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  1. Thanks Pat. I don't see myself getting a whole array of grad NDs...soft edge seems the way to go. Now just a question about type - screw or drop-in/hand held....I'm leaning toward screw-in....what do you think?
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    Damian:

    I can not say I tried a lot of them, but I have a 1-stop, 2-stop, and 3-stop Grad ND... all are soft edge. I use the 3-stop almost all the time.

    The hozion is seldom flat and straight so I think the soft edge was a good way to go for me because it does not noticably darken the uneven parts that enter the bottom. Although I have never tried a hard edge to know if there is a big difference.

    I guess it depends on what you want to to do with them. For me, I use them for sunsets and sunrises when I am looking into the direction of the sun. I got tired of always getting silhouettes and wanted to get some detail in the foreground, and getting that detail in post processing created to much noise for my taste. So I went looking for Grad ND filters, but everyone was out of stock on the holders. I ended up finding a cheap cokin set and holder in a small camera shop, and I grabbed the last 77mm adapter ring to go with it. It is a cheap resin type but it helps a lot. On of these days I would like to get a good Lee filter and holder.

    I hope that helps.
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    It was 35 minutes continuous, but it was rather cold out so that helps. The sensor does heat up, and you can see a lot of noise on that shot. A lot noisier than what I would have liked, but I really liked the reflections in the waters. What I have read is that the longer exposures do heat up the sensor and it creates the noise. The better way to do it is 30 seconds at a time and then stack them all together. I guess I need to read up on how to do that, but I am sure it is going to take some new software that I do not have.

    Thank you for the kind words. I spent 2011 concentrating on landscapes to try and get better at it, and I had a good time of it.

    Good shooting!

    Pat
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    The visitor message works, just not the PM. Thanks.
    Pat
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Born and raised in British Columbia, Canada. Currently work in the Environmental Consulting field as a Biologist. Have been hooked on photography since 2007 when i received the Rebel XT as a 30th bday gift. Fall 2010 my amazing wife gifted me the 5DII! She also said that it covers the next couple of Christmases and birthdays, lol. Since joining the forums, I've enjoyed learning from everyone here. Although i don't post much, I value these forums very much and hope to continue learning every day from everyone here.
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