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Let's Call it a Day !

© Ali Hoolash

Let's Call it a Day !

Uploaded: December 08, 2004

Description

Nikkor 35-80mm lens - Tripod - Grey Graduated Filter. Shot at Riviere Noire, Mauritius.


Comments

Judy S. Fung December 08, 2004

Gorgeous shot, Ali! The colors are amazing! #194995

Sharon Day December 08, 2004

Absolutely gorgeous!!! Wonderful color and light! #961077

Patrick Campbell December 08, 2004

Very beautiful, Ali! #961149

Diane Dupuis December 08, 2004

Wow - this is spectacular! Congrats! What kind of filter did you use? (I'm new to filters and only have a circular polarizer and uv haze.) What is a grey graduated? The colors are so outstanding!! #961287

Allan Farnsworth December 08, 2004

Very nice! #961349

Ali Hoolash December 09, 2004

Thank you all for your nice comments!
To Diane: A grey graduated filter is a filter that has the upper part darker than its lower part. It comes in different intensities and the grey grad filter is mostly used to balance the sky with the foreground, so that the sky is not overexposed and details are kept in the foreground. It is mostly used in situations where the camera CCD or film cannot give a proper exposure to both the sky and foreground elements due to high contrast.
Hope this has helped! #961850

Diane Dupuis December 09, 2004

Wow - thanks so much for the detailed explanation, Ali ... I guess I'm off to the camera store to check it out! Thanks again and congrats on a spectacular sunset shot! #961919

Patrick Campbell December 09, 2004

Diane - another name for these are graduated neutral density filters. The best ones are glass (Singh Ray and other brands), and rectangular ones that fit in a Cokin or other holder are more versatile than round ones that screw onto the lens. #962535

Odelia January 04, 2005

I love it. The colors are absolutely gorgeous! #1014428

Diane Dupuis January 04, 2005

I'm still lovin' it Ali! Congrats on being featured in Photoflash! #1014526

Jeffrey Berkes February 21, 2005

Great shot Ali! I have been looking for the Graduated ND filters. which stop did you use? and was the filter applied to the top or bottom of the pic? #1122171

Ali Hoolash February 21, 2005

To Jeffrey: thanks, Jeffrey. Unfortunately, the Cokin set of Graduated filters don't come in stops. I have 2 of them, the 120 and 121 but I guess they are 1 and 2 stops respectively.
This is also why I am saving to upgrade to Lee Filters which come in "stops" strentgh. They are expensive but worth the money, I've heard!
To answer your other question, the filter was placed for the top portion of the shot (ie: sky). #1122630

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