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Filter Neutral
Why would you use a neutral density filter to get this effect?
Take a look at this photo.
The photographer claims to have used a neutral density filter to darken the sky. I thought polarizers did this. What is it that I don’t understand?
David f is bang on the money Tutuhop, so I’ll try to add a little info which may be of interest… you always seem to ask interesting questions.
I hope I am not being too pedantic if I mention that the ND is not a coloured filter though – it is neutral density, which means it is a neutral grey that adds density (darkness) to an image without otherwise impacting the colour, or in this case a specific area of an image.
The obviousness of a graduated filter effect can generally be made more subtle if you use a wider aperture and a longer lens, f4 or wider on a standard portrait lens would help to reduce the clear line you see a little. I like the shot actually and think the criticism is a little hard – you either like it or not and I reckon it’s an effective image.
There are also special ND grad filters that have a built-in jagged edge which work spectacularly well at losing this fairly clearly defined filter effect, making a much more natural result. I recall one by Pro4 being very popular with social photographers. If you used one of these at f4 or f2.8 you’d get a very natural-looking result.
You can also get a similar effect if you shoot on Raw and then make 2 versions of the same image, one at the overal correct exposure and one underexposed to pull back the sky. If you overlay one over the other you can then selectively erase to get a more subtle and refined effect.
Polarisers work slightly differently, although the results look reasonably similar in terms of darkening skies, as our friend above said this would have primarily effected the sky and possibly the reflections on the water – but only if it was used at the correct angle to the sun, otherwise there could have been little or no difference in the final result.
I don’t understand Brian’s comment – it’s quite clear which image areas are being effected by the ND grad in this case. You get the exposure right and use manual for your camera setting when using flash. After that you add flash at the required level. In this case it looks like it’s primarily a flash exposure of the swan with the background saturated, i.e. underexposed at around -1 stop.
If I am using this technique I either use the flash at a level matching the aperture and ISO setting – or at -0.5. If there are any minor tweaks to exposure required I can then make them to my Raw file. If possible I meter the flash to make sure it is not being fooled by the ambient light so I can get it spot on in the first place…
Hope that helps – happy shooting!
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Fader Neutral Density ND Filter 67mm ND2 to ND400 VER.3 for Canon Nikon Olympus $93.99 |
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LOT 2 – Sony GENUINE OEM 37mm Protector + ND8 Neutral Density Lens Filter Set, $0.99 |
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NEW NIKON NEUTRAL COLOR FILTER NC-62 NC62 62mm NC FILTER FOR PROTECTION $30.90 |
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NEW NIKON NEUTRAL COLOR FILTER NC-52 NC52 52mm NC FILTER FOR PROTECTION $19.90 |
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NEW NIKON NEUTRAL COLOR FILTER NC-72 NC72 72mm NC FILTER FOR PROTECTION $48.90 |
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NEW NIKON NEUTRAL COLOR FILTER NC-67 NC67 67mm NC FILTER FOR PROTECTION $35.90 |
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NEW NIKON NEUTRAL COLOR FILTER NC-58 NC58 58mm NC FILTER FOR PROTECTION $22.90 |
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NEW NIKON NEUTRAL COLOR FILTER NC-77 NC77 77mm NC FILTER FOR PROTECTION $59.90 |
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58mm Variable ND Filter ND2 TO ND400 Neutral Density For Canon 18-55mm 75-300mm $14.99 |
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55 mm 55mm Neutral Density ND4 ND 4 Filter DC DSLR SLR $5.20 |
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62 mm 62mm Neutral Density ND4 ND 4 Filter DC DSLR SLR $4.55 |
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67 mm 67mm Neutral Density ND4 ND 4 Filter DC DSLR SLR $5.60 |
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77 mm 77mm Neutral Density ND4 ND 4 Filter DC DSLR SLR $7.70 |
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82 mm 82mm Neutral Density ND4 ND 4 Filter DC DSLR SLR $11.50 |
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58mm 58 ND8 COLOR GREY NEUTRAL DENSITY 0.8 FILTER new $9.99 |
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NEW B+W SCHNEIDER NEUTRAL DENSITY 52mm 10 STOP 110M MRC MULTI COATED SCREW IN FI $69.99 |
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Marumi 62mm GC Gray Grey Graduated Neutral ND Filter $30.30 |
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72mm ND Fader Filter ( ND2 to ND1000) Neutral Density $48.99 |
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Hoya 82mm NDX8 HMC Filter 82 mm ND8 Neutral Density 0.9 $70.35 |
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Marumi 72mm DHG Vari Gray Grey Neutral Density ND ND2-ND400 Fader Filter $125.24 |
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Variable ND (Neutral Density) Filter 55mm $69.95 |
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Variable ND (Neutral Density) Filter 52mm $56.95 |
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Variable ND (Neutral Density) Filter 82mm $93.95 |
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ND4 Filter 49mm Neutral Density Class 4 for 49 mm Lens Reduce exposure $4.05 |
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ND4 Filter 52mm Neutral Density Class 4 for 52 mm Lens Reduce exposure $4.05 |
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ND4 Filter 55mm Neutral Density Class 4 for 55 mm Lens Reduce exposure $4.05 |
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ND4 Filter 58mm Neutral Density Class 4 for 58 mm Lens Reduce exposure $4.36 |
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ND4 Filter 62mm Neutral Density Class 4 for 62 mm Lens Reduce exposure $4.98 |
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ND4 Filter 67mm Neutral Density Class 4 for 67 mm Lens Reduce exposure $5.29 |
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ND4 Filter 72mm Neutral Density Class 4 for 72 mm Lens Reduce exposure $5.29 |
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ND4 Filter 77mm Neutral Density Class 4 for 77 mm Lens Reduce exposure $5.60 |
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ND4 Filter 82mm Neutral Density Class 4 for 82 mm Lens Reduce exposure $6.22 |
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HOYA 77mm NDx400 HMC Neutral Density Filter ND400 * Free Shipping EMS * $145.00 |
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52mm ND 8 ND8 Neutral Density Filter $10.61 |
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VIV-ND8-58 ND8 COLOR GREY NEUTRAL DENSITY 0.8 FILTER $9.99 |
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Graduated Grey 49mm Graduated Neutral Density ND 49 mm Grey Filter Half Grey $4.21 |
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Graduated Grey 52mm Graduated Neutral Density ND 52 mm Grey Filter Half Grey $4.21 |
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Graduated Grey 55mm Graduated Neutral Density ND 55 mm Grey Filter Half Grey $4.21 |
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Graduated Grey 58mm Graduated Neutral Density ND 58 mm Grey Filter Half Grey $4.21 |
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Graduated Grey 62mm Graduated Neutral Density ND 62 mm Grey Filter Half Grey $5.30 |
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Graduated Grey 67mm Graduated Neutral Density ND 67 mm Grey Filter Half Grey $5.30 |
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Graduated Grey 72mm Graduated Neutral Density ND 72 mm Grey Filter Half Grey $5.93 |
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Graduated Grey 77mm Graduated Neutral Density ND 77 mm Grey Filter Half Grey $5.93 |
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Graduated Grey 82mm Graduated Neutral Density ND 82 mm Grey Filter Half Grey $6.55 |
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ND Neutral density ND2 ND4 ND8 filter set 52mm for Nikon D3100 D5100 D90 $13.99 |
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62mm Fader filter lens ND neutral density ND2-ND400 for Sony HVR-V1U HDR-FX7 $19.99 |
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67mm Fader filter lens ND neutral density ND2-ND400 for Nikon 18-105mm D90 D300 $19.99 |
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58mm Fader ND Filter Neutral Density ND2 to ND400 for Canon XT XTi T2i T1i $19.99 |
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67mm VIVITAR FILTER GREY ND8 NEUTRAL DENSITY 0.8ND $9.99 |
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VIV-ND8-67 FILTER GREY ND8 NEUTRAL DENSITY 0.8ND $9.99 |
Neutral Density Filters