Questions tagged [sun]
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Can I damage my Sony a6300 sensor if the sun is in my photo? [duplicate]
I took a few photos this weekend of a mountain range, and the sun was up above them, off to the top right for most of the photos. I was taking these photos (moving the angle around and whatnot) for ...
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Is there any way to bracket shutter speed rather than exposure on a Nikon D200?
I'll be shooting the 2017 eclipse on August 21st with my D200 through a Leica spotting scope as my fixed aperture lens. I was wondering, is there any way to set up shutter speed bracketing rather than ...
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Is a Solar Filter Different from an ND-Filter?
In watching videos and reading advice for photographing a solar eclipse, most recommend to use a Solar Filter. Searching online, it is unclear to me if there is a difference between a Solar Filter and ...
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How can I get prevent ghost sun images when shooting with a solar filter?
I am getting ready to shoot the upcoming solar eclipse. During my practice runs, I am getting either single or multiple reflections of the sun.
Using Star Adventurer tracking mount, Canon 500D with an ...
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Can the sun damage the sensor on a mirrorless camera?
I'm researching a good technique for taking pics of the upcoming solar eclipse and I want to use my Sony NEX-6 mirrorless camera.
I found this question here from 2010 but no one brings up mirrorless ...
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What size Baader solar filter do I need and how do I use it on my Nikon D5300?
I've been trying to make sure I get the right solar filter for the upcoming eclipse in the US in August, but I'm inexperienced so I wanted to ask if the filter I'm looking at is correct. The one I ...
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All-sky imaging camera recommendations
I am looking for a camera (with a fisheye lens) to capture low temporal resolution (0.1 Hz), reasonably high pixel resolution (1 mega pixel) video. It will be installed in a weather proofed housing ...
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Mercury transit at 200mm + UV + ND?
Will I able to see Mercury transit with a f/4-5.6 200mm lens (on APS-C)?
I do not have solar filter and I don't have time to buy as transit will be on 9th May 2016. I'm wondering if I can use my UV ...
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Telescopic view [duplicate]
How do they make the sun or moon appear so big in backgrounds of some images?
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Will sun damage to a sensor create an unusual amount of noise in images?
Recently I was playing with my Sony α6000 camera, taking some shots of birds in the morning and also the sun. It was after taking the shots that I stumbled upon the fact on the internet that sun ...
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Telescope Solar Filters to fit Canon Lenses
I am planning on photographing an upcoming partial solar eclipse here in Singapore but I'm having trouble finding solar filters for the lenses I will be using.
I have a Canon EF 500mm f4/L IS II USM ...
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how to take sun photo in afternoon?
Capturing sun photo is very hard as it is very bright(3PM).
I used below settings on my nikon3300 but still i'm not able to capture the sun photo.
Aperture:32 ,ISO:100, stutter speed :4000
My ...
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Any PC or web applications similar to PhotoPills?
Is there any PC or web applications similar to PhotoPills to calculate golden hour and twilight?
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How to photograph a total sun eclipse? [duplicate]
in a few hours we have in middel europe an total sun eclipse. And as in the titel you can read I want to know how to photograph the sun eclipse.
Please note that I do not have any experience or ...
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How to film a eclipse of the sun with a phone cam?
as you can read in the title I want to make a photo and a video from a solar eclipse. It should be very simple, fast and cheap, cause in 12 hours after I post this is the eclipse. I have only a Galaxy ...