Rainbow

[Tusia]

This shot was taken early in the morning with my old Fujifilm FinePix 1000fd. The rainbow, however, is not as colourful as I hoped it to be. I am just beginning to get away from automatic settings. Will appreciate any suggestions on how to improve.



Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/58)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.9 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off

[MSidPhoto]

Firstly, the rainbow is not clear enough......
And i can't see ANY colors in the rainbow.
Oh...ok if a squint and move my face very close to my monitor then i can see a tinge, a very small one, of orange MAYBE....yeah i 'think' i see that.....
Work on it

[Tusia]

Originally Posted by KazeFox

Firstly, the rainbow is not clear enough......
And i can't see ANY colors in the rainbow.
Oh...ok if a squint and move my face very close to my monitor then i can see a tinge, a very small one, of orange MAYBE....yeah i 'think' i see that.....
Work on it

KazeFox, thanks for......restating what I have asked for help with in a first place (just in a less courteous way). Now, any useful suggestions? Or shall I just google "photographing rainbow"?

[cbanyai]

Try shooting with a circular polarizer. Just dial it around until the colors of the rainbow pop out. At that spot, I would have also gone with a vertical orientation, to tie the height of the boat masts in with the arc of the rainbow.

Chris

[MSidPhoto]

Originally Posted by Tusia

KazeFox, thanks for......restating what I have asked for help with in a first place (just in a less courteous way). Now, any useful suggestions? Or shall I just google "photographing rainbow"?

Indeed I have been less courteous, sorry if I offended you.

My question, when you saw the rainbow, 'was' it more colorful than this or not.
If it was then try a different white balance.
Maybe it has less sharp colors so try to use the zoom of your camera or increase darkness of the background, for more contrast.

I don't think post processing can do much good to this photo, unless you recreate the rainbows using Photoshop

P.S. If you have free time then do look up "Rainbow Photography" in Google, Self Learning is a great experience and you understand your mistakes better, and improve them in a better way .

[pikers]

Have you looked into HDR? I have mixed feelings on HDR but I think for situations like this it may prove very useful. Just don't go overboard with it