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Long…really long..exposures.

October 15, 2014 • Blog, Shooting Tips

boatsharbor

I have been using the Singh-Ray 10 and 15 stop ND filters a lot lately, and I am really impressed…these filters are as much about slowing down water as stretching tiny movements into creative blurs and building up colors.  Above is a shot I took in Hvar, Croatia; about a 5 minute exposure.  With just a little wave action, the boats turned into nice soft blurs.  And a colorful sunset transformed into a super saturated one. Remember, 5 minutes of exposure will create colors you don’t see looking at a scene in ‘real time’.  If the scene looks slightly colorful, chances are after a 5-10 minute shot it will look incredible.

rr3basm

In Sedona right now working on more slow exposures.  Shot this iconic scene of Cathedral Rocks using a LB Color Polarizer and 2 stop soft edge graduated ND filter…gotta love the desert light!

 

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