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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 368219" data-attributes="member: 9240">You can't just put in settings and hope they come out correct, you need to meter for the image using the desired shutter speed as your guide and getting everything else in line.  Exposure compensation will not help you in these situations, it just wants to underexpose and will change your shutter speed appropriately, not darken the image.  In bright sunlight an ND4 filter isn't close to powerful enough to get you down to the .5-2 second range you're likely looking for.  Looking at the N-photo shot it looks like it was fairly overcast due to the lack of shadow definition, so that will buy you a couple stops off the bat.  You're going to want another 3-4 stops from an ND, and more wouldn't hurt.</blockquote>