Adventures with a Wratten 22

Paul R. Carre · Issue 38, Sep/Oct 2007 · pp. 42–46

Products mentioned: Wratten 22 filter, Magic Filter, Nikon 10.5mm lens, Nikon D200, Lee Filters Wratten 21, Lee 778 Millennium Gold filter, Photoshop CS

I blame that Mustard bloke. He got me started in this foolish filter lark with his Magic Filter, which isn’t really strictly proper ‘Magic’ in the Harry Potter sense but under the right conditions comes frighteningly close. Anyhow that comes later, all this started when I attended one of Alex’s Red Sea Workshop trips. On day two, while chatting with Alex, the subject of filters (predictably) came up. It was at this point that I made my critical error, I confessed to loving Black and White pictures. Discussion followed; it seemed that Alex had been ‘experimenting’ with, (surprise, surprise), several filters specifically targeted at underwater B&W. Was I hooked? I didn’t stand a chance, indeed I pleaded mercilessly with Alex to be given a sample of a hot candidate and an opportunity to try it out. Reluctantly, I was duly issued a piece of filter to fit the rear of my Nikon 10.5mm lens, on …