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Recently I was trying the Neewer vari ND filter to capture the motion of a flag in the wind. Here are some of my results.
F 3.9, 1/350sec., 1 click of ND filter.
Flag 0065 sml.JPG
Flag 0065 sml.JPG (88.64 KiB) Viewed 1834 times
F 8.6, 1/20sec, -0.07 EV, 5 clicks of ND filter.
Flag 0066 sml.JPG
Flag 0066 sml.JPG (107.38 KiB) Viewed 1834 times
F 8.4, 1/3sec, -0.03 EV, 9 clicks of ND filter.
Flag 0071 sml.JPG
Flag 0071 sml.JPG (72.25 KiB) Viewed 1834 times
I shot these in Aperture mode, while adjusting the filter.
Comments welcome!
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Neat experiment - I like your shots! I don't recall if you were around for our "Motion" Photo challenge. That was fun. Here's a link: Photo Challenge: Motion

I'm going to move your topic to the Photography General Discussion area because I think it's better suited there. Neat topic - thanks for adding it. I may have some flag shots I can make an animated gif of. I'll have to look.
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I think it works! Keep at it. Maybe it would be a matter of getting the right shutter speed to give a strong sense of motion, but still maintain a recognizable flag. Maybe zoom in a bit more, and use "exposure compensation" on your camera to increase the exposure (to make the flag brighter against the backlist sky).
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Thanks Matt! I'll keep those notes in mind.
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