TLicense Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 I was just watching "The best of Top Gear". In particular the item about the 911, BMW M6 and Aston Martin V8 Vantage in the Isle of Man. I asked my girlfriend about the type of filter they would have used to make the scenery look more dramatic as they do, (she's a trained photographer but mostly portraits to be fair) but she wasn't sure. We recon it must be some kind of UV or Haze filter but weren't sure. They use that kind of filter loads in the show. Just wondering if anyone here would know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 It like a graduated tint, heavily tinted in the top corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Yeah that. And they overuse it awfully, with graduated blue or brown clouds. Usually used by landscape photographers, often shooting B&W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Like this you mean? The effect in B&W is very dramatic as it lifts the contrast between the clouds and clear sky behind them. Makes the sky look very moody. The one used here is a graduated 'tobacco' filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 This is using a graduated blue filter. The B&W one shows the effect pretty well on the contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted February 5, 2006 Author Share Posted February 5, 2006 I guess that's the kind of thing, but I'm thinking more of a graduated blue. Is there any decent websites that show the effects of filters? Basically I'd like to use one but not sure what the type of filter I'm looking for is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Ahem..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted February 5, 2006 Author Share Posted February 5, 2006 Just snuck in there! Any idea of the websites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Try the Cokin website. They are the company who make the 'square' filters that we used for these shots on Holiday in over New Year. http://www.cokin.com/ Download the 100 page brochure. It has lots of examples I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted February 5, 2006 Author Share Posted February 5, 2006 Just downloaded and had a look at that. LOL some of those filters are shocking! Rainbow filters! I think I'm probably going to get myself a batch of blue filters, and some garduated blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 This is the kind of thing I want to do:- http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/wallpapers/store/0052/800.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 With the Cokin filters you can put a number of filters on the camera at once to combine effects. Graduated grey would give you that effect on the sky. And you can alter the amount of grey on the top of the pic by altering the position of the filter in the holder. Apart from what you can achieve with the filters, you can also photoshop stuff - just like the Top Gear Magazine pictures!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 Thanks Angie, I think I'd rather work out how to do things the "old fashioned way" before I start to photochop stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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