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shooting into the sun

Postby wider on Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:26 pm

I went out to take some shots at a 6 lane wide road, but it was too busy. There I decided to try shooting into the sun. It would have really helped if I brought TWO flashes with some hotshoe stands. I only had one sb600 on me sans-stand, I can fix anything - I have electrical tape! :wink:

Here are some results. This is actually my own car because I had no-one else that could come along, the first shot (best shot?) was actually a test shot, improperly framed.

Minimal processing - some exposure adjustment, fill light and contrast (to even it out), nothing drastic.

CnC welcome.

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Re: shooting into the sun

Postby Reschsmooth on Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:59 am

I like the 3rd of these best. The first is good, although there is too much space above the car, I feel. I believe the composition in the second one is unbalanced.
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Re: shooting into the sun

Postby aim54x on Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:34 pm

I'd agree that the #3 is the best, I am trying to picture what #2 would be if the front wheels were turned back towards the RHS of the frame but then you still have nothing on that RHS to draw the eye to.

I love the reflections on the car and the stars from the headlamps.
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Re: shooting into the sun

Postby wider on Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:10 pm

Cheers for the CnC, some good ideas for me to keep in mind.

Dont look too closely at the car (i didnt wash it) and i actually had a small shower pass over when i was shooting :lol:

Im at work and the LCD really shows up some poor processing by me on the last shot on the tree line, oops! CRTs are so much more forgiving!
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