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Re: [OM] Week 46 Few Fotos ... and playing with ND/polarising filters.

Subject: Re: [OM] Week 46 Few Fotos ... and playing with ND/polarising filters.
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:58:04 +0000
Thanks, Ian.

There seems to be some benefit, but the filter is a little rich for me.  I 
might stick to processing in Aperture and Lightzone (in which the Relight 
function is very effective)..

Chris

On 16 Nov 2009, at 08:38, SwissPace wrote:

> I received one of the normal information emails from Singh Ray filters 
> (which I get after purchasing one from them) and it described with 
> pictures one digital photographer using his vario filter (combined ND 
> and polarising) to get better colours in his images. In addition to this 
> I was interested by Chuck's comments on shooting with high iso and 
> flash, so I experimented with that and noted that I could get reasonable 
> results up to 1250 iso but certainly fine at 800 so I set the ND part to 
> minimum and tried some shots.
> 
> Obviously all shots are as they came from aperture with no processing by me.
> 
> Here I loved the colours but couldn't decide between portrait
> <http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Portfolio/A-few-fotos-a-week-for-fun/8100207_JddWM#714015992_qmS84>
> 
> or landscape
> <http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Portfolio/A-few-fotos-a-week-for-fun/8100207_JddWM#714015604_tJcCn>
> 
> all but the 180/2 shots were taken with this filter attached which I 
> feel HAS improved the colour
> 
> next I was interested in the arguments of those who prefer post 
> processing to that provided by a filter, I am sure you could tone down 
> the highlights post but the filter certainly makes it easier for the sensor
> 
> cat with filter
> <http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Portfolio/A-few-fotos-a-week-for-fun/8100207_JddWM#714016340_9wxxY>
> 
> and cat without
> <http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Portfolio/A-few-fotos-a-week-for-fun/8100207_JddWM#714016670_7opoZ>

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