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A question for the photographers....

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:36 pm
by Omag 2.0
The last few evenings, we had some very pretty sunsets, without clouds, so you could see a redning sundisk glding towards the horizon... however, I can't capture this accurately on my sensor...

No matter the shuttertimes, the sun always looks this pinkish coulour...

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Kinda neat in itself, yet hardly realistic...

Any idea's how this comes?

Cheers,

Omag

Re: A question for the photographers....

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:42 pm
by Fly2e
Kris,

Could your camera be set on an incorrect  "white balance" setting?
It is a digi, right?


Dave

Re: A question for the photographers....

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:47 pm
by Omag 2.0
It's a digital... let me check the white balance... clever thinking Dave...

Edit: nope; white balance at auto; no coulour-effects...

Perhaps the lightmeter can't cope with the abundant light of this sun...

Re: A question for the photographers....

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:51 pm
by Omag 2.0
It's a whole different story when there are some clouds involved...

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This really looked this way...

Re: A question for the photographers....

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:42 pm
by Fly2e
Strange,

So when the light is darker, it copes fine....
Quite possible what you mentioned....
It's a whole different story when there are some clouds involved...


Try getting a polarizing filter and give it a try....

Dave

Re: A question for the photographers....

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:34 pm
by BAW0343
Instead of setting the white balance to Auto try setting it to daylight?  Sometimes it can do some funky stuff on auto.

Re: A question for the photographers....

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:36 pm
by Craig.
It's possible the sensor is unable to process that much light and just being washed out. I hope I am wrong.

Re: A question for the photographers....

PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:35 am
by Mictheslik
I tend to use shutter speed of about 1/1250 ISO 100...it seems to work if you let the camera sort out the aperture for you from there...

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I took a couple yesterday without clouds and they are fine too....

.mic