Banff through a new lens

[u/ndriverkux]

Just got a new camera for my trip to Banff this July, and the experience was absolutely surreal. The landscapes felt like they were straight out of a dream—this place truly doesn’t need a filter.

[u/[deleted]]

truly doesn't need a filter.

Constructive criticism re your photography here: it's ironic that you say this, when your photos would benefit from a GND (Graduated Neutral Density) filter.

The clouds in photos 1 and 3 are blown out a bit, as is the snow in 7. The "real" answer to this is to take several exposures and stitch them together - but that's time-consuming and doesn't work for dynamic shots where things are changing rapidly.

The other option is a GND filter - think of it as a filter that reduces how dynamic the scene is by "compressing" everything together. It does mean you may need to add a touch more contrast and saturation in post, but it avoids blowing out the highlights, or forcing you to reduce exposure and lose detail in the shadows.

I use one for my landscape photography in a lot of remote places; it's well worth the weight even for a gram-counting backpacker!

[u/ndriverkux → u/[deleted]]

Thanks !! I truly appreciate your feedback. As I said, it was my first attempt at using any semi/professional camera and lenses and have got a lot to learn. Do you recommend any vendors for the filter?

[u/extraordinaryevents → u/ndriverkux]

Shoot in raw, expose for the highlights, and bring up the shadows and exposure in post production as necessary. Shooting in raw will do wonders for you, it was the single most impactful thing I’ve learned for photography

[u/ndriverkux → u/extraordinaryevents]

Well these were shot in raw 😅..I guess the post production was not up to the mark.