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Submitted: May 9, 2009
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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D300
Shutter Speed:243/1 second
Aperture:F/11.0
Focal Length:10 mm
ISO Speed:100
Date Taken:May 9, 2009, 6:21:10 AM

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Cloudy Beaconby ~Neutron2K

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Landscapes

An overcast morning at Portland Bill so I decided to whip out my 10 stop for some fun. I found a nice composition using the foreground in front of me to lead the eye around the coastline to the lighthouse.

I'll reshoot this in nicer morning light (if it ever occurs down at Portland whilts i'm there grr).

Critique by ~leavenotrase May 9, 2009, 7:12:42 PM

What an gorgeous shot. The long exposure has made for an explosive skyline. I like the subtle colors in the sweeping sky. The best thing for me about this photograph is the composition. There is something all over this shot to check out. There are a couple of things that distract me within the shot though. I would have liked to see the foreground and the middleground more tack sharp. The foreground is a little bit too contrasted for my likes. I'm not sure what that rope thing is on the right but it's bright enough to distract my eye. I think the vignette is a little dark for me as well. The sky is such a gorgeous bright aspect of the shot the rest should follow. I feel like I'm nit-picking this photograph because I really like it but I guess this is what I should do for a critique. Overall impressive and it makes me jealous.

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~jasperclyde Jul 5, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

Howd you made that feeling that the clouds were moving?> Thanks i don't know really

~jasperclyde Jul 5, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

its nice. Howd you make that feeling that the clouds were moving? i don't know. Thanks

~Neutron2K Jul 6, 2011

hiya. Its a long exposure - (a photo taken over a longish period of time). This shot was expereiemental with a 10 stop Neutral Density filter to limit the amount of light getting to the cameras sensor, and was taken over a period of 243 seconds.

~jasperclyde Jul 6, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

yah. long exposure will destroy the picture. so you used "10" many Neutral Density filter??? that will make it under exposed to real light but will neutralize it by long exposure. is my understanding right?

~Neutron2K Jul 6, 2011

nd filters reduce the amount of light hitting the film/sensor. so in order to compensate for the light lost, you leave the shutter open longer, thus you have a long exposure.

anything that moves during the exposure will blur.

~jasperclyde Jul 6, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

That confirms my understanding. I understand . so since i don't have any filter, now i need to invest for "10" filters. do you have any alternative for that? thanks for the responses

~Neutron2K Jul 6, 2011

n o no
u dont NEED a 10 stop nd filter. only if you want to do stupidly long exposures (i.e. over 1 minute in broad daylight)

u can get a long exposure by decreasing aperture to somthing like f/16 in order to get a slower shutter speed.

~K00PA-TR00PA Oct 11, 2009

Did you use any grad filters to balance the sky?

Or did you just meter it, calculate the exposure, throw on the filter, and hold the bulb for a while?

Oh, and you mentioned it somewhere else, in a different comment, but do you leave noise reduction ON on the camera itself? What else do you do to reduce noise? My D40 racks up quit a bit of it, anything over 2 minutes, so I'm looking for ways to reduce it.

~Neutron2K Oct 11, 2009

I used a 0.6 ND HArd grad. I metered through that first and then calculated the extra time required. Then throw the two filters on, mirror lock and lock the shutter up on bulb. Long Exposure noise reduction (not the same as high ISO NR) then had to do its work to etc.

No other noise reduction required. Just shoot at your lowest ISO and wait for the long exposure NR to do its job (essentially doubles the length of the exposure as it retakes it as a black frame)

~K00PA-TR00PA Oct 12, 2009

Oh, see, I don't think my D40 has an option to auto shoot the black frame, and meld the two. I think I'd have to use some computer software to do it.

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