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Which colour filter for seascapes
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Hi guys,
I know this is where I’ll get the answer to this question, I’ve a trip planned for Kilmore Quay next weekend and I want to take some B&W film shots on the beach. The main type of image will be of water lapping around rocks with of course some sky in the image, has anyone advice out there on the colour filter I should use, I was thinking polariser and yellow because there may be sand in some of these shots, what advice is out there?
Thanks again
Red Fox
Hi Redfox,
I’d imagine the best filters to have would be:At least one Neutral Density Grad.
If you’re going to have both land/sea and sky, there could be a couple of stops in the difference between them.A Neutral Density Filter.
You may not be able to use a slow enough shutter speed to give the waves that “misty” effect around the rocks otherwise.A Red Filter.
If you’re lucky enough to get blue skies with white clouds, this will really bring out the contrast making the blue sky almost black.Others may have different preferences, but they would be what I’d use for B&W land/sea scapes.
hope this helps.
Regards
RogIf you have a Yellow, Orange, Red and Polariser filter I would setup your camera on a Tripod and take a pictures using the four filters and one picture without any filter. Try the grads also… just experiment, don’t be afraid to sacrifice a role or two of film
Try this for a few compositions then dev you film, scan or contact print the role. Look at the pictures and try to see the difference the different filters have made. Decide for yourself which look you like the most…
Have fun
MHi guys, thanks for the replys, between the two I’ll put something together.
Redfox
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