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Do you need filters for landscape photography?

There should be more tolerance in the early stage of photography, including as many details as possible, such as color scale, highlights and dark parts, which can be achieved by using filters. \x0d\ 1。 An indispensable filter in landscape photography. In landscape photography, the most indispensable filter is the medium gray gradient filter, which is used to balance exposure. In addition to the gradient of medium gray, there are ND400 full medium gray filter, ND8 full medium gray filter and CPL, which are inseparable from my landscape photography. ND400 all-neutral gray filter is suitable for long exposure during the day, such as splashing water, waterfalls and flowing clouds. Can produce special effects as fuzzy as cotton wool; ND8' s fully neutral gray filter works in low light. It uses a small aperture and needs a slow door to let the water flow. The role of CPL is to eliminate or improve reflection. \x0d\ Second, the camera bag is always equipped with a filter. Generally speaking, I have four kinds of filters in my bag. One CPL, one ND400 high-end full medium gray mirror, one ND8 low-end full medium gray mirror and four medium gray gradient filters. Of course, there are some small accessories used with the filter, such as the shelf and connecting ring of the square gray gradient filter, the cable releaser, and the most important accessory: tripod. \x0d\ III。 Precautions for using filters: \ x0d \ 1. There are some problems in the combination of CPL and nd neutral gray filter, and dark corners will inevitably appear. \x0d\\x0d\2。 The use of high-order all-neutral gray filter needs to be tried by yourself, which is often not as accurate as the manufacturer's introduction; \x0d\3。 The photometry under moderate gray gradient is worth studying. You can use spot metering or surface metering to compare highlights with places that need exposure, and calculate exposure value difference to choose which gear filter to use; \x0d\\x0d\4。 When shooting the sun directly in the medium telephoto, after all, glare is difficult to avoid because of the occlusion of the filter, so choose a good angle; \x0d\5。 The medium and low gray gradient filter is a resin lens, which needs special care and cleaning, otherwise, like me, it will be scarred in about half a year; \x0d\6。 Scenery films are mostly small aperture Quan Jingshen, and the knowledge of this piece needs to be studied well. I usually use the aperture F20 to manually focus the L-shaped mark at infinity; \x0d\7。 It is suggested that film photographers form the good habit of carrying tripods with them. Using a tripod well will help you upgrade your photos to a higher level!