neutral density -9

[teamster633]

[Earth_First]

1. #3 is fantastic!

Kudos!

Great set of photographs, thanks for sharing...

[Sherman A1]

2. Great pics

[alfredo]

3. Beautiful photos. The colors are outstanding.

[Mz Pip]

4. Love #3

It has a wonderful abstract quality to it. The composition is terrific.

[Curmudgeoness]

5. Because I come here to learn,

tell me what "neutral density 9" means.

Love these photos, and yes, #3 is beautiful. But my favorite is the last one.

[teamster633]

6. Neutral density filters reduce the amount of light that reaches your sensor.

It allows you to use a larger aperture if you want to limit depth of field. Alternately, it allows you to use a longer shutter speed if you want to use blur to suggest motion, as I did in these photos. The filters used in most of these shots reduce ambient light by 9 stops. This allowed me to extend exposures up to 30 seconds in a few cases, despite the fact that the subject was mostly under full, late morning sun.

[Curmudgeoness]

7. Thanks.

I assume a tripod and cable (or remote) shutter release is required? I do like the results.

[teamster633]

9. Tripod for sure...

I've gotten to the point that I use the camera's 10 second self-timer rather than a cable release. Since I use mirror lockup for long exposures, with a cable release I'd be counting to 10 anyways waiting for the mirror slap to settle down (a little obsessive but...)

[NV Whino]

8. Beautiful!

Two and three for me.