Some recent landscapes with the new LEE SW150 Mk II system and the 14-24 2.8

[Patrick Berg-Pedersen]

LEE Filters recently came out with the MkII version of the SW 150, a filterholder and filters for super wide angles, such as the Nikon 14-24 2.8 etc.
The filter(s) are rather large, 150x150 for (f.e.) a standard ND and 170x150 for the graduated ones. So a bit up in size from the standard 100mm system which came as 100x100 and respectively 150x100 (graduated).


LEE Filters are my main sponsor so when I found out that the new SW150 MkII system was going to be released in May and had a filterholder for the 14-24 2.8 I immediately sold my beloved 24-70 2.8 and bought myself a pristine 14-24 2.8.
So, here's a few recent shots taken with the 14-24 2.8 and the SW150 MkII filterholder and filters.

LEE Filters recently came out with the MkII version of the SW 150, a filterholder and filters for super wide angles, such as the Nikon 14-24 2.8 etc.
The filter(s) are rather large, 150x150 for (f.e.) a standard ND and 170x150 for the graduated ones. So a bit up in size from the standard 100mm system which came as 100x100 and respectively 150x100 (graduated).

1. "The Essential" - Nikon D800E & 14-24 2.8 @ 14mm, f/14, 402 Sec, iso 100, LEE Filters SW150 (Mk2) Big Stopper & GND 0.6 (Hard grad). (Image name: WEB_01.05.15_DSC8359-Edit)
2. "When The Sun Goes Down #2" - Nikon D800E & 14-24 2.8 @ 14mm, f14, 269 sec, iso 50, LEE Filters (SW150 Mk2) Big Stopper & GND 0.3 (Hard graduation). (Image file name: WEB_DSC7977)
3. "Sunset At The Archipelago" - Nikon D800E & 14-24 2.8, LEE SW 150 Big Stopper & GND. (Image file name: WEB_DSC8371-Edit)
4. "The Pier" - Nikon D800E & 14-24 2.8 @ 14mm, f/22, 87 Seconds, iso 50, LEE Filters SW150 (Mk2) GND 0.9 & inverted 0.6 (Hard grad). (Image file name: WEB_DSC8700)
5. "Blue Horizon 3" - Nikon D800E & 14-24 2.8 @ 14mm, f/14, 520 Seconds, iso 100, LEE Filters GND 0.3 Hard grad. & Big Stopper. (Image file name: _DSC9528-Edit)
6. "Blue Horizon 2" - Nikon D3X & 14-24 2.8 @ 14mm, f/11, 513 Sec, iso 50, LEE Filters GND (0.3) Hard grad. & Big Stopper. (Image file name: _DSC5533)
7. "Blue Horizon 1" - Nikon D3X & 14-24 2.8 @ 14mm, iso 50, f/14, 187 Sec, LEE Filters GND (0.3) Hard grad. & Big Stopper. (Image file name: DSC5529)   -NB! It's not often I show three pics in a row from the same exact place and time, but this is the one and only exception.. ;-)
8. "Fields And Farms" - Nikon D3X & 14-24 2.8, Handheld, No filters. (Image file name: DSC5525)

[Patrick Berg-Pedersen]

Sorry all, the upload etc didn't go as I wanted obviously, I don't understand why one of the images are being uploaded two times, can't see that on the post editor.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the images I managed to upload though...

[elsa hoffmann]

I always enjoy your images. It's different, and your style of editing suits your images. Nice bunch of pics Dearest.

[Andrew]

Fantastic job!

[smusesuse]

Wow, all of these are special. I wanted to name a favourite, but I can't. (Maybe the pier.)

[Jørgen Ramskov]

Very nice! I like them all but the pier is my favorite. It seems so calm, but the dark clouds tells a different story.

[Jakov Minić]

Patrick, you sure do know how to use those ND filters
Lovely images!
Some are a tad too blue for my taste, but that's just my taste

[Gary]

Wow, good stuff ... I am not a landscape photog ... but I'm planning to get into landscape. I hope that one day, after years of practice, my images would be as nice your photographs.

[armando_m]

Wonderful , all of them are enjoyable

Blue horizon 2 is probably my favorite , then  the pier

+1 on the comment form Jakov about the blue tones, I'll probably play with the tones on the stones, leave the water and sky as is.

[Peter Connan]

They are all absolutely beautiful!

[Marco Lanciani]

Patrick, they are all beautiful. Impossible to pick one at once.

Like you, I do like using dark ND filters for landscapes. I use a 10 stop from B+W, which is maybe 11 stop too, in my opinion.
I find the B+W to have some color cast and sometimes I use a color checker chart otherwise I need to manually white balance to my taste in postproduction to get back to the original mood of the scene.
Is this something normal for all the "big stoppers" or the big stopper from Lee produce no color cast at all under any lighting condition, that is midday, sunset, sunrise, twilight?

[Bjørn Rørslett]

The special 'blue light' so typical for the Nordic summers is well portrayed in these pictures. Only people not familiar with this light regime would think the rendition is "too blue". In fact, in the days of colour film one tended to get images very much bluer than these.

[rosko]

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Absolutely magnificent !

#1 and #3 are my favorite.

You are making good use of both lens and filters !

[Björn Carlén]

All very beautiful! I like the last one the most. My compliments!

[Frank Fremerey]

I am struck if someone manages to do the same thing over and over again, enjoying the little differences.