WHICH FILTER DO YOU NEED? HERE’S A ROUGH GUIDE
The effect or benefits that many filters provide just can’t be replicated during the editing stage. Get it right in-camera!SUMMER SCENEShttp://www.digitalcameraworld.com AUGUST 2019 DIGITAL CAMERA^45
EXPERIMENTING WITH SPECIALIST SKY AND SUNSET FILTERS
Move away from the standard filter options and take a look at Lee Filters’ Sunset and Sky Grad filter sets1
The Sky Blue filter
A green-blue graduated option to
add a realistic blue hue to flat skies. It
comes with a Hard or Soft gradation.2
The Coral Stripe filter
This creates a warm glow on the
horizon, or can be placed strategically in
the frame to warm a particular section.3
The Sunset Yellow filter
An extra deep coating allows this
filter to be used as a standard or a grad.
It adds warmth to sunset landscapes.CIRCULAR POLARISER
By removing polarised light to
reduce reflections and glare,
polarisers also boost colour
saturation – making sunny
blue skies more vivid. Circular
filters are the easiest to use.GOOD FOR:- Enhancing blue skies
- Boosting saturation
- Minimising reflections
NEUTRAL-DENSITY (ND)
Named because they give a
neutral colour cast, ND filters
act almost as lens sunglasses,
darkening shots and enabling
the use of longer exposures
in very bright conditions.GOOD FOR:- Smoothing water
- Blurring clouds
- Reducing light levels
GRADUATED ND
These filters are only half-
coated, so that you can
balance a sky that’s much
brighter or darker than the
land. Use them to expose
scenes of high contrast.GOOD FOR:- Balancing exposure
- Enhancing bright skies
- Reducing contrast
ULTRAVIOLET (UV)
UV radiation in summer can
create haziness in photos
(which increases at altitude).
A UV filter can reduce haze –
and protect the front of
lenses from scratches.GOOD FOR:- Lowering haze
- Avoiding lens damage
- Protection from dust
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