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naren
02-17-2008, 06:03 AM
Hi

this photo was taken with my Nikon E4600 PnS, when I went to a field trip. I've used very nominal edit in Photoshop, very less. I want to know whtr this is an OK pic or is it too over exposed. I've set the exposure to -1 and took the photo. Anyhow thanks for ur time.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23871886@N04/2270829862/" title="Rays PJ by naattik, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2057/2270829862_b6305df4fd.jpg" width="500" height="374" alt="Rays PJ" /></a>

Camera: Nikon E4600
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/260)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 6.4 mm
ISO Speed: 50
Exposure Bias: -1 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode


thanks and bye
Naren
RexK_Cozumel
02-17-2008, 09:27 AM
It doesn't look over exposed to me. If anything the building is underexposed but not much you can do there since you are shooting at the sun. nice light rays tho.
geotography
02-23-2008, 04:10 AM
seems I read somewhere we need to not shoot into direct sunlight as it may mess with our lenses. I do like the beams of light.
ellie mac
02-23-2008, 06:23 AM
I love the rays too. I'd maybe consider cropping to a portrait format, to eliminate the car behind the tree on the left and a fair chunk of the building on the right. I'm finding the strong horizontal of the building is distracting my view to the building rather than the rays of light. The exposure looks fine because it captures the elements that you wanted to show I think.
RexK_Cozumel
02-23-2008, 06:31 AM
seems I read somewhere we need to not shoot into direct sunlight as it may mess with our lenses. I do like the beams of light.

I have never hear that it would mess with the lenses but shooting long exposures into the sun can ruin your sensor.
wulf
02-23-2008, 09:14 AM
I think the lens would be unaffected but concentrating the intense light onto your eye through the viewfinder isn't a great idea.

Sometimes you can catch the sun on the edge of the picture and get some wonderful effects but here I think it is too much. The hints of rainbow colours in the fanning rays don't make up for all the overexposed and underexposed portions, nor for the relatively unexciting scene in the viewfinder.

Wulf