Cheers, mate! I am a fan of darker skies in sunsets. This is also a result of using hard stop graduated neutral density filters. I may need to invest in reverse graduated neutral density filters which lose their intensity towards the top of the filter to allow the brilliance of sunset to shine through the entire image.
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Originally Posted by astronobob
Very Dramatic non the less Humayun, I dig the darker addaptation of Sunsets as you have done here, Very rich result indeed ! !
Paul, thanks!
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Originally Posted by byronpaul
H, wow that is stunning .... love the colours !!!
Colin,
Thank you, kind sir! I'm a huge fan of your own work and would love to venture out with you one day!
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Originally Posted by colinmlegg
I love your photos rendered as paintings, H. Something I'd like to try one day.
Cheers, Leon! All part of the fun.
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Nice one H, well at least the storm chase wasn't a complete failure, lovely photo.
Cheers, mate! I am a fan of darker skies in sunsets. This is also a result of using hard stop graduated neutral density filters. I may need to invest in reverse graduated neutral density filters which lose their intensity towards the top of the filter to allow the brilliance of sunset to shine through the entire image.
H
Interesting H, ND Grads are great, I have a set and holder that holds upto three filters at once. Have experimented with many a combination !
One combo I like is with a sunset and a lake to reflect, I use a 3-stop on top half (sky) and a 2-stop on the lower half (lake) upside down with a thin gap ov the overlaying clear in middle for the distant dark horizon. Helps ballance the dynamic range over the whole frame, plus the filters, as you know, enriches the colours top & bottom !
Experimentation is key, speshly with sunsets as time can be short
I do exactly the same thing with the stacked filters.
I have a hard stop filter that I use for the sky and then a soft step filter that I place upside down and use for the foreground.
I prefer to handhold rather than use a filter holder as I find the gradation lines aren't as noticeable when you dither the filter gently during the exposure.
Cheers, mate!
H
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Originally Posted by astronobob
Interesting H, ND Grads are great, I have a set and holder that holds upto three filters at once. Have experimented with many a combination !
One combo I like is with a sunset and a lake to reflect, I use a 3-stop on top half (sky) and a 2-stop on the lower half (lake) upside down with a thin gap ov the overlaying clear in middle for the distant dark horizon. Helps ballance the dynamic range over the whole frame, plus the filters, as you know, enriches the colours top & bottom !
Experimentation is key, speshly with sunsets as time can be short
