Deal Pier

    Three Cokin filters from the P series P121 M (ND4) ,L (ND2) & S (ND8) - The sun was setting behind me and the pink was brought up by the filters.

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    1. LuxPerpetua (3 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful image. Such soft, subtle tones. Lovely sky too. Fantastic all around image.

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    3. ISSAMINHO .... (3 months ago | reply)

      Wow!! beautiful shot and place..

    4. Mike Docherty (3 months ago | reply)

      Great use of filters to slow the exposure and balance the sky. Could maybe do with a little tweak to the right.

    5. Lady Haddon (3 months ago | reply)

      Excellent shot Brenda..x

    6. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      thanks Mike - is this better?

    7. Mike Docherty (3 months ago | reply)

      Bit more ;) I'm looking at the horizon.

    8. andywebster2010 (3 months ago | reply)

      Lovely mystical image. The 20 second exposure has produced a lovely silky sea.

    9. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      :)?

    10. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      thank you - slowly getting there with the 60D!

    11. Mike Docherty (3 months ago | reply)

      Near enough!! :D Add it to the 'lines and angles' theme perhaps?

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    13. Captain Nikon (3 months ago | reply)

      Great symmetry and lovely warm pink tones Brenda

    14. sue_hutton (3 months ago | reply)

      I particularly like the subtle play of colours on the piers

    15. Blid Photography (3 months ago | reply)

      Well composed picture with great symmetry and color. Nice silky sea. Were you standing in the water? :)

    16. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      thank you for the lovely comments and fave. Thank you, no, not in the sea but close enough to get spray on the filters which I then forgot to wipe off and it shows on every subsequent shot :(

    17. sh2758 (3 months ago | reply)

      Nice composition and colours.

    18. DWH284 (3 months ago | reply)

      Very good long exposure shot. Simple, with good symmetry and nicely smoothed water. An attractive filter, too.

    19. Eileen (Vistna) (3 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful symmetry. Nice use of filters

    20. Tricia L2009 (3 months ago | reply)

      I love the symmetry of this shot Brenda.

    21. MICHAEL A SANTOS (3 months ago | reply)

      Lovely symmetry! I hate that color casting!! Mines does that too and it's quite difficult to redo! :(

    22. john tovey (3 months ago | reply)

      Super colour and outstanding lines. Great image.

    23. max-12 (3 months ago | reply)

      Stunning. Great tones.

    24. Hui-Imm (3 months ago | reply)

      Stunning Shot Brenda.

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    26. Big G1948 (3 months ago | reply)

      I like the silky water and the strong lines

    27. Fishfingers & Custard (3 months ago | reply)

      Cool colour and exposure!! :)

    28. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      thanks everyone, I'm glad you like it and am still not impressed by the level of magenta the filters introduced which I have desaturated quite substantially from the original.....
      Don't know if anyone else has this issue but here is some info
      I found a discussion on Flickr regarding the issue and it seems to be something common to the Cokin and other filters. One commentator on the discussion stated that these filters worked fine with film and that it's a problem with Infra Red as the digital sensor is not filtered for IR whereas film is.... therefore an IR filter sorts the problem.

      Also I did a bit of experimenting myself and adjusting the white balance can remove it completely. I found R4000 removes it even when all three are mounted together which equates to the White fluorescent preset on my Canon 60D - it's worth experimenting.....

    29. Mike Docherty (3 months ago | reply)

      Don't believe everything you read on the internet! Nearly all digital cameras have IR filters, the only one I can think of that doesn't is a very expensive Sigma. In fact, people pay quite a bit of money to have the IR filter removed in order to do proper IR photography - usually on an old camera body after upgrading to a new one. Saying that though, an additional IR filter may help but personally I wouldn't bother unless venturing into that area of photography.

      You've answered your own question too - white balance adjustment takes care of any added colour cast. How about shooting a grey card next time you try this then using that for a custom WB.. any strong colour tones remaining will then be true.

      What happens to this image if you take a WB reading from one of the clouds?

      Mike.

    30. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      seems it's a common problem - lots via google on it and it's not just the cokin - seems to be a common issue - try the white balance - I'm going to invest in a grey card for white balance selection so I'm not cross when I get home!!

    31. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      thanks Mike - you were writing your comment as I was writing the above!

    32. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      like this - a bit better

      Deal Pier - White balance adjustment

    33. amanda 1975 (3 months ago | reply)

      the pink just give it a totally different look. it is still stunning

    34. Andrew Boxall (3 months ago | reply)

      Lovely colours and beautiful symmetry, like it! Deal is a great place - I am wondering if you took any shots of the fishing boats on the beach?

    35. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      thank you all so much for your thoughts and comments

    36. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      No shots of fishing boats this time - it was fully dark by the time I'd finished around the pier and freezing - the tips of my fingers had had enough! It was time to head home.... Thanks for the kind comments.

    37. BrianB26 (3 months ago | reply)

      Not a great fan of colour filters, but this works well. Very good.

    38. RicHampton (3 months ago | reply)

      Beautifully composed, and love the colour on this, smashing shot

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    40. RicHampton (3 months ago | reply)

      The colour cast could also be due to stacking three filters? If it was the long exposure you wanted could you have used the ND8 and used a small aperture such as F11, F16?

    41. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      thanks Ric for comments and fave..... Why didn't i think of that at the time? doh!

    42. OOMUMSIE (3 months ago | reply)

      thanks Graham, not a colour filter though which is why we've entered so much discussion - it is a Graduated grey but because I used three together it's created this effect - I now know what to do for next time.....

    43. Simon-Radford (3 months ago | reply)

      gorgeous colour,lovely effect on the see and amazing symmetry in the pier - fab shot

    44. mdecker121 (3 months ago | reply)

      Really unusual and very nice.

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    46. This photo was invited and added to the A Passion for Kent.......... group.

    47. TRM-photography.co.uk (3 months ago | reply)

      My version at high tide....

      Under the Pier - Deal!

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