June 23, 2011 Landscape SIG meeting:
The group decided to suspend the regularly scheduled meetings for the rest of the summer. The next meeting will be at 3:00 PM on October 23rd, at which we will discuss front, side and back lighting.
The group would like to schedule landcape photography oriented field trips to: Sedona (fall colors), Antelope Canyon, Grand Canyon, Tucson and San Diego. Please provide Larry any additional suggestions.
Discussion regarding the Blog indicated that shortened messages with links to information would be preferable to the narratives currently on the blog.
Landscape SIG members shared images they exposed to demonstrate the use of shutter speed and aperature to achieve a specifically desired depth of field for the image. After the Depth of field exercise, we discussed Neutral Density, split Neutral Density and polarizing filters.
Jerry Weinstein demonstrated his new, variable (adjustable to up to 8 stops of density) neutral density filter. At about $120, these filters cost about a quarter of what a comparable Singh Ray does. Check them out at your favorite on line store (I.e., B&H, Adorama, Amazon) or at:
For those of you who already have a Cokin "P" filter holder and would prefer a set of neutral density filters with differing densities (i.e., 1, 2 and 3 stop) they are generally available for about $20 each
If you are interested in graduated Neutral Density filters, there is a set of five (mixture of hard and soft line) Cokin "P"s available for about $60
< http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/387434-REG/Cokin_CH250_Graduated_Neutral_Density_Filter.html >
There is info about a comparable Lee filter kit at
We also discussed Polarizing filters. Luminous Landscapes has a brief intro to Polarizing filters at:
Most of us use through the lens metering, so we don't generally need to make calculations regarding the stop reductions atributable to specific filters, but there is some good information about this aspect of filters at:
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