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03/05/2004 10:07:01 AM · #1
Would like to get some tips on sunrise and sunset photography...
Also would like to get a moonrise photo...
I took this one this morning and will go back this evening for sunset and moonrise...
Would really like technical advice, settings, filters, etc...

//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=63322
03/05/2004 10:24:41 AM · #2
it looks good to me

sometimes I use a Netural density filter, and sometimes I dont, sunsets and such are pretty easy with the 7x7 with the live preview, I have a harder time with my D60 cause I dont want to fry my eyeball, but here are some samples I have done with my Sony 707 and with my D60.

Also the camera settings will be different, but I typically use an f6 to f8 on the Sony and adjust the shutter speed to get different affects

D60 Sunsets

Sony 707 Sunsets

James
03/05/2004 11:18:10 AM · #3
Thanks James...
those are some nice sunsets you got there...
03/05/2004 11:26:27 AM · #4
It´s a nice image. Since the sun is partly sheelded by clouds you maybe should have give it a litle longer exposure. Also I would have liked it a litle warmer. Sometimes when I´ve been taking sunset pictures or pictures in the early morning or late afternoon I´ve set the white balance manually by pointing the lens to the blue sky (hope you understand).

Tech out this one:
//www.hi.is/~hallgra/myndas/whitebal/3816.htm

and this:
//www.hi.is/~hallgra/myndas/whitebal/3818.htm
03/05/2004 12:21:44 PM · #5
Hey Garlic, I used auto white balance, but setting it using the blue sky sounds interesting...
thanks...
03/05/2004 12:37:03 PM · #6
That's a beautiful shot Jeffery. You probably already know this, but I generally aim for the brightest point (aside from the sun itself) to deepen the sky and bring out surrounding colors. Sometimes a "cloudy" white balance setting helps, too.



Edit- note that the moon is a sunlit scene! Set white balance accordingly.

Message edited by author 2004-03-05 12:41:24.
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