Questions tagged [sun]
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What do I need to know before attempting to photograph Venus in transit?
This Tuesday will be the last chance to view Venus in transit for the next 100+ years, so I'm planning to make the most of it. I'd also like to capture what I see for posterity, but this type of event ...
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How to take photos of a solar eclipse without damaging one's eyes or camera?
This upcoming May parts of the USA will experience a solar eclipse. So this leads to me wondering how you photograph the sun/solar eclipses and ensure that you do not damage the camera (or your eyes)?...
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Getting the starburst in sun shine like this photo is from post processing or done at capture?
I can't believe that the linked photograph is without any post processing.
Is that starburst sun shine in the photograph an outcome of post processing or is it the result of a trick at capture time?
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Is ND400 insufficient for some sun moments?
I've taken a shot of the sun using my Tamron 70-300 (at 300) on my Nikon D5000 at 1/4000 and F40 and had attached the ND400 filter.
The shot was taken mostly to test the filter so I ignored the dirty ...
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Why does flare appear in photographs of sun or fire?
What is the new color that forms in the image when photographing a sun or similar things (see attachment with a rose glare)?
Why and how it forms?
Is it good for a image?
How to increase or ...
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Can I take pictures of the sun without damaging anything? [duplicate]
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Can the sun damage the camera sensor? Under what conditions?
.. and by that I mean not damaging :
my eyesight
my camera
my lens
I imagine a proper ND filter could allow me ...
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What are the best camera setting to take a sunrise? [duplicate]
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How do you make the most stunning sun rise/set photos?
I want to take a picture of a sunrise, and want to see the outline of the sun clearly. What focus and exposure would you ...
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Will I hurt my camera if I take a picture of the Sun? [duplicate]
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Can the sun damage the camera sensor? Under what conditions?
Title says it all...can taking a picture of the sun damage any of the components? And along the same lines, is it ...
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What does a hexagonal sun tell us about the camera lens/sensor?
In this picture, we see that the sun comes out as a hexagon. I am sure it is not arbitrary. What does the hexagon tell us about the instrument that captured the image?
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What causes light fringes around objects in images?
I took the image above yesterday in the afternoon somewhere outside. If you look closely, there are slight fringes of light all around the subject forming a thin kind of boundary which I find very ...
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Is it sensor damage? Or dust?
I have been trying to shoot partial solar eclipse today with my Nikon D3100, and later noticed this spot on images:
I do not have special sun filter, but i tried my best to cover lens with disk from ...
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How to photograph a partial solar eclipse?
There will be a partial solar eclipse tomorrow visible from Europe, Africa, Asia. I'm looking for photography tips. Looking for ideas for a typical amateur photographer but also for someone having a ...
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Can the sun damage the camera sensor? Under what conditions?
I want to experiment taking photos in which the sun appears. I'm afraid of what might happen if I take one with a narrower angle (where sun would be bigger). Can the lens act as a magnifying glass and ...
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How to fix an image sensor damaged by long sun exposures?
I took a number of shots of the sun during mid-afternoon and now all my images have pink spot where the sun was. Is there anyway to fix this, or is it permanently damaged?
The camera was pointed at ...
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How to take a good landscape picture against the sun?
I like hiking, and usually take my DSLR with me. I often find myself in front of beautiful landscapes, with the sun really high or directly in front of me. The resulting pictures are usually pale, ie ...
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