Friday 11 January 2008

D80 sunburst


Digital cameras generally don't capture sunbursts as well as film cameras. With just a little overexposure you end up with a big ugly cyan blob around the sun.

To get this image I had to reduce exposure as far as possible.

iso 100
1/200th
f/22
Sigma 15mm at 5m depth
Mid morning sun in about 5m horizontal vis.

Brain issue of the day: Just realized that because I wasn't using flash I could have used a shorter shutter speed. Fool!

Housing issue: The dial that operates the front control wheel has started sliding across the wheel rather than turning it. Will have to give the rubber ring more grip somehow.

5 comments:

  1. You should know better, Andrew. Fool!

    Only kidding, keep up the good work!

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  2. Ha. Normally I'd be using flash to light something in the foreground so not so silly.

    Got yours yet?

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  3. No I haven't gotten my gear yet...

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  4. Nice tips.
    Trouble is I started to see the dark band at the bottom of the picture for any shutter speed over 1/160 and the strobes (YS110) are not powerful enough to sufficeintly light up the subject at F/22

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  5. Yes. More powerful strobes is the only solution.

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