Photo Monday: Neutral Density

I finally got to test out the neutral density filters (2 ND4′s) that I got for my birthday. The idea of a neutral density filter is to reduce the amount of light that comes into your lens so that you can leave the shutter open for longer. Why would you want to do that you are asking? Lots of reasons, but mine had to do with running water. Check it out! By the way, the shots were taken on the Baden Powell Trail in Deep Cove, British Columbia.

J’ai finalement eu la chance d’essayer mes filter “neutral density” (2 ND4′s) que j’ai eu pour ma fête. L’idée derrière ces filtres est de pouvoir reduire la quantité de lumière qui entre dans ta camera pour pouvoir laisser le “shutter” ouvert plus longtemps. Pour faire quoi vous vous demandez? Il y a bien sûr plusieurs raisons, mais les miennes étaient surtout liées à l’eau en forest. Voyez pour vous-même!!! En passant, les photos ont été prises sur le sentier ‘Baden Powell’ à Deep Cove en Colombie Britanique.

Calming Stream
Calm Stream — View On Black.

Lush Stream
Lush Stream — View On Black.

Quiet Pool
Quiet Pool — View On Black.

Green Stones
Green Stones — View On Black.

Smoky Monday, Part II

There was so much hype (mostly on my part!) over this past Monday’s post, Smoky Monday, that I wanted to share some of the runner up photos today. I also found an amazing (and simple!) way to post-process smoke photos that I just had to try out and share with you!! As you can imagined, it was very difficult last week to choose which photos to post for the photo Monday, so I’m glad to have the opportunity to share some more of my photos today! Anyways, here are some of the runner up and some post-processed photos, which I think are potentially cooler than the original photos.

Hope you enjoy this mid-week post. Stay tuned for next week as I have something very special prepared you guys and gals! I’m pretty happy with the result so far!

Cheers,

Silky Sheet
Silky Sheet

Smoke Bird
Smoke Bird

Smoke Jelly Fish
Smoke Jelly Fish

Inverted Smoky Beast
Inverted Smoky Beast

Inverted Flowing Silky Smoke
Inverted Flowing Silky Smoke

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Smoky Monday

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I started this week with two great ideas for my “Photo Monday” and I had even started to share some of them with people. Unfortunately, there were some unexpected problems (missing one very important piece of equipment – a telescope mirror) and so I opted for a slightly simpler project for this week’s shoot. I am not disappointed. I think it’s even cooler than what I had planned!! I will get to the other ideas eventually…

Perhaps you guessed it from the title; I decided to shoot smoke. Shooting smoke is amazing because the subject is so unpredictable that every photo is a surprise. For that same reason, it’s very hard to decide when to stop because you know that every shot will be unique. I really enjoyed this week’s challenge. I might try it again on another day. Alright, here they are, my shots of smoke.

Smoky Beast
This one is almost scary. It looks like a beast is roaring.

Flowing Silky Smoke
This smoke shot is Bonnie’s favourite. It really does look like silk or flowing mercury.

Perfect Smoke Swirl
I just had to include this swirl one. I love the way the smoke made a perfect swirl at the top right.

Dancing Smoke
I like this one. It really has a lot of details and very interesting shapes.

As always, the shots are available on flickr in much bigger sizes! You can simply click on your favourite photo and it’ll take you there! If you like those shots, make sure you check out the Part II of this series, including some post-processed shots.

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