Experimenting with combining 2 Lee Filters .9 ND (neutral density) plus a Coral Stripe
As you can see by the example photograph below, our recent trip away to Cape Hillborough Resort was the perfect landscape to test out a few new Lee Filters. The Lee foundation kit that I purchased a week ago allows me to combine up to 3 filters to my camera lens simultaneously. For the photograph seen below, I combined a .9 ND with a Coral Stripe filter on top.
Why did I choose those two filters?
The .9 ND (neutral density) Pro Glass filter reduces light by 3 stops. This allowed me to set a slower shutter speed of 30 seconds, which created a smooth milky water effect.
The Coral Stripe Lee filter was perfect to help enhance a band of orange in the sky that was already naturally there. We are lucky here in North Queensland Australia to see this often just above the horizon line during sunsets and sunrises. I’ve found in previous experiments with Lee filters that they often look too fake if you try and put color into the photograph that isn’t in the scenery to start with.
Other camera settings:
Exposure: 30 sec (30)
Exposure Program: Manual
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 50
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
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Hello, i am a newbies and i would like to ask you something. With my current lens(18-55mm) and if i buy few kind of filter for my camera lens and later when i change the lens to (lets say 250 mm or 300mm), would the filter fit the lens? Thanks
Hi,
You will need to check the diameter of the lens and filter. It’s normally written on the end of the lens in mm. For example, if your filter is a 72mm then it will fit all 72mm lenses. Hope this helps answer your question
Kind Regards.
Tanya.
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