Manjuyod Sandbar, Negros Oriental

D A T E : DECEMBER 2, 2012
L O C A T I O N : MANJUYOD SANDBAR, MANJUYOD, NEGROS ORIENTAL, EASTERN VISAYAS, VISAYAS, PHILIPPINES

C A M E R A : NIKON D80
L E N S : TOKINA 11-16MM F/2.8
F I L T E R : 77MM HOYA HD CPL
M O U N T : HANDHELD
L I G H T : AMBIENT
S E T T I N G S : MANUAL MODE | ISO100 | 1/200 SEC | F/8
P O S T - P R O C E S S I N G  N O T E S : CURVES

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I always prefer shooting bodies of water with an ND filter to smoothen it out and have that misty effect. And so I did the same while on the sandbars of Manjuyod; I walked down from one of the huts and started snapping long exposures with my tripod and ND filter on.

The outputs were okay. But once back in the hut, I tried to remove the ND and screwed on a CPL filter just to see what it would look like. Interestingly, I got a far better result. I’m guessing the texture of the translucent waters streaming along over the white sands provided a more interesting foreground to the huts and the mountains on the horizon.