Ok, so this isn’t a new trick, but I finally got around to taking a trip to a hardware store to look for a neutral density filter. Well, not a ND filter, but something that works in the same manner. The store only carried one type of welding glass, but it does the trick!
The glass is cheap, which is wonderful, and is cut into a 4″ square that would make it easy to build a holder for it. I took it out for a spin yesterday at a semi-local spillway overflowing from the recent rains. After a couple of quick test shots, I was able to achieve 20 and 30 second exposures at f11 in full sun for the remainder of them. The color of the glass itself is green, so I was assuming I would end up with either green or black and white images after processing… I was a little disappointed.
However, once I started processing the RAW files, I decided to try adjusting the tint slider.. moving it more to the purple/magenta side…
Lo and behold, maxing out the tint on that end solved the problem! The color is slightly off, but is realistic for the most part.
Not bad for a $3.99 ND filter. Pardon the flare!
