Method for taking beautiful scenery photography

After a lot of landscape photos, besides the wide-angle lens and camera, I found one forever in my camera bag accessories, it is Stan's square gradient mirror! what is power on the surface of plain filter? Why do you need to use? After reading this article, I hope you also consider starting with a classmate, let you view photos of capability further!

Use square gradient lens, need the ring and bracket used at the same time. Connecting link is a variety of caliber, only need for a different lens aperture of the lens of the eye splice, a gradient filter can be used in any diameter lens, for fuselage super much more professional SLR camera users will repeat purchase the filter cost money comes in travel use and convenient to carry.

In use, it can also free to adjust up and down, also can be 360 rotation, in order to better control the picture highlights and shadows. Of course you also can not filter frame, just like a little by his own wrist muscles. The landscape in order to achieve image founder neat is to use to the horse, so with foot rack will be more convenient.

Using the gradient ash filter, the sky and land of detail can be preserved. If there is no gradient grey filter, retain the sky after level, dim prospects of flowers will be a piece of! What circumstances need to gradient ash filter? Usually in the following cases often use gradient gray:

1. The sunrise/sunset

2. The beach/coast

3. At the same time showed landscapes of the daytime sky and ground

4. Keep photo details some light level

In general, if you see the big difference you want to shoot the ambient light, shoot pictures only show a part of the details (see only a dark or light details), then you will want to consider using the gradient ash filter (e.g., STD Z series square filter). From the image below you can see, if there is no gradient ash filter (top), keep details after the land will be too dark, the sky after using filter (below), poor light to balance, make the image more detailed!

Techniques for using the gradient ash filter

Gradient filter is very easy to use, just put the appropriate filter in front of the camera, the light position using the side of the gray, the greater the difference, such as the fierce sun light grows need filters (e.g., ND16), usually ND4 or eight is enough, or photo shoot out will like "HDR" effect, or half picture too dark, word remember take photo to feel a little bit of nature, such ability can effectively use gradient ash filter.