I don't know how.

[maiello22690]

I'm curious how one achieves this sort of effect whether it occurs during time of exposure or in working with the photo in a program.

These photos are not mine. They belong to Brian Chapman and as much as I'd like to claim them as my own, I cannot.

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I love how it looks underexposed, yet still has most of the information and contrast. I'd love to be able to produce photographs like this.

 

[Derrel]

"The Ultimate Easy Guide To Neutral Density Filters" in Journal - Peter Hill - RedBubble

It looks like Chapman is using a 10-stop Neutral Density filter, and shooting exposures in the 125-144 second range at around f/5.6 at ISO 200 in the Seattle region, which for much of the year has pretty low light levels compared to many areas.

 

[maiello22690]

Wonderful! Thank you very much.

 

[Montana]

Below the picture, the photographer clearly states that he uses a ND filter....

 

[Mike_E]

What they didn't tell you though is that you need a REALLY good tripod for this.

A 2 minute exposure will get soft from camera shake unless the camera is really tied down.