In my previous article, I wrote about creating interesting effects by extending exposure time.
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Today, we'll take it a step further.
Sometimes, even with the smallest aperture, we can't achieve a sufficiently long exposure time. What can we do? Use an ND filter.
ND stands for "neutral density" - a neutral gray (sometimes almost black) filter designed to reduce the amount of light entering the camera. The purpose is to achieve longer exposure times or enable the use of a smaller aperture.
In this case, I used an ND64 filter, which means it lets through 64 times less light (or extends the exposure time by 64 times).
I shot during late afternoon, with warm lighting, and I further enhanced the color in post-processing. But that's unrelated to exposure time. It's just that autumn is approaching, seasonal photos will be taken, and I wanted to try this out.
I always took two photos: one with standard exposure parameters, another with the filter.
aperture 5,6 * time 1/320 s * ISO 100
aperture 22 * time 2 s * ISO 100
aperture 6 * time 1/160 s * ISO 100
aperture 22 * time 5 s * ISO 100
As you can see, in the first case, the water movement is "frozen," while in the second, there's that "milky effect." Both have their purpose and meaning. It's entirely up to the photographer's consideration and artistic intent to choose which approach to use.
And to spare you further technical details, I've captured a dove for you at the end.
Take care, and as a final note, I'm reminding you that Monday will kick off the first round of the new photography challenge #samebutdifferent
Same But Different
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