Optically Thin
I wanted to try some longer duration shots but I didn't take my full filter set with me to Homer this time - swift kick to self! I did happen to have a circular ND filter as part of my kit, so I gave it a try. I ended up only being able to expose for 20 seconds as any more would have overexposed the image. Even so, I was pleased with the interesting effect it produced both in smoothing the waters of Kachemak Bay as well as making the fisherman look like a ghost. He also spent some time near the chair, giving a lighter ghost image there. In a way this represents a metaphor for us, we're just a blip on the radar. Here today, gone tomorrow!
Taken 6 May 2023 at Homer, Alaska.
Optically Thin
I wanted to try some longer duration shots but I didn't take my full filter set with me to Homer this time - swift kick to self! I did happen to have a circular ND filter as part of my kit, so I gave it a try. I ended up only being able to expose for 20 seconds as any more would have overexposed the image. Even so, I was pleased with the interesting effect it produced both in smoothing the waters of Kachemak Bay as well as making the fisherman look like a ghost. He also spent some time near the chair, giving a lighter ghost image there. In a way this represents a metaphor for us, we're just a blip on the radar. Here today, gone tomorrow!
Taken 6 May 2023 at Homer, Alaska.