By the way, watch out for retina burn when your taking shots like this with a SLR and using the optical viewfinder. I read a story one time about a photographer with a long lense who was shooting the setting sun without proper filtration. The ingrared rays damaged his filter and almost damaged his eyes. I'm assuming that you're safe using a digital camera's monitor screen.
First one: 1/80th sec, F/3.5 Second one: 1/250th sec, F/8 (I think with the first I may have let the camera decide. I tend to prefer a smaller aperture when I'm going manual.)
I forget whether I used the viewfinder or not--but I was living on the edge! Extreme photography! Oh yea!
Setting sun below the clouds. In the shot on the left, there's Hollywood in the foreground.
Fantastic shots. How did you set your exposure?
ReplyDeleteBy the way, watch out for retina burn when your taking shots like this with a SLR and using the optical viewfinder. I read a story one time about a photographer with a long lense who was shooting the setting sun without proper filtration. The ingrared rays damaged his filter and almost damaged his eyes. I'm assuming that you're safe using a digital camera's monitor screen.
Ray
First one: 1/80th sec, F/3.5
ReplyDeleteSecond one: 1/250th sec, F/8
(I think with the first I may have let the camera decide. I tend to prefer a smaller aperture when I'm going manual.)
I forget whether I used the viewfinder or not--but I was living on the edge! Extreme photography! Oh yea!
Thanks for the comments, and the prudent advice.