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Top Reasons to Own a Neutral Density Filter Blurring water motion in waterfalls, rivers, oceans, etc... Reducing depth of field in bright daylight conditions Adding motion blur to moving subjects: people, cars, planes Extended exposure times What is a neutral density filter? Neutral Density (ND) filters prevent light from entering the camera in measured amounts. This allows the photographer more control in selecting shutter speed and aperture combinations in a variety of conditions. Example 1: The first example is a typical wide angle landscape shot with the equivalent of a 24mm wide angle lens. When shooting landscapes, a low ISO setting is desirable...

Top 3 reasons to use B&W Filters Improve Contrast between colors that reflect similar gray tones by separating them from other colors nearby. For Artistic Reasons - When real world conditions just don’t cut it you can use B&W filters to produce stunning images Remove contrast killing haze by blocking blue, violet, and UV light from the scene which improves detail, and increase sharpness  What B&W (Panchromatic) Film sees It may go without saying but panchromatic film does not see or record color the way our eyes and brain do. In fact B&W film sees all visible colors of light as similar tones...

Top 5 Reasons to Own A LP Filter Great for Astro and Milky Way Photography Reduces the orange/yellow haze from night sky caused by city lights Capture more accurate color at time of exposure Reduce editing time with a "cleaner" RAW File Filter also enhances sunsets and fall colors without effecting cool colors  What's in a Name Before we dig in we want to clarify the name of this filter as it is referenced many different ways depending on where you live Starscape - Available world wide Intensifier - Original Name. Changed to Starscape in 2020 Light Pollution Red Intensifier RA54...