Cape Kiwanda
Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

Slow down you move too fast...hard to get away from old habits. The run-and-gun method used to work but as your standards get higher, the method of preparation becomes more important. Yes there were people in the photos which could not be avoided but the images could have been better and there could have actually been more of them as opposed to a lot of so-so shots with exposure, sharpness or composition problems that I could have avoided by taking time to do things the right way. First is to determine the relative exposures in the image by aiming the camera using spot metering to determine the difference in exposures and to determine if ND/GND filters are necessary. Then compose the shot by looking through the lens without the ND filters. Determine the hyperfocal length in order to set the camera focus manually or at least set the focus while the ND filters are not on. Then set the exposure on manual and set the exposure accordingly. Add the NDs and then shoot. Adjust as necessary.