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cazeebbb
Joined: 10 Jun 2007
Posts: 6
Location: Greenville, SC
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Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:09 pm |
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Can someone help me understand the secret of shooting with the sun in the foreground (like a sunset) without getting a glare. I see these beautiful pictures where this is not a problem, but have not been able to get my camera settings to agree with me. I have tried to control it using shutter speed and aperture.
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SingleMalt
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Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 2020
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Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:51 pm |
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That sort of depends on what sort of camera you're shooting.
Many photogs use what is called a "Graduated Neutral Density Filter." It is a filter that lets less light through 1/2 the filter, and is perfectly transparent on the other half. Makes shooting sunsets and sunrises a bit easier.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/101236-REG
There are a number of other techniques, among them:
- Using flash to illuminate the foreground.
- Taking two exposures, one exposing for the foreground, and one for the background, then blend them in photoshop. |
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Bp9451
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Posts: 50
Location: NYC
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Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:16 pm |
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what camera do you have and what kind of glare are you talking about? if there is TOO much light coming in then set your aperture to to a lower setting.
these are the settings for this sunset I took
Camera: Minolta Co., Ltd.
Model: DiMAGE Z1
ISO: 50
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 15.2mm
Filters are also a good idea.. UV filters etc.. browse b&h
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