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Slik Effect
Silk effect To achieve the silk effect you need a very slow speed. Sometimes a large amount of ambient light does not allow to lower the speed too much despite putting the diaphragm more closed. In these cases, neutral density filters are used in order to reach adequate speeds. In this example the first image has 1/10 sec exposure and the water is moving but not enough. In the second, the use of ND filters that remove light will improve the desired effect. The test is done with a standard Nikon 18-55 lens at 31mm. in a practice of the intensive course in July. In order to see the desired silk effect, a 10X Variable ND filter was placed on the camera, which is equivalent to being able to lower more than 4 stops. 2X 1 stop 4X 2 stops 8X 3 stops. In this way, the 1/10 speed is lowered up to 1 second and the splashes are more diffuse.
Slik Effect
Silk effect To achieve the silk effect you need a very slow speed. Sometimes a large amount of ambient light does not allow to lower the speed too much despite putting the diaphragm more closed. In these cases, neutral density filters are used in order to reach adequate speeds. In this example the first image has 1/10 sec exposure and the water is moving but not enough. In the second, the use of ND filters that remove light will improve the desired effect. The test is done with a standard Nikon 18-55 lens at 31mm. in a practice of the intensive course in July. In order to see the desired silk effect, a 10X Variable ND filter was placed on the camera, which is equivalent to being able to lower more than 4 stops. 2X 1 stop 4X 2 stops 8X 3 stops. In this way, the 1/10 speed is lowered up to 1 second and the splashes are more diffuse.