My new Singh Ray filter photos

[Nancy Moran G]

I actually bought it a couple of months ago but just haven't had much of a venue to try it on. A few practice photos that came out totally black or white and a lot of vignetting.
But went to a local park the other night with a photo club and it had small water falls, so I gave it a try!
( I travel in our RV and don't get to put down roots sometimes, so this meet up was new for me)

I know they are far from perfect but looking for any critique.
1- Blown sky bit am taking a course on PSE next month. Instructor said "keep this, we can fix that sky"



2- Telephone wires in background cropped out..ugh the parking lot!



3- looking for more effect here but...


4- Trial Version of Photomatix, for fun



it is the time of year here that our River herring run upstream to lay eggs. This is one of the streams. Kids were all around, parents, signs, picnic tables etc... did my best.

Nancy

[Donald]

I actually bought it a couple of months ago but just haven't had much of a venue to try it on.

Good on you, Nancy. Getting out there and practicing and finding out what happens when you use it, is what it's should be all about at this stage. My first few efforts with VARI ND were total disasters.

1- Blown sky bit am taking a course on PSE next month. Instructor said "keep this, we can fix that sky"

Mmmm? I'd wonder about that. Not sure how you'd recover that sky. But hey, ho, that's part of learning.

You've done exactly what you need to be doing in order to learn how to use the filter.

[Shadowman]

Nice efforts.