Having heard of people trying welding glass as a cheap alternative to big stopper filters, I bought one (at £1.32 from Amazon it seemed silly not to) and had a play this afternoon. Here is my most successful 60 sec exposure of Hampton Court palace from across the Thames:
Hampton Court welding glass by AlexR!, on Flickr
Obviously I wasn't expecting optical glass quality, and it had a huge green cast, but the biggest problem as you can see was light leakage. I had slotted the glass into my cokin holder, but clearly I need to hold it tighter against the lens. A recent magazine article suggested to use a rubber band and an inverted lens hood which I'll try next time.
So for this image I'm going to say that this was the arty look I was aiming for, but it does seem worth continuing to experiment with.
Hampton Court welding glass by AlexR!, on Flickr
Obviously I wasn't expecting optical glass quality, and it had a huge green cast, but the biggest problem as you can see was light leakage. I had slotted the glass into my cokin holder, but clearly I need to hold it tighter against the lens. A recent magazine article suggested to use a rubber band and an inverted lens hood which I'll try next time.
So for this image I'm going to say that this was the arty look I was aiming for, but it does seem worth continuing to experiment with.
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