Long Exposure

[bje07]

Binnur, your picture is nice, Dank's one is better for me. it looks like crocodiles waiting for their preys

[bnnrcn]

Thanks for looking and commenting Dan, your words made me happy

Finally, Binnur, we get to see some more of your work. And what a start! I suppose the classic argument would be that the bright spot in center is distracting. But actually by drawing attention in the middle of the image it makes me keep studying. What am I looking at? Is that lava? Is this a volcano rising out of the sea? Is it fog/clouds? (rhetorical questions of course) IMO an image that keeps my attention that long and causes me to examine it closely is successful. Nicely done.

Looking forward to more photos made with your new filter set.

[bnnrcn]

Thanks a lot Richard

Great capture. Seems like a denizen of the deep is reaching beyond the surface of the water...

[bnnrcn]

Thank you Mark, I'm glad that you like the image I think I remember your image with ghost people. As you say there are many ways to take the advantage of a ND filter.

Nicely done Binnur, I have the Lee Big stopper and love it at the sea side, I just have to keep in mind the incoming tide that I prefer to shoot, I alos played with it in a flower show to get 'ghost' people in an image it works quite well so worth playing with

[bnnrcn]

Thanks for taking the time to edit my image Dan. I actually didn't want to lose the light there completely and that's why I didn't try the content aware or clone stamp tool and left the image as it was. But those two tools make great jobs as it is possible to see in your edit.

Your info about the filters without color casts also has been very useful. I might buy a 6 stop ND filter in the future and I will certainly inquire about Marumi. Thanks again

A very striking image. Beautiful.

It's not hard to get rid of the bright spot if you have photoshop. I did a very quick-and-dirty job that took literally just a minute or two, and with the original and 10 minutes, you could do it better. I just selected the spot with the quick-selection tool and used content-aware fill. It's crude, but with a bit of work, it could be done better.



It's a bit late for me--I already have a set of screw-in ND filters--but I get what you are saying about the nuisance of unscrewing the darker ones to focus. However, I was able to avoid the common problem of color casts. I have 3 and 6-stop Marumis and a 10-stop Hoya ProND, all of which are reasonably neutral (although one review of the Hoya said that it reduces sharpness more than some others).

[bnnrcn]

Thank you Mike . I really don't want to be distracted by other things again and I just want to shoot. Let's hope that

Amen to that and also to DanK's fix, but only of course if you feel the need for a fix. Looking forward to more of your photos now that you're "back in the saddle."

[bnnrcn]

Thanks for looking and commenting Jean . Yes, those rocks have interesting shapes really

Binnur, your picture is nice, Dank's one is better for me. it looks like crocodiles waiting for their preys

[Dave A]

Interesting and well done image.

Dave

[bnnrcn]

Sorry for being a bit late to reply Dave, thank you very much for your comment

Interesting and well done image.

Dave

[Otavio]

Binnur, it is a very beautiful image!! Very well done!

[lovelife65]

Although I am no expert photographer, this is a gorgeous image. The rocks in the foreground almost look like a hand. Very nice.

[RandyRFJP]

First-rate work, Binnur; the color shades of the water are fantastic. I look forward to viewing your future submissions.

[John 2]

Amen to that and also to DanK's fix, but only of course if you feel the need for a fix. Looking forward to more of your photos now that you're "back in the saddle."

+1 from me. BTW, if you want the option to neutralise the colour cast, you can set up an bespoke white balance. You will need to buy a translucent white lens cap or square filter to do it but they are not very expensive.

[Wavelength]

WOW, that is a great work indeed; it has something unearthly about it....looks like some alien first dropped into the ocean later coming out to invade our world

[ST1]

Congratulations Binnur on your new filter. I shall look forward to seeing more of your work with it. If this image is just a test! you have passed with flying colours, a wonderful image well captured.

[bnnrcn]

Thank you very much for your kind words Otavio, Sharon, Randy, John , Nandakumar and Peter

John, thanks for the tip, I will inquire about it through internet.

Nandakumar, your imagination is super as always

[joebranko]

Happy to see you posting again Binnur. I love the shot! The bright spot lends some mystery to the image in my opinion.

[bnnrcn]

Thanks for commenting Joe, I'm glad that you like the image . What a coincidence , yesterday I uploaded this image to Flickr by naming it 'Mystery' . So, I think we both have the same feelings about it

Happy to see you posting again Binnur. I love the shot! The bright spot lends some mystery to the image in my opinion.