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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Best lighting management under a strong sunny sky with limited gear
I'll be developing a documentary photo and video project on farming communities which live +3000 meters above sea level, based mostly on portraits and images of everyday life. At that elevation, the ...
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How to force my Canon Ixus's flash to flash even when there is enough light?
I have a Canon Ixus 430 (2004).
When the room is flooded with sunlight on very sunny days, then the flash refuses to flash (in Manual mode) - it seems assumed that there is enough light without flash....
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Is knowing the Sun color temperature enough to get the right white balance?
Assuming the picture is taken at sea level, in direct sunlight (no shadow) under a cloudless sky, and knowing the latitude, day and hour, I can in principle determine the color temperature of sunlight ...
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What is the best way to preserve chlorophyll anthotypes?
I'm working on a 19th century photographic process called Anthotype. It basically involves using plant juices that fade when exposed to sunlight. For my light sensitive juice I've choosen concentrated ...
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Why did I see sunlight reflection in viewfinder but not in final image?
I have a Canon 2000D DSLR with 55-250mm lens and no lens hood. Recently, I took a picture of a tractor that was in nearly the same direction the sun was shining from. However, the sun was sufficiently ...
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My sensors are not working after shooting at sunset sun
I have a Nikon D7000 with a AFS Nikkor 18-200 Dx with VR. I took a pix of the sun going behind a mountain, trying to NOT get the sun directly, but I did. It was 1/3 way down but still bright . The ...
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Is there an app that shows location-specific times of sunrise, while considering line-of-sight obstructions, such as terrain?
Taking sunrise/sunset pictures at the ocean allows for photographs where the sun is placed just above the horizontal plane. This allows for "red ball of fire" pictures, such as the following by ...
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At which focal lengths is it ‘safe’ to have the sun in frame?
I've seen both beautiful wide angle pictures that include the sun as well as camera damage from pointing long lenses at the sun.
At which focal lengths is it safe to have the sun in frame? assuming ...
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How did I get I this flare in my photo with the sun in the frame shot with my phone camera?
What caused the square flare above sun? I've read everything I could get my hands on about flare and different types. I have three diffrent photos of the same flare and I'm just looking for a reason ...
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Can I safely photograph the sun through haze
I'm currently near Seattle, and I'm wondering if I can directly photograph the sun through the haze (caused by the smoke from wildfires). The intensity of light coming from the sun isn't as bright at ...
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Can a camera really "ignite"?
I read this scary warning in a camera manual:
Do not point the lens attached to the camera toward the sun. This may cause the camera to malfunction or even ignite due to the magnifying effect of ...
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Will my LG G6 be able to clearly capture the solar eclipse corona in a 360 photo?
Will my LG G6 be able to clearly capture the corona in a 360 photo, when the sun is fully eclipsed? I plan on using the 360 mode that comes with the default camera app.
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What are the best manual settings for shooting a full solar eclipse?
The last time I shot a partial eclipse with my Canon T3i camera, and was maxed out at 1/4000 and between 2.8-4 aperture, do I need to go this extreme for a full eclipse?
Any other tips for former ...
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Would recording the solar eclipse from diamond ring to diamond ring damage the T3i?
I am going to be driving to remote Wyoming to capture this solar eclipse. I have a Canon T3i, and a LG G6. My goal is to record diamond ring to diamond ring, and click a few pictures in between, ...
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Do you need a solar filter for a wide-angle camera?
I'm trying to photograph the eclipse and we already have a solar filter for our telephoto lens. However, we have two cameras so we might as well use them. I've spent a fair amount of time searching ...
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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 ...
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How do I photograph a landscape with a solar eclipse where the sun is not the main subject?
In a couple of weeks (March 20th) the UK will experience a near total eclipse (~90%).
So, I've read the information in these two questions:
How to take photos of a solar eclipse without damaging one&...
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How can I avoid green flare on my sunrise photos?
I took a series of sunrise photos. Once the sun actually came above the horizon, the brighter the sun became the more apparent and brighter a green flare (glare?) appeared. How can I avoid that?
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How safe is it to photograph sunset or sunrise? [duplicate]
I took the following photographs of sunset at beach. I know that photographing sun could damage the camera or even eyes, but the intensity of the sun light at the time I captured it was so weak that I ...
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Hour long exposure of the sun
I'm attempting to do a shot without causing damage to my camera...A hour long exposure of a sunset. I've have used two pieces of welder's glass and got this shot. It caused a purple haze over a good ...
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Is there a way to determine if photo was taken at sunrise or sunset? [duplicate]
When I look at photos of sunrise respectively sunset and do not know the cardinal direction I'm not able to identify if this photo was taken on sunrise or sunset. So I ask myself the question is there ...
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