Sittin’ On The Dock Of A Bay

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

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Fujifilm X100T – Time Exposure – 58 seconds @ f/16 – ISO 200

For this image I used a Hoya ND400 (9 stop) neutral density filter and also used the 3 stop internal filter in camera for a total of 12 stops exposure reduction.  It was quite windy and the bay was white cap choppy so I thought a time exposure would make a better image and smooth the water to a glass like state.

21 thoughts on “Sittin’ On The Dock Of A Bay”

  3. Mike Pratt's avatar

    A built in filter is pretty neat. Do you have the option for more than 3 stops? Gotta love technology that actually helps the photographer. Many new cameras seem to have features that are more of a pain than anything else. Really nice photo Joe, and goes to show that a big DSLR isn’t always required these days 🙂

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    1. Joe's avatar

      Thank you Mike 🙂 The built in 3 stop ND really is helpful for those times when you want shallower depth of field and you cannot change the strength. I have it programmed to a button by the shutter release. Combined with the Hoya ND 400 (9 stops) it comes in really handy. I agree sometimes technology is more of a pain but Fuji seems to be listening to photographers as far as features and improvements with each new model. The camera even has an electronic shutter option so you can shoot wide open in bright sunlight up to 1/32000 🙂

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    1. Joe's avatar

      Thank you Stacy 🙂 The built in ND filter is great. I can’t wait for a really cloudy day for some really long time exposures. I use a free iPhone app called Long Time to calculate exposure and I love the way the camera counts down the time on the LCD when the shutter is set to Bulb so there is no need to use the timer on my phone. I was thinking of buying the B+W 10 stop ND filter but its only one more stop than I have now. There is always the Lee Big Stopper if all else fails. I could tell you miss the X100T after sending it back 🙂

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  8. Mike's avatar

    This is wonderfully crafted Joe, and the image is magnificent. The longest exposure I ever used was in 1977 on the observation deck in one of the World Trade Center towers at night.

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    1. Joe's avatar

      Thank you very much Mike 🙂 The observation deck at the World Trade Center was breathtaking especially at night. I can’t even tell you how many times I was up there I loved the view so much. The image you took must be awesome.

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      1. Mike's avatar

        Awesome is relative. Today I would describe it as soft, That I was there and will always have this photo with several bridges below and ships moving through an open shutter, is very cool for sure. Were you shooting in those days?

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        1. Joe's avatar

          Yes I was shooting back then and I think in 1977 I was using a meter less Nikon F and a hand held meter. I have images somewhere from the observation deck of the Empire State building but for some reason I never brought a camera with me for the WTC.

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