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Long exposure sunset · 11:43 AM

Wondering what you guys think of this? I Shot this last sunday with the K5 and DA*16-50, fooling around with my ND500 (9 stops)
There was virtually no wind, that`s why the water is like a mirror (even the seagull seemed to held it`s breath for allmost 5 minutes, lol)

Thanks for looking, feedback is allways welcome.
Greetz Jacco

265sec exposure,1800px on Flickr

0.6 secs exposure

GDRoth · 11-20-2012, 12:41 PM

did the long exposure help make the water smoother? I should play with my NDs more often...........nice shot

TenZ.NL · 11-20-2012, 01:14 PM

Thanks, there weren`t any waves because there was no wind and it was dead tide but some seagulls swim by. Any rinkles (and ghosts) were smoothed, also the colors of the entire scene came out better.

charliezap · 11-20-2012, 01:51 PM

A very peasant visual Jacco.Nicely done.--charliezap

Vasyl · 11-20-2012, 03:20 PM

Nice...and very nice!!!
Did you try to take a picture w/o the ND filter by chance?
The conditions are ideal to shot w/o it, I guess.
Would be interesting to compare...
Thanks for sharing!

**wtlwdwgn** · 11-20-2012, 03:32 PM

Very, very nice.

slowpez · 11-21-2012, 08:22 AM

I love the silky smoothness and the depth of color the long exposure gave this scene. Very well done.

TenZ.NL · 11-21-2012, 11:06 AM

Charly, Steve and Susan, thanks for the nice comments

Originally posted by Vasyl

Nice...and very nice!!!
Did you try to take a picture w/o the ND filter by chance?
The conditions are ideal to shot w/o it, I guess.
Would be interesting to compare...
Thanks for sharing!

Thank you, Vasyl.
Actually, sort of yes. I took a slightly different shot w/o the NDfilter just after.
Like I said, seagulls were fling in and out off the water, making rinkles. There were also some small waves and the colors are different. This is due to the 4,5 minutes exposure, the light changes very quickly during sunset or sunrise. And the ND500 has a slight blue colorcast.

Just did a quick edit in LR and added it to the startpost, I think the differences are clear. Under the most far away jetty you can see a clear swimmingtrail.

**MSL** · 11-21-2012, 11:57 AM

Superb reflections on the long exposure. Always fun to see the creative ideas that come when folks experiment with ND filters - something I've never played with.

daacon · 11-21-2012, 01:54 PM

it looks very good colors came out excellent.

Vasyl · 11-21-2012, 04:29 PM

Thank you for the details!

TenZ.NL · 11-23-2012, 12:54 PM

MSL and Daacon, thanks

Originally posted by Vasyl

Thank you for the details!

You`re welcome.

Vasyl · 11-24-2012, 08:20 PM

Thank you for posting the one w/o the filter.

They are pretty similar...or do I miss something?

TenZ.NL · 11-25-2012, 06:19 AM

Not quite, look in the back/right upper corner. The reflection of the trees are much sharper and and you see waves in the second picture. Also there is a swimmingtrail of a gull beneath the seagull on the pole, the coulds are smoother and the colors are deeper.
It is subtle but I think if you click through to Flickr for the larger versions it might be easier to see.

tessfully · 11-25-2012, 07:09 AM

Stunning! What a beautiful evening and gorgeous image. Thanks for sharing

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11-21-2012, 11:06 AM	#8
TenZ.NL Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Below sealevel Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,100 Original Poster	Charly, Steve and Susan, thanks for the nice comments Originally posted by Vasyl Nice...and very nice!!! Did you try to take a picture w/o the ND filter by chance? The conditions are ideal to shot w/o it, I guess. Would be interesting to compare... Thanks for sharing! Thank you, Vasyl. Actually, sort of yes. I took a slightly different shot w/o the NDfilter just after. Like I said, seagulls were fling in and out off the water, making rinkles. There were also some small waves and the colors are different. This is due to the 4,5 minutes exposure, the light changes very quickly during sunset or sunrise. And the ND500 has a slight blue colorcast. Just did a quick edit in LR and added it to the startpost, I think the differences are clear. Under the most far away jetty you can see a clear swimmingtrail. Last edited by TenZ.NL; 11-21-2012 at 12:00 PM.

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	it looks very good colors came out excellent.

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Vasyl Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 648	Thank you for the details!

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TenZ.NL Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Below sealevel Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,100 Original Poster	MSL and Daacon, thanks Originally posted by Vasyl Thank you for the details! You`re welcome.

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tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	Stunning! What a beautiful evening and gorgeous image. Thanks for sharing

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