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My Top 15 Tricks and Gadgets Split Neutral Density Filter Example 
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 Straight Image (metered on the foreground) |
 Split Neutral Density Filter Used (metered on the foreground) |
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The filter will reduce the brightness of the bright area. Be sure to meter on the dark area (the foreground
in this case), before attaching the filter.
Be careful, also, that there is a clean horizon line, (since the line on the filter will be straight), and that there is not something dark in the foreground that is sticking up into the area that will be covered by the filter (such as a tree or spire) because it will be darkened further by the filter. Poor image choices for using a split neutral density filter: | |
 Horizon Line is too irregular, too hard to get a natural look |
 Foreground Object sticking up into the area to be darkened |
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