Theoretically speaking using filters is quite simple. Use ND filters to cut down the light so that the water will be blurred. Use graduated ND filters to balance the relative exposure of the sky and foreground. Use a colour intensifier to make the colours pop a little and finally attach a polarizer to minimize reflections and increase saturation. Unfortunately the polarizer will not stack with the ND so I didn't do that. The colour intensifier attached to the variable ND filter without a hitch (although I don't really know the effect). Then I hand-held the graduated filters in front of the lens. Not quite as easy as it sounds. Hands shaking fortunately does not affect the image a lot but big fat fingers in front of the lens do! I have a few shots with that. But a bigger problem is the inability to see clearly what one is doing. With all the filters cutting the amount of light into the viewfinder it was difficult to see the transition point between the dark and light areas of the filter. So it is a guessing game at times. I am quite happy with the images but can still improve a bit.
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