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Split Neutral Density Filter Example
Split Neutral Density Filter example
Straight Image
(metered on the foreground)
Split Neutral Density Filter example
Split Neutral Density Filter Used
(metered on the foreground)
The filter will reduce the brightness of the bright area. Be sure to meter on the dark area (the foreground in this case), before attaching the filter.

Be careful, also, that there is a clean horizon line, (since the line on the filter will be straight), and that there is not something dark in the foreground that is sticking up into the area that will be covered by the filter (such as a tree or spire) because it will be darkened further by the filter.

Poor image choices for using a split neutral density filter:

Split Neutral Density Filter example
Horizon Line is too irregular,
too hard to get a natural look
Split Neutral Density Filter example
Foreground Object sticking up
into the area to be darkened
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