The secret of making the scenery more exquisite

Lead: aim the camera at the seaside, show the beauty of the coastline, and shoot the seascape with the method of slow door. Under the action of the slow door, the endless waves will either become a dreamy sea of clouds or solidify into endless filaments, making some unremarkable scenes look much more interesting. Do you need scenery tools to take such a picture? Filters, here are some clever uses of commonly used filters.

Retarder, slow down anytime, anywhere.

The common specifications of gray-scale mirrors sold in the market over the years are: ND8, ND 16, ND32, ND64, ND400, ND 1000, and the corresponding exposure reduction stages are: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8.5, 10. Reducing pipes sold in the market can be divided into two types according to their shapes, namely, disc-shaped and square-shaped inserts. Judging from the use effect, the disc is screwed on the lens like a UV mirror, which is closely combined with the lens and has almost no light leakage. The square insert needs to be installed in front of the lens through the filter bracket. Although the installation and replacement are convenient and quick, there will always be some gaps between the reducer and the lens, and there will be some light leakage after long exposure. There are also special adjustable reducing mirrors on the market, and the adjustable range is generally ND2? 400 Namibian dollars. In actual use, both ND400 and ND 1000 are dark from the viewfinder because their lens series are relatively high. Therefore, when using the high gear reducer, it is necessary to arrange the composition in advance, and then screw or plug in the reducer. Here I recommend several good filter brands, such as B+W, HOYA or Gaojian.

The gradient mirror blocks the beauty of 1/2.

The gray gradient lens of GND can be divided into soft gradient and hard gradient. Soft gradient and hard gradient are commonly used in three levels: 0.6, 0.9, 1.2. The effect of blocking the gray part of the lens is equivalent to dimming the second, third and fourth gears. From the use point of view, 0.9 is the most frequently used level. RGND medium gray gradient lens, commonly known as anti-gradient, is a special lens with the darkest gray. Part of it is at the black-and-white boundary of the lens, and the gray level gradually decreases from the middle to the side. This filter is most suitable for use on the sea surface where the sun moves slowly near the sea level at sunrise and sunset. The gradient mirror also has a disk and a square insert. Because the disc is screwed in a fixed position on the lens, it is basically impossible to flexibly adjust the area to be dimmed. It is recommended to use square inserts, which are very flexible when composing, and which areas are darkened can be easily adjusted. If the wide-angle end used is 16- 18mm, it is suggested that the size of the gradient mirror should be at least 100X 125mm, so as not to have dark corners or edges. Considering the need of vertical composition sometimes, it is best to use a gradient filter with the size of100x150 mm.

ND32, ND 16 (top), ND64, ND400 and ND8 (bottom)

Reverse gradient, 0.6 soft, 0.9 soft, 1.2 soft.

Complete set of slow door shooting equipment

Clever combination and creative shooting

To put it bluntly, seascape slow door shooting is mainly about shutter control. Shutter is one element of exposure combination, and aperture and sensitivity are the other two elements. Anyone with a little knowledge of scenery shooting knows that the aperture is between F 1 1 when shooting scenery. At F 16 and ISO 100, the picture quality is the best, so the settings of aperture and sensitivity can be basically fixed. With the help of the filter, set different shutters to make the waves show different postures under different shutters, so before shooting, determine how many shutters you want. From my experience of shooting slow doors in seascape, the shutter is fixed at115 seconds-1 second, the waves are silky for more than ten seconds, and the waves are silky (similar to cotton), which can basically be atomized for more than 30 seconds.

Briefly explain the usage of ND and GND with some pictures. This photo was taken about 20 minutes after sunset. Although the sky is still dyed red by the sunset glow, the sea is already dark. The exposure combination of sea surface measured by machine is: f16,30, iso 100, and the exposure combination of sky is: f16,3, iso.

Control shutter speed with neodymium mirror alone

This picture is a splash painted on a rainy day in a typhoon. In this scene, the light ratio between the sky and the sea is basically balanced, so GND is not needed. However, for spray painting, the shutter should be kept at 1 sec, and the combination of on-site exposure is: F 14, 1/8, iso 100, plus ND8 and minus three gears.

The combination of Nd and GND controls shutter speed and balanced light ratio.

This is the scene after sunset. Although the sun goes down, there is still a great light ratio between the sky and the sea. The exposure combinations measured by the field optical machine are F 16,12, iso 100, and those measured by the sky are F 16, 1/65438. Therefore, the GND of 1.2 (minus four lights) is used to balance the light ratio between heaven and earth. In order to atomize the waves, the shutter needs at least 30 seconds and needs to reduce 6 pieces of light, so a ND64 filter is added, so that the scene can be presented according to the desired effect.

Reasonable composition, make good use of prospects

The composition is based on the traditional photographic composition principle, that is, the three-point principle, taking the sea level as the reference, and paying special attention to the level. Due to people's habit of looking at the sea, the inclined sea level will interfere with the balance of the cerebellum and make people uncomfortable. As for whether the sea level is one-third or two-thirds, it depends on the specific situation. For example, if you want to highlight the prospects, you can make the prospects account for two-thirds. When there is a perfect sunset or sunrise reflection, you can break the conventional composition. Shooting the sea is special, that is, the prospect of the sea is the same everywhere, so the prospect becomes very important. If you have a good prospect, you will win half the battle. Coupled with the cooperation of weather and clouds, it must be a wonderful movie.

Fluctuating clouds

Be familiar with the tide and master the weather.

In summer in the northern hemisphere, there will be more and more days of ocean monsoon, blue sky and white clouds, transparent air and beautiful clouds. At this time, it is the best time to travel to the seaside or shoot. In addition, the ocean has its particularity, that is, tides, which have a great influence on taking seascapes, such as the use of prospects.

Prepare carefully and shoot carefully.

The most important job before shooting is to step on the spot. Slow-door shooting is mostly concentrated at dawn and dusk, that is to say, it will be dark at dawn, and it will be dark at dusk. If you don't step on the spot in advance, it will be difficult to find a shooting spot in the middle of the night. It is recommended to bring a flashlight, shoes for upstream use, mosquito repellent, etc.

Recommendation of seascape shooting point in Dapeng Peninsula, Shenzhen

Hsi Wu

The most beautiful beach in the whole Dapeng Peninsula is in Xichong, and the most beautiful reef is also in Xichong. You drove to the top of the mountain from the old road in Xichong, and a small parking lot was built at the top of the mountain. The black rock angle is just below, and the height exceeds 100 meters. The steep slope is difficult, so we can only shoot the sunrise and go down the mountain in the dark at midnight.

Big, xiaomeisha

Although Meisha is famous for its bathing beach, with the construction of the coastal leisure belt in Shenzhen in recent years, the greenway and leisure sightseeing plank road on both sides of Meisha bathing beach have been improved, and it is convenient to take sea view photos on the plank road now.

The magic scene of black rock foot in Xichong

Dameisha wedding dress paipai branch

Shenzhen bay

Shenzhen Bay is a very convenient place for photographers to shoot because it is in the city. However, Shenzhen Bay is a mudflat without rocks, and there are not many foreground elements. Fortunately, some trees and stakes in the mangrove part can be included in the composition as foreground, and fish cages on mudflats can also be considered as foreground.

xunliao bay

Xunliao bay is one of the cleanest bays in eastern Guangdong for hundreds of kilometers. In addition to the first-class seawater and beach sand, the soft, fine and white sea sand on the beach contains up to 99% silicon. what's up God-given white sand embankment? The reputation of. This is a bay belonging to Huidong, which is closest to Shenzhen. The beach is flat and has beautiful lines. Because it faces west, it is convenient to shoot the sunset, and it is also a photography spot that photographers like to go to.

Trees and piles of mangroves in Shenzhen Bay

A sandbar formed after low tide