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Anybody tried a Double Fog filter?

Started Nov 28, 2001 | Discussions thread
David Watts Regular Member • Posts: 104
Re: Anybody tried a Double Fog filter?

Without getting into a huge long debate - I think you're wrong there.

The double fog (as described by yourself ) would be quite easy to do with layers in either Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop.

You could remove reflections - but it would take time. But it is doable with software skills. Again - I was just asking. In my original post (which the board lost) I did state that I do have a UV filter. And I have seen one or two filters that reproduce things that would be difficult to do in a software package - but that's about it. The fog ones shown in the thread would certainly be doable. All but a handful can be duplicated easily - and I dare say BETTER than a filter -since every aspect of it is tweakable. I define "difficult" as time consuming. But I have learned time and again that learning something takes time - reproducing it doesn't take much time at all. I have also learned that nothing can save a truly horrible picture

But I was asking- not laying down hard and fast rules. I really don't know. I do know that spending time learning the software has returned huge dividends for me. I simply have no need for 95% of the filters on the market because of software.

Daniella3d wrote:
first of all, it is very difficult to use post processing software
and get the same result with a simple fog filter!

Second, the double fog is different as it keep the objects in
foreground clear and make the objects in background foggy.
very different!

There are very few filter that you cannot recreate the look in
editing. How about the polirizer???? how do you remove the
annoying reflection on a window to see inside with an editing
program? you cannot!

How do you remove the reflection from a water surface to see fishs
in the water with an editing program? you cannot!!!

there are many occasion when you NEED a filter to get a good result.

the low constrast filter will let you capture details. If you try
to make the contras lower with an editing program, you will not get
details that is not already there. With the low contrast filter
you will get these details in the pictures and that's the only way
you can do that. An overexposed area in an image will be
impossible to correct in any editing software.

All that said..i am still waiting for my answer about the double
fog filter. I found it at 26.99$ so i guess i'll go for it.

Daniella

David Watts wrote:
I’ll try and post this again (this site has been having
problems lately!)

My original post (now lost) was: Why bother with filters like
this? Why not simply take a “real” picture and make
adjustments in a Paint program of your choice? I looked at a bunch
of filters – but saw only one or two that could not
(relatively) easily be done post picture taking.

I’m no photographer by the way – I just wonder why
people buy these things for digitals.

Daniella3d wrote:

Hi,

I am looking to buy a tiffen double fog filter as i read that this
filter will create the same effect as in real fog, with forground
objects clearer than objects in the background.

This is interesting as the usual fog filter is making everything
foggy, foreground or background the same.

I was wondering if anyone tried the double fog filter and if so, is
it possible to see some samples?

thanks

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