Good Afternoon, I am in Arniston.
Near the Arniston Cave.
Because it is quite cloudy and overcast, the time of the day doesn't matter for long exposure
photography.
So what I decided was to take a few photos with my little stopper and the LEE Big Stopper
and see the differences.
I am moving towards the sea, and there are a few beautiful rock formations where I want
to take photos.
So, it's LEE Little Stopper vs. LEE Big Stopper.
Game On!
Ok, so I have got my camera setup already.
I have got my composition ready as well.
So this rock behind us is gonna be the main feature of my photo.
And then the water is splashing on to these stones and going back and forth.
So that's gonna be in our foreground as well.
You can see that the sky is quite bright because the sun is peeping through a window of clouds.
But, what I am gonna do is that I am gonna wait for the sun to disappear again.
I have got a polariser filter on and I've got a graduated ND filter on.
So when you are taking photos with a LEE Little Stopper or LEE Big Stopper, first compose
your photo, and what filters like polariser or a graduated ND filter you need.
So if you look behind me, the horizon is not straight.
So we have straight horizon in the sea and then we have got this big boulder.
So what I have done is that I am using a soft graduated ND filter so that this big boulder
behind us is not completely blocked by the graduation of the filter.
So the trick is that you take a photo without the LEE Little Stopper and LEE Big Stopper,
and then you see the results and then make a choice of what shutter speed are you using
without the LEE Little Stopper or the Big Stopper and follow the guide provided by LEE
to see what is going to be your exposure when you put a Little Stopper and what is going
to be your exposure when you put a Big Stopper.
So, I have got LEE Little Stopper in my hand right now.
And this is the chart that comes with the stopper.
So as per the guide, if the exposure before the LEE Little Stopper is 1/4 of a second,
4th of a second, then after putting the LEE Little Stopper, it will become 15 seconds.
So remember, the Little Stopper blocks the light by 6-stops.
There are a few more tips that you need to keep in mind.
Firstly, I have blocked the view finder if you can see.
It is a Nikon D800, it has a feature of opening or closing the view finder.
And I have closed the view finder so that there is no light going from the back of the
camera.
Also, if you look here, I have put the LEE Little Stopper towards the back of the graduated
ND filter so that there is no leakage of light.
So now let's take a photo and see the results of 15 seconds of an exposure.
So you saw the results with the LEE Little Stopper, the water movement was captured,
the movement in the clouds was captured, but it wasn't long enough.
So I am gonna use the LEE Big Stopper now with same composition and same camera settings.
So before the big stopper, my exposure is 4th of a second.
And as per the Big Stopper guide, if your exposure is 4th of a second, it becomes 4
minutes.
So remember the Big Stopper stops the light by 10 f-stops.
So if you enjoyed the video, please press the like button, subscribe to my channel,
and also watch videos that I have made here at sunset and sunrise.
Bye.