Long live long exposure

[kalyt]

Hi everyone

Took this picture earlier this year. I would like to hear what you think about it! Thanks.

[Donald]

It's good. But I am wondering, Kaare, why you chose a landscape orientation (it looks to be about 5:4), rather than a portrait orientation (say 4:5)?

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured, that one spot parallel to the last horizontal beam is a bit distracting though.

[Wavelength]

Something special

[kalyt]

Hi

Donald it is shoot as landscape original, and I cropped it as a landscape. Actually I haven't though about cropping it portrait. I'll try that :-)

John I haven't really noticed it, but now that you mention it, I see it. Thanks :-)

Nandakumar, thanks for the feedback

[Chri5]

Very good photo. I second what both Donald and john say but its still a very good photo. Worth another try though, but maybe this time shoot in portrait so you dont have to crop too much? Just a thought.

[wrench]

I like it!

[kalyt]

Worth another try though, but maybe this time shoot in portrait so you dont have to crop too much?

Indeed worth another try.

[kalyt]

I like it!

Thanks!

[Astramael]

I do love long exposure. This post has motivated me to get an ND filter and start trying more.

[kalyt]

I do love long exposure. This post has motivated me to get an ND filter and start trying more.

Good to hear that it has given you the motivation to embark on long exposure photography.

[Chri5]

I do love long exposure. This post has motivated me to get an ND filter and start trying more.

You dont necessarily need an ND filter for long exposure. Just shoot when the lights a little less prominent in the sky like twilight or dawn. I find ND filters to give a funny colour cast.

[Donald]

I find ND filters to give a funny colour cast.

Some will, but many don't. As with so many things, it often comes down to budget. The higher end filters do not give a colour cast.

[outwithmycamera]

I like this, including the crop. But then I often like orientations like this that run contrary to the main subject matter. Sometimes that gives context or weight, and I think in this case the negative space created by the landscape orientation works better than a portrait orientation would. My 2 cents, not sure what that equates to in the UK or where other currencies prevail

Also, if you are concerned about color cast from an ND, that is something which can be negated in post, so you have to figure out how big a deal that is for you.

[Astramael]

You dont necessarily need an ND filter for long exposure. Just shoot when the lights a little less prominent in the sky like twilight or dawn. I find ND filters to give a funny colour cast.

I tend to purchase B+W MRC filters because I have good luck here. No religion, just they seem to work so I keep buying them until I find something better! I've had no problems with tint issues using either their circular polarizers or ND filters. I think picking up the multi-coated filters from any brand is important (in B+W's marketing speak that's MRC). By definition sticking any piece of glass in front of your lens degrades image quality. The air to glass interface needs a couple of layers to do a good job mitigating glare, reflection, and refraction. I hate losing image quality so I do my best to avoid that.

I have shot some long exposure in weak light, but the option to shoot a long exposure in sunlight is also valuable IMO. Worth spending a bit on some ND filters to expand your creative opportunities, especially gradient ND if you like landscapes.

[kalyt]

Some will, but many don't. As with so many things, it often comes down to budget. The higher end filters do not give a colour cast.

As Donald says, i've only experienced color cast with the cheap ND filters. But in the end I never had a colour cast so bad it couldn't be fixed in post

[kalyt]

I like this, including the crop. But then I often like orientations like this that run contrary to the main subject matter. Sometimes that gives context or weight, and I think in this case the negative space created by the landscape orientation works better than a portrait orientation would.

Thanks a lot for the feedback :-)

[bnnrcn]

I'm a fan of long exposures and I like your shot very much Kaare

BTW I have a B+W 10 stop ND filter and it gives a color cast although it is a good brand. As far as I know all ND filters create some color casts, but it is very easy to fix them in PP. Please see my this old thread about the matter : Problem with ND filter/Colin might know..

[kalyt]

I'm a fan of long exposures and I like your shot very much Kaare

Thanks Binnur :-)

[mugge]

Kaare, because I like your photo so much I'm going to whinge about the spot to the left of the first horizontal bar. I love it, my kind of photo. I shall definitely (also) invest in a good quality ND filter.
Cheers Ole