It's a beautiful shot, Nev. I like the result. Great colors, good contrast...everything is vivid. I will have to look into this density filter you used

nev: Thanks Kay. You can start with a nd 400 but i would recommend something like a nd2 or a nd4 first. They are a bit easier to use. The ND400 is almost pitch black and the camera can only auto focus when there is plenty of light.

mmmmm...nice shot. I've actually just been reading about doing long exposures with an nd filter - I love the look. Will have to go get one and give it a whirl!

nev: As i was saying to Kay, pb i would start with say an nd4 or something like that first. You need a bit of time to use the nd400 as you cannot see through the camera viewfinder when it is on.

Stunning photo !

nev: thanks ferdi much appreciated

Is this now the result of the drought? They built a jetty and walkway with lights for romantic walks along the Brisbane sewage farm? The muck in their looks substantive Watch out for when they start cleaning it up for recycling purposes - maybe you should buy shares in some bottled water operation.

On the serious side - great shot and I love the effects (ignore the stuff above). The subject of the nd's holds my attention and thanks for being part of the advance party.

nev: hehe it does look a bit like a sewers. the ramp on the left helps give that impression. a crop would have fixed it but i am not cropping anything to a pano crop unitl the new templates arrive.

defintely try say a nd4 first Louis. it is enough to slow things down in daylight particularly if you also use polarizer which is also 2 stops.

does feel nice and lazy, very good...

nev: cheers sam

I agree with Sam. It has a lazy feel to it, no doubt in part because the people on the far side seem to have held still for 20 seconds I really need to get one of these ND filters. I do like the effects you are getting with them.

nev: maybe i should have given those people a prod to see if they were still kickin. blown up they are in focus so they didn't move. I know you would like these too martin. getting a nd400 almost like getting an ir filter but your subject still retains colour. try a smaller one first if you are dipping your toes in the water. you need to also make the decision about whether you go graduated neutral density. Mine are not graduated but it would help as you then make sky darker without touching foreground.

Hummm It's like a story Nev. I do like all the lines and colors...It's so well done !

nev: cheers roland i like your story

Great picture - I love the strong horizontals contrasting with the verticals of the posts. It would be interesting to see what the picture would look like without the ND filter. I too have got one of these, though not the same one. Haven't used it much yet but it certainly makes the sky more dramatic.

nev: Without the nd the waves would be slightly choppy and the clouds would not have that slight drag look to them. All i can say is put it on and give it a go. cheers

Nice shot

nev: thanks chacha

Great capture of a lovely scene. Excellent lines.

nev: glad you like them. the foreground was asking for the chop but not until the new shutter templates come through.

Neal, are you saying you did NOT take this with a tripod? I'm so confused because how could you have a 20-second exposure without a tripod! Or maybe I don't understand what neural density means in a filter?!?!

nev: I didn't use a tripod ginnie. I took the shot near the waters edge so only had camera bag to rest camera on. unfortunately tripod mount is always on camera so then have to use sunglasses case to prop under the barrel. not that easy when have to manually focus then screw filter on and then take the shot and hold onto camera bag as it was really windy. neutral density is just reducing the light hitting the sensor. twenty seconds it was.

Nice capture Neal. Been thinking of an ND400 for sometime now...

nev: always nice to hear from you pinto. it would work a treat with some of your water shots.

Classy filmic image

nev: i appreciate that thanks chad

Beautifully composed and a very interesting effect - I can see I am going to have to try one of these filters out! Mike

nev: Definitely worth it but like an ir filter you need time as you virtually cannot see through the viewfinder once it is on. Not the type of filter that you can use with young children as they are get bored waiting for you hence why i use a nd4 or nd2 more often. thanks

Must have been a trusty bag - 20 secs and no blur save the intentional. Really strong compostition. The minimal colours work a treat.

nev: the bag is very lumpy but sunglasses case is squashed just enough to fit under the barrel. it is a case of hold on and pray. thanks jose.

I like it, nice simple composition.

nev: i like simple. cheers daniel

hmmmm, ND filters, so if I get them I only need your eye and vision and those wonderful australian seasides, to be able to try to make these beautiful pictures too...

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nev: You are too kind Patrick. you have a wonderful camera eye which captures human beauty

Love the effect

nev: cheers thanks for dropping past.

Wonderful composition and management of colors - Bravo !!

nev: thank you muchly zeb

Hi nev.
This one does not work for me. Loved your previous series of blurred road-trip images. With this one, though, there is too much smudge and not enough stuff for me. Hmmm!...maybe its the large dollop of blue/black ink reminding me of schooldays.

Eeerrrr [....thinking of something positive to finish on...] lurv the pos of the friendly couple on the lurvlee concrete steps, mate.

nev: No need to finish on a positive note Ray. All feedback is good. This nearly got the crop but i am not cropping to pano crop yet until the new templates are in. You reminded me that in primary school we used to spend mornings before school putting pink ink in the sea to measure currents, wind direction etc.

very good work on your exposure, nice shot

nev: Thanks Dotun. i am still not as comfortable as i would like to be with this filter yet.

Yikes! Have you got that right, nev - 9 stops? I think that would make your picture black. I thought ND filters had designations of 3 (1 stop), 6 (2 stops) and 9 (3 stops), so I'm guessing you had an ND9 cutting out 3 stops of light. Er ... I could be wrong and am quite prepared to be corrected!

ND filters work very well where there's quite a bit of movement in the water, such as a cascade or waves on rocks, to create that cotton wool effect. Here I don't think there was enough movement to show it to best effect. Get down to the coast (are you near one?) and try it where the waves crash onto the rocks. And take a tripod!

nev: No Colin this nd400 is a 9 stop filter and in bright light you can only just see a little through it. An nd8 would be a 3 stop. i have an nd2 and 4 but an 8 would also be great. http://www.hoyafilter.com/products/hoya/oef-07.html

i love nothing more than to use the nd filters near waves etc perfect combination. Here you really are only just starting to see cloud sweeping over the 20 secs. but it all takes a little time with no little people jumping on you. And you are right the tripod is a must next time.

I was indeed wrong and I stand corrected . I'll endeavour to find out more, nev. Many thanks for the information and the link.

There's always more to learn, I've learned! Ain't shutterchance great?

nev: I didn't mean to come across rude Colin. we have a lot to learn from one another.

Hi nev. Never thought for a moment you were being rude, honest. I was just keen to apologise publicly for my publicly announced and incorrect assumptions born out of my ignorance of the ND range. I meant my words, (by "always more to learn" I meant me!) but probably got the tone wrong.

I have since invested, you'll be pleased to hear, in a new adapter ring for my Cokin filter set so I can finally use my ND grads on my latest 77 mm lenses!

See - you've inspired me.