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A 2 minute long exposure photographed using a Nikon D700 and 16-35vr lens
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@flyingwind风飞扬: Thanks very much!
@Marie LC: Thanks Marie!
@Anna.C: Thanks Anna....I was lucky that there was quite a strong wind blowing!
@Rui: Thanks Rui!....for this shot I used a 10 stop and a 6 stop ND filter stacked (giving a total of 16 stops). They are by a company called 'B W' and are the circular screw-on type. I'm switching eventually to Lee's slide in system but I haven't got their 10 stop ND yet. The D700 is a lot more complex to use than the D40, especially for long exposure photography but I'm starting to feel comfortable with it now even though I'm still occasionally coming across unexpected issues in the operation of the camera.
@Scene by Sharon Photography: Thanks Sharon!
@Mike: Hi Mike!.....I don't think it's too bad. Certainly not more expensive that the B W equivalent. I'm hoping the Lee Big Stopper will make it a lot easier to use in conjunction with a nd grad.
By the way, the filter thread on the new 16-35vr lens is a lot better than the one on the Sigma 10-20 which makes screwing filters onto the front much easier.
@Ralph Jones: Thanks Ralph!
@missparis: Thanks very much!
@Vahid: Thanks Vahid!
@hugo poon: Thanks Hugo!
@Sonia Nansid: Thanks Sonia!
@Ian Smith: Thanks Ian!
@Mags: Thanks Mags!
@jlm: Thanks Jim!
@Paul: Thanks Paul!
@Ted: Thanks Ted!
@Daryl Johnson: Thanks Daryl!
@William Darhy: Thanks William!
@bluechameleon: Thanks Sharon!
@DarkElf: Thanks very much....I was lucky with the direction of the cloud movement wasn't I!
@foto-rolero54: Thanks for that!
@lili: Thanks!
@LB Vision: Thanks!
@pixator: Thanks!
@Marie: Thanks....I'm planning on doing a few more long exposures now I've got this new camera and lens!
@dr pankaj shukla: Thanks!
@Sonia Nansid: Sonia.....the explanation is that I used neutral density filters that screw onto the front of the lens. They are basically discs of dark glass in a threaded mount. The glass is optically corrected to try and ensure that colour is not affected (that's what the 'neutral' bit in 'neutral density' means).
For this shot I stacked a 10 stop nd filter and a 6 stop giving a total of 16 stops of light reduction....this means that I'm able to take long exposure shots even in bright midday sunlight rather than having to wait for night time.
There's a few photos of the nd filters with a more detailed explanation here: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1034&message=28725539 and some other threads on their use on the 'Links' page of my website (see link at the top of the page)
@M@ndy: Thanks very much!
@Aubain: Thanks Aubain!
@Curly: That's great Curly!....I am sure you'll enjoy using it!
NIKON D700
241/2 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
18 mm (35mm equiv.)
