Questions tagged [sun]
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How do I lock the aperture to a small setting so I can focus on the sun with my DSLR's viewfinder?
I have a Nikon D5600 with the Nikkor DX AF-P 70-300mm lens.
While taking practice shots of the sun to prepare for the April 8 2024 eclipse, I noticed that even while using a mylar solar filter, the ...
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Is it ok to use IR filter for photographing sun?
I recently purchased cheap IR filter 720nm from Amazon to see whether I will be able to replicate effect with which your camera can see through thin plastic. I was wondering whether it could be also ...
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Could I have destroyed my Lumix GX80 by taking sun photos?
So I shooted architecture photos during a cloudy day but the lighting was very bright and you could see sun directly in some moments. I was shooting and I noticed that I needed to adjust aperture (...
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Why does the sun look odd when merging 360° photos to HDR?
I took some 360° photos with my Ricoh Theta SC2 and planned to merge them to make an HDRI but when I put them in Photoshop to merge, this is what the result is
I use HDRIs in blender as lighting and ...
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Does focal length correlate to the required ND filter in sun photography?
I got my hands on an M42 500mm lens and want to try sun photography. I also have a 2x and a 3x converter, thus I'm able to get a focal length range of 500-3000mm. Back in the day I bought a Baader ...
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Is this a good rule to know when I can shoot the sun? "if the sun is not too bright to look at with naked eye, then it's not too bright for a DSLR" [duplicate]
Most of what I have read about this, say that whether or not the sun is bright enough to harm the DSLR, depends on a lot of factors e.g. time of day, cloud cover etc.
What setting aperture, shutter ...
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Does this effect around the sun have a name ? How do i get that effect? [duplicate]
What is this effect called? Where there are lines of light rays emanating from the center ? How do i get that effect? Does it need some kind of special lens or filter to get ? Or does it require post ...
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App that tracks sun AND incorporates topography?
I am looking for an app that will not only track the position of the sun at any given time on any given date at a certain location (like Suncalc or Photo Epherimis) but that ALSO incorporates ...
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Hydrogen Alpha Filters (Buying The Right One and How It's Used)
I am looking to purchase my first hydrogen-alpha filter to use for day solar (Sun) photography as I just recently purchased a SkyGuider Pro device. However, upon several bouts of research I am at a ...
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Is it safe to video record the sun with a DSLR with a solar filter? [closed]
I've read so far that taking photos of the sun with a DSLR is ok with a sun filter.
I'm wondering, is it safe to take videos of the sun with a solar filter on a DSLR?
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Can it damage eyes and camera when taking photo from Nikon Coolpix B500 during 90-95% solar eclipse?
I'm thinking to take a picture after 2 hours. I don't have any filters and eclipse glasses. All I have a point and shoot camera (Nikon B500 with around 40X zoom).
So if I use full zoom, and don't ...
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Prevent ghosting of sun at sunrise
I took picture of sunrise in the mountain and the sun appear inside the mountain.
What the name of this effect? is this ghosting due to high luminosity? how can I prevent it ?
My setting was :
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Can it be dangerous to look at the sun through the viewfinder?
A few minutes ago I went outside to take a panorama on my lawn with my DSLR, but I accidentally looked at the sun through the viewfinder. Is that dangerous? I just saw a black spot for about 30 ...
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Shooting Solar Eclipse with an ND 100000 Marumi - Mirrorless Camera
My gear:
Sony Alpha A6400 (1.5x crop) Mirrorless Camera,
Sony 70-200mm f2.8 G lens @ 200mm (300mm after crop),
Marumi ND 100,000 Filter.
The mirrorless camera does not have a mirror in front of its ...
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Is there anything I can do to capture good landscape shots in bright sunlight?
Whenever I try to take a photo in bright sunlight, I usually end up with something like this:
It looks somewhat acceptable, but far from what this scene would look like at sunrise or sunset.
Is ...
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