Hey there,
i am wondering how you get the detail out of blue sky, sun and landscape while shooting against the sun. is it polarfilter or gradient-nd that you use?
this video shows what i mean at 2:30.
anyone knows a technique?
Thanks!
Moritz
Yes might be hdr, but generally graduated nd's give good results also, if you wanna avoid the hdr-workflow.
But be careful, i have found out in some tests with a photometer that all these square shape plastic graduated ND's don't block IR-light, so you might fry your camera.
My tip would be combining a glass-made ND (they filter out much more IR) with a graduated ND.
I know its getting complicated;-)
Hi,
What strength on ND-filter do you recommend to shoot directly into the sun as previously post?
Maybe a 10 stops filter with a graduated ND0, 9?
Or is it best to run HDR to get the perfect sun rays?
// Robin
One thing that comes to mind after viewing the clip. You could try shooting with a smaller aperture. Something like f11 that should cut down on the burst of light from the sun. With that said you might get more of a flare to your sun. You could also use one of the gradients and adjusted the exposure down to compensate for the sun. Hope this helps. Great video though!