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I have a UV filter. Im looking for a filter to produce some good night shots, this can be stars and city or merely city landscape on its own. Any recommendations?
 
blade_922 said:
I have a UV filter

... Any recommendations?
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I recommend you remove the UV filter for night photography. It's just liable to cause flare.
 
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blade_922 said:
I have a UV filter. Im looking for a filter to produce some good night shots, this can be stars and city or merely city landscape on its own. Any recommendations?
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Do you have a camera as well? :D

Seriously though, either way throw the UV filter away because it does absolutely nothing except produce flare spots, especially with nights scenes.

For cityscapes you can usually get away with hand-held if you bump up the ISO a bit. And the camera's meter will at least have a go at getting correct exposure. Be prepared to adjust though.

If it's getting really dark, you'll need a tripod, drop the ISO to mimimise long exposure noise, and switch on noise reduction.
 
Get a lee big stopper.. It's always night time with that in front of your lens!
 
Im learning slowly, like we all do at some point. Had the DSLR about 2 months. Learned about the relationship with aperature/iso/shutter speed. Learned about flash as well and the benefits of a flash gun as opposed to the flash on the camera.

I have a canon 550d.

I did read a thread recently regarding night time pollution that sits on the horizon and can spoil images. Im within about 2/3 miles from glasgow city center. I have some great views from my house. Is there a way to reduce this pollution/glare with a filter?

And to the person that said if i had a camera? what on earth do you think i do with the UV filter i have just now? Hold it infront of my eye and wink and hope that image is forever engraved in my memory lol
Edit: Just re-read and see you ment it as a joke. Im terrible with jokes as you can see above :D


Edit: Another question, to get more bright blue skies in the photos instead of kind of dull blue, would a circular polarizer filter work?
 
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CLS filter is what you need for light pollution. Unfortunately, I think it means modding the camera and not being able to use EF-S lenses...
 
blade_922 said:
Im learning slowly, like we all do at some point. Had the DSLR about 2 months. Learned about the relationship with aperature/iso/shutter speed. Learned about flash as well and the benefits of a flash gun as opposed to the flash on the camera.

I have a canon 550d.

I did read a thread recently regarding night time pollution that sits on the horizon and can spoil images. Im within about 2/3 miles from glasgow city center. I have some great views from my house. Is there a way to reduce this pollution/glare with a filter?

And to the person that said if i had a camera? what on earth do you think i do with the UV filter i have just now? Hold it infront of my eye and wink and hope that image is forever engraved in my memory lol
Edit: Just re-read and see you ment it as a joke. Im terrible with jokes as you can see above :D


Edit: Another question, to get more bright blue skies in the photos instead of kind of dull blue, would a circular polarizer filter work?
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A bit of polution usually adds a bit of colour, but a polarising filter can reduce it a bit if there are particles reflecting light. They're great for blue skies though.

Best way to reduce polution is to wait until early morning when the dust has settled. That's why landscapers prefer early morning light to evening, as the air is clearer.
 
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