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My first shots with a ND filter. The tide was coming in fast!Feedback is appreciated!
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I have been staring at this very compelling image for some time, trying to figure out why I liked what you have done here. but I couldn't quite put my finger on what didn't seem quite right.
First of all, a very well done image from a technical standpoint; framing, exposure, etc. Ehile this is a fairly long exposure, you still retained some of the texture in the water, so it does not look like a large homegeneous mass. I assume that it must have been very overcast that day to produce that sky.
I like the fact that this is a monochrome image, but if it were my work, I probably would have gone for more of a cool tone. The concrete in the structure, the water and the sky all normally are greys and blues, so this does look a bit strange to me.
On other thought. The first thing that struck me when I opened the image was your logo. You might want to look at how and where you display it. Nothing wrong with having a signature on your work, but it should not detract the viewer.
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Thank you for the critique!
Believe it or not, it was very sunny during this shoot. The "overcast" appearance in the sky was produced accidentally by a defect in the ND filter. (I had several failed attempts as the ND filter overexposed the top-right and bottom left quadrant of the frame and underexposed the other two quadrants). The sky was bright blue and the water reflected that (to the naked eye), but through the ND filter everything was a hazy brown. I was frustrated during the shoot and on the drive home felt that I did not return with the shot I set out to get.
As I was going through the images in post, this one stood out to me. It was near sepia monochrome straight from the camera. I decided not to fight it. I cropped out the overexposed corners from the defective ND filter, adjusted contrast a little, and reduced color saturation to what you see here. At first I tried to make this straight B&W, then (as you mentioned) a blue monochrome, but this is where the image looked most natural (not over edited) in the end.
Thank you for the feedback on the logo. I've received overwhelming feedback that the logo distracts from my photos and it has been adjusted (no more red aperture, and opacity is dialed down to 40% in most photos now).
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What kind of ND filter are you shooting with (density and brand)? There are some coloured ND filters out there; it almost sounds like you have one of those.
I shoot with an 0.6 ND Grad a fair bit (also on a D90) and I've never seen any colour shift.
Good first step with your logo. If you put it in the lower corners of the image, it will be less obtrusive as well, and you might want to consider making it a bit smaller too. Yes, you want your signature on your work, but you certainly don't want it to detract from your work either.
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It was a promaster fader ND filter. It fades from 2stops to 8 stops as you turn the front (like a polarizer). When I returned it to the store, the sales person told me that that problem was common with fader ND filters. I exchanged it for two 4-stop ND filters, haven't had a chance to use them yet.
Here's an example of the changes I made to the logo [link] ... check it out and let me know what you think?
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It certainly is more subtle before; but to quote the prof in a photographic lighting course I just finished: "Artists leave their signatures at the bottom of the picture, and they have done so for centuries".
When I put my logo on my images, I adjust the opacity to match the image, so it does vary from image to image.
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Wow, this is just amazing! I love the fractalesque style of the bridge as it wafts out into the distance. The texture of the water is lovely - looks mixed with sand, curiously flat, yet moving at the same time, like a very calm tide.
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