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A plain ND filter allows you to set slower
shutter speeds and/or wider apertures than
otherwise possible. A classic example is
shooting waterfalls, where you may want a
long shutter speed to create a silky blur.
Graduated ND filters have neutral
density over half their area, with the other
half being clear, and a gradual transition
in the center. They are widely used in
landscape photography to compensate
for wide differences in brightness
between sky and land.
FALLING WATER
A plain Neutral Density filter may be
useful when you want to use really
low shutter-speeds, for instance,
to blur water. 70mm, 2 sec., f/22,
ISO 100, tripod.
Tip
The eff ect of a graduated ND fi lter can
be unpleasantly obvious, especially
when the skyline is irregular, as in
a mountain or city view. There are
several alternative ways to deal with
wide ranges of brightness, including
Active D-Lighting (page 98) and
HDR imaging (page 102).
› Special effects filters
Soft-focus filters are still used in portrait
photography, but have been widely
supplanted by digital post-processing.
Much the same is true of the “starburst”.
Both of these can be replicated in-camera,
using Soft and Cross Screen respectively
in the Filter effects section of the
Retouch menu (page 129).
“Effects” images were all the rage in
the 1970s, when the Cokin system became
available to stills photographers, but the
appeal soon palled, although there’s been
a revival with the likes of Instagram. Just
remember, if you capture the image
“straight”, and apply effects through the
Retouch menu or in post-processing,
you can always change your mind!
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