In our post about Long Exposure daylight photography we told you that Neutral Density Filters are a must have if you would like to make a good long exposure photograph in broad daylight without overexposing it. But sometimes 0.6 and 0.9 ND filters we mentioned—which reduce the light by two and three stops—are not enough.

Photos of still water expanses and sunsets or sunrises are on the list of situations when you need something that literally blocks the light and not just partially stops it. That is why there are special ND 1.2, 1.8, and 3.0 ND filters that let you decrease the light by up to 10 stops. Let’s review one of the godfathers of heavy-weight Neutral Density filters, Big Stopper 3.0 ND by Lee.

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