sometimes use the 10 stop filter in situations where I'm trying to shoot a building from across a busy road, a 10 second + exposure is usually enough to lose all the traffic completely. The same principle can be used to eliminate people from a busy street scene or building.

There you go, a couple more uses for your filter besides milky water effect.

Cheers

Chris

[Markulous]

Originally Posted by Chris_Humphreys

There you go, a couple more uses for your filter besides milky water effect.

Now I'll have to go off and find some traffic!

[Cutter]

Originally Posted by Chris_Humphreys

I have a 6 and 10 stop filter. I use the 6 stopper quite frequently on architectural photography where I need to create motion blur for people in a daylit shot. 6 stops in daylight gives me exposures of between 0.5 - 1.5 seconds, plenty in most sitiuations to create the right amount of blur.

I sometimes use the 10 stop filter in situations where I'm trying to shoot a building from across a busy road, a 10 second + exposure is usually enough to lose all the traffic completely. The same principle can be used to eliminate people from a busy street scene or building.

There you go, a couple more uses for your filter besides milky water effect.

Cheers

Chris

Hey Thanks chris, better get my beer mat back and start putting it to some use

[DigiDiva]

I understand a lot more now abut my ND 8, thanks.

[Chris_Humphreys]

Glad to have been of help. One tip for using the ND filters which you've probably already worked out: Once attached it's pretty difficult to see through them to compose and focus, switching to live view gives you an adjusted view.

[ap4a]

Originally Posted by silversnapper1

It's spam and has now been deleted. I've also edited your post to remove the quoted link to the spammer's site

[silversnapper1]

Originally Posted by ap4a

It's spam and has now been deleted. I've also edited your post to remove the quoted link to the spammer's site

Realised that when I clicked the link. Was going to report it as it sent my anti virus into apoplexy but had to go out in a hurry.

[DigiDiva]

Originally Posted by Chris_Humphreys

Glad to have been of help. One tip for using the ND filters which you've probably already worked out: Once attached it's pretty difficult to see through them to compose and focus, switching to live view gives you an adjusted view.

Well, I went for an eveniing shoot in the beautiful cathedral city of Durham. It was cold, raining on and off, and I was determined for some long shutter speeds on the weirs on the Wear! I was wondering why I was finding it hard to see, let alone focus. It wasn't till I got home that I realised the ND8 was on from a previous shoot!

[Chris_Humphreys]

Originally Posted by DigiDiva

Well, I went for an eveniing shoot in the beautiful cathedral city of Durham. It was cold, raining on and off, and I was determined for some long shutter speeds on the weirs on the Wear! I was wondering why I was finding it hard to see, let alone focus. It wasn't till I got home that I realised the ND8 was on from a previous shoot!

You're not the first and you won't be the last. I once did an entire interior shoot of my kids wondering why I was struggling for light. Even got my flash out to solve the issues, it was only when I was putting the camera away I noticed I'd left my polariser on from a previous shoot. Doh!