stump4545 Posted September 5, 2012 Share #1 Posted September 5, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) must say i have been shooting my 24 lux wide open in daylight for family shots to capture lots of background and must say i do like the look i get. but does any one else find shooting in daylight wide open with nd filters gives a strange spooky look? sometimes i feel that way wasn't sure if i was alone. anyone dislike the look of daylight wide open with nd flters? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wparsonsgisnet Posted September 6, 2012 Share #2 Posted September 6, 2012 How 'bout a couple of examples to illustrate your question. I confess that I don't use my 24 open very often. At 2.8, it's not a fast enough lens to use when I really need light. As it happens, I also find using a Leica a spooky experience, but am pleased that I don't have to change as often as when I was new to the experience. We can feel empathy for those who don't experience this heady treat. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted September 10, 2012 Share #3 Posted September 10, 2012 must say i have been shooting my 24 lux wide open in daylight for family shots to capture lots of background and must say i do like the look i get. but does any one else find shooting in daylight wide open with nd filters gives a strange spooky look? sometimes i feel that way wasn't sure if i was alone. anyone dislike the look of daylight wide open with nd flters? ND filters shouldn't make any difference to the 'look' other than they will allow movement in the image by extending exposure time. So grass will move, trees will move etc. In a perfectly still scene they should do nothing, unless it is a cheap filter in which case it can add contrast changes, colour changes etc. But some lenses can change their characteristics when used wide open, so perhaps this is what you are seeing. Additionally the very nature of shallow DOF is unrealistic and can add an unsettling feel to the image. This can be used creatively to unsettle the viewer. But unfortunately many people analyse their photographs so little they just think narrow DOF is all about creamy bokeh. You are well ahead of them if your own analysis comes up with 'spooky' because applying an emotional term to the look a lens gives can help you use it more creatively. I'm sure it wouldn't be 'spooky' all the time, a photograph of an office block shot wide open would say something else. But a fallen tree, an old house, a broken pane of glass, well you reach for your 24mm Summilux and turn it to 'open' Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted September 10, 2012 Share #4 Posted September 10, 2012 It would help if you posted an example of these spooky images. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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