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"Owamanga" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:17:16 GMT, no_email@please_post.net (ZONED!)
> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 17:08:30 -0000, "adm" <adm1@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>>
>>>All,
>>>
>>>Looking to buy a graduated filter of some type to give me a little more
>>>latitude when taking well lit landscapes - specifically beach and
>>>mountain
>>>scenes.
>>>
>>>Is there any particular recommendation for this ?
>>>
>>>Camera is a Nikon D70 with a variety of 77m diameter lenses. I'm thinking
>>>of
>>>getting a Cokin filter holder and just dropping a -2 Garduated ND filter
>>>into that.
>>
>>Have you cosidered duplicate images (obviously tripod mounted and a
>>static (nothing easily seen affected by breeze or movement) scene)?
>>Perhaps auto bracketing a stop or two depending on the difference in
>>lighting, then alligning them as layers in an imaging program such as
>>Photoshop. This allows for a lot more latitude of graduation between
>>layers. I have done it a few times and am very happy with the results.
To be honest, I have considered multiple exposures. Thinking I should meter
for the sky on one, and the foreground on another then combine in PS, but i
have never got around to it because I tend to only carry a monopod and can't
keep it stable enough.
I really need a decent new tripod. The one i have is shite - it's about a
£20 one from ten years ago.
>
> This is my preferred solution. It takes a little longer than popping a
> filter on but it gives you much more control.
>
> You can also add grad filters with just one image (if that's all you
> took, or the landscape was moving...). Duplicate the image layer,
> create a mask on the duplicated layer and add a graduated fill to the
> mask. Now, select the image part of the duplicated layer and make
> whatever artistic modification is required (including
> Image/Adjustments/Photo Filter)
I'm just getting used to the shadow/highlights tool at the mo. It works
pretty well and has saved a few shots for me already. I've used PS on and
off for five years or so - and never even knew it was there before !
Thinking about it, the multiple exposure route seems the way to go. Gives
me an excuse to buy a new tripod as well.