10 stop B&W filter

[Chris H]

Yeehah, my B&W ten stop filter arrived yesterday. I'm heading to Dunure on the west coast of Scotland next week to see if I can get some fine art shots of the coastline. Will post up some images when I'm done.

Anyone else use one of these? Let's see your photos then.......!?

[hgernhardtjr]

I used the ND400 for IR shooting with my Sony F828 as per Peter iNova's "Panacea Filter" article ( http://www.digitalsecrets.net/Sony/AdvancedKnow2.html ). The one-time investment in the ND400 filter was worth it and I thoroughly enjoyed playing around with it quite a bit. But it is a specialty tool, and not for everyone. Long exposures can provide some eerie effects, like making lightly peopled areas appear totally empty, in addition to its IR uses with a NightShot capable camera.

But I have not used it for about two years now. I will bet , though, you are going to have a lot of fun with it!

[ian408]

I have an 8 stop. You can see an example over in Landscape (Santa Barbara).

[Manfr3d]

I have the 10x as well, but I am not using it really ... I bought it for photographing seascapes on vacation ... this posts reminds me to shoot with it again. ;)

[hiroProtagonist]

I have the 10x as well, but I am not using it really ... I bought it for photographing seascapes on vacation ... this posts reminds me to shoot with it again. ;)
Out of curriosity what effect are you trying to achieve that requires a 10 step filter?

[Manfr3d]

Out of curriosity what effect are you trying to achieve that requires a 10 step filter?

I intended to use it for long time exposures during the day and sunset in order to get misty / smooth water. Here is an example shot with this technique: http://www.timecatcher.com/main.cfm?p=01_200&PhotoID=1060

Long time exposures on water can render really nice surreal dreamy kind of images. Even when there are almost no waves it allows to render a very moody the sea surface. Another example:http://www.timecatcher.com/main.cfm?p=01_200&PhotoID=295

[Chris H]

yep, that's the idea. You can also use it in crowded street environments or train stations to blur the passage of people and make what wouls normally be a shot with distracting bodies become a movement study.

I'm off to the coast next week to test out the see calming effects!

[hiroProtagonist]

I intended to use it for long time exposures during the day and sunset in order to get misty / smooth water. Here is an example shot with this technique: http://www.timecatcher.com/main.cfm?p=01_200&PhotoID=1060

Long time exposures on water can render really nice surreal dreamy kind of images. Even when there are almost no waves it allows to render a very moody the sea surface. Another example:http://www.timecatcher.com/main.cfm?p=01_200&PhotoID=295
Is this the same as a 3.0 ND? Nice shots, I never thought about using a ND on still water but I like the effect you achieved

[Manfr3d]

Is this the same as a 3.0 ND? Nice shots, I never thought about using a ND on still water but I like the effect you achieved

Not my photos :) For B&W filters "ND 0.3" stands for 1 stop, "ND 0.6" for two and so forth until ND 3.0 which is 10 stop. The naming might not be the same with other brands. Sometimes a 10 stop filter has a "1000x" rating on it because it darkens the image by 50% exactly 10 times = 2^10 = 1024 = 1000x = 10 stops.

[Chris H]

As promised, here are my first shots with the ten stop filter. The sea wasn't exactly rough so there's not as much 'mist' as there might have been, but you still get the nice effect of flattening the sea and seeing movement in the clouds. All in all I'm pretty pleased.....

http://chris-h.smugmug.com/photos/546441939_ztLDH-L.jpg
http://chris-h.smugmug.com/photos/546443007_LZFEa-L.jpg
http://chris-h.smugmug.com/photos/546443687_P5bfb-L.jpg
http://chris-h.smugmug.com/photos/546444468_Lyfa7-L.jpg

And just for fun here's an HDR shot from the same day. Looking from Culzean Castle beach out toward Aaron.
http://chris-h.smugmug.com/photos/546447344_Y9dv2-L.jpg

More in my landscape gallery if anyone's interested.
Cheers
Chris

[Manfr3d]

Very nice!!!

[Chris H]

many thanks.

[jhelms]

Good results, I want one of these in 72mm and 77mm! :thumb

[Chris H]

Just get a 77 and a step down ring. Save yourself a pile of cash.:wink

[jhelms]

Just get a 77 and a step down ring. Save yourself a pile of cash.:wink

Good idea, thanks! :thumb