Mist In The Valley

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As I.m finally getting out and about after being stuck in plaster was hoping to get some shots of mist in the valley I have a high vantage point lens wise will be using a Nikon 18-135 tried doing a search on youtube but nothing so my question is what settings would you suggest polariser/grad all help and advice appreciated as always .

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It is difficult to advise on settings or filters because it will depend on the light and dynamic range at the time.
As you are after mist I assume this will be a dawn shot, therefore if you are not shooting into the sun, the dynamic range will probably not require a grad filter. Just take a test shot and check the histogram, if you can get the full range without clipping then you are fine.
If you are shooting into the sun or the dynamic range is too great than you can use a nd grad, check how many stops the sky is (not the sun) brighter and use an appropriate filter.
Likewise polariser depends on the angle of the sun from your lens, so you will need to experiment with this.

Settings wise, use your base ISO (100 or 200) for best quality, use a tripod because it will be a long exposure, aperture will depend on how much dof you require, so if you have something close as foreground then you will need a smaller aperture such as f 14 maybe or f 16, if you are shooting a vista with no near foreground then you can try f11.
Shoot on manual and set the shutter speed to give the correct exposure and do a test shot, check the histogram, if there is clipping use a grad filter or take a second shot for the highlights and manually blend if you prefer.

I can recommend reading 'Understanding exposure' by Brian Peterson for a fgood understanding of the exposure triangle.

Good luck
 
Hi Mark, I'm not going to help with your settings, but just here to say I'm intending to organise another TP meet in the Beacons soon to do this sort of photography as soon as the conditions look right which is usually best in Oct/Nov time. It will be a short notice meet due to getting the weather right. If you are interested I'll PM you to give you the heads up.
Here's a link to one we did last year. http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=435547
 
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