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I read a post on a photo forum the other day that mentioned using welding glass as a neutral density filter.
I bought two shade 10 lenses from here, and have superglued one of them to a 62-67mm step up ring. I have a Cokin P filter holder on order and will save the other lens for that but I was keen to try the technique out....
The first shot is just a quick one I snapped off for comparison purposes. The second shot is the image straight out of the camera. I've not yet sussed out how to change the white balance that significantly, hence the green of the filter glass. This is a 30 second exposure at f/13, ISO 500. The third shot is what I managed to get the second one to look like via Photoshop. And that, all told, is about £95 saved on a Lee Big Stopper!
I bought two shade 10 lenses from here, and have superglued one of them to a 62-67mm step up ring. I have a Cokin P filter holder on order and will save the other lens for that but I was keen to try the technique out....
The first shot is just a quick one I snapped off for comparison purposes. The second shot is the image straight out of the camera. I've not yet sussed out how to change the white balance that significantly, hence the green of the filter glass. This is a 30 second exposure at f/13, ISO 500. The third shot is what I managed to get the second one to look like via Photoshop. And that, all told, is about £95 saved on a Lee Big Stopper!
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