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Originally Posted by claudvic
I have taken some sunsets pics and I wanted some help.
What have I done wrong here and what could have I done better to
obtain better foregroung in the pics?
Or is it good?
I shot these in dusk/dawn scene mode
Any comments will be much helpful
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I have shot a lot of sunrise/sunsets throughout my life, each sunset is so different, that since I am completely digital now, it is nice to be able to shoot in a completely manual mode where I complete control with immediate reviewable results where I can adjust ISO albeit that I typically shoot ISO100. I will change shutter speed and apeture along with wb to obtain the effect i desire,. I really do want to capture exacly what I see. I have a few on my website you can look at along with a post for the weekly assignment. IMHO i think that it is important to know you camera completely so when you go to shoot a sunset or a sunrise you have no fear of you creativity being stifled.
Do not be afraid to use a neutral desity or even a circular polorsizing filter to bring out the contrast and also control the harsh light from the sun. I will be updating my website with a few shots sunrise from the Catalina Mountains in Tucson AZ. One last thing this is digital versus film, I have actually found it harder to shoot a great sunrise/sunset in digital that film. Take a look at Ansel Adams zone system for exsposures, You can find it in his book the Negative, it is very usful to really understand the values of light.
Dont be affraid to shoot directly at the sun, however becareful when viewing the sun to compose your shot. I look away trying to use my perifial vision to place the sun in the frame.
Most of all Have Fun!