Finally got my set of ND filters!

[NayLoMo6C]

I used it because my camera loves to overexpose the sky, especially in longer exposure times.

Unless you are using a graduated ND filter you can still over expose the sky. A solid ND filter will allow longer exposure times, but does not change the dynamic range of the scene.

To do this shot well, you would want both kinds of filters. Solid ND to allow for loooong exposure of the whole scene, and the Graduated ND to hold back the sky.

Well I'm not sure if the set I got are graduated or not. I just know that they did allow me to take the picture at a longer exposure time, without the entire screen being white. ^-^

graduated ND filters are made so only the top or bottom half of the frame receive the ND treatment.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

:facepalm:

 

[480sparky67 66]

You got plain-jane, old-fashioned ND filters.

:facepalm:

Here........ allow me:

 

[KevinPutman]

hahaha,
sorry!
I think I have an extra chromosome lying around here somewhere ^-^

 

[photocist]

 

[KevinPutman]

I don't wanna make a new thread for this, so I'll ask here and hopefully someone sees it.

Should I download and put CHDK on my camera?
FAQ - CHDK Wiki

 

[480sparky67 66]

j/k!

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Why? What does it have that you need to take better pictures?

 

[photocist]

no

work with what you got.

my suggestion: take a ****load of photos and read everything you can about photography. study other people's photography. find what you like and what you dont. try to explain to yourself what you like and what you dont. it doesnt come instantaneously. it comes over time and with hard work and dedication, and the more you work the faster you can progress.

 

[480sparky67 66]

Leave CHDK out of your life for a while. Stick to the basics and learn them first.

 

[KevinPutman]

Thanks ^-^
I did d/l it,
but I opened it up and my camera, and it gave me a headache trying to figure it all out.
So I'll just leave it alone =p

 

[Edsport]

Yours are not graduated. Graduated filters will have a color on top to let less light through so that it will darken the top part of the photo and it's clear at the bottom. Perfect for keeping the sky from blowing out...

 

[Jarrod268]

There are several short tutorial videos on youtube that discuss the use of graduated ND filters. Here is a short example:



This is the type of filter you need. You can choose to hand hold them or get a holder that attaches to your camera.

 

[KevinPutman]

Thanks Jarrod ^-^