sunrise & sunset setting
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like any other time of the day, conditions of sunset/sunrise differs from time to time, as such there's no such thing as a best setting. 
Hmmm... I can share with you what I did, but I am still in learning mode, so take it with a grain of salt.
Use tripod necessary, I usually shoot in AP mode for sunrise and sunset as most of landscape shots I took, usually set it between F8 to F11 max F16 to get the sharpness edge to edge.
Try out with -EV on your camera to see the differences it makes for every shot, experiment with Grad ND and Grad Colour filters and happy shooting.
../azul123
Use tripod necessary, I usually shoot in AP mode for sunrise and sunset as most of landscape shots I took, usually set it between F8 to F11 max F16 to get the sharpness edge to edge.
Try out with -EV on your camera to see the differences it makes for every shot, experiment with Grad ND and Grad Colour filters and happy shooting.
../azul123
the light level changes rapidly, so you can't have one setting to shoot sunrise or sunset.
I usaully use centre weighted metering, for sunrise or sunset, reading is taken around the sun, but not including the sun, that is the mid tone area, so I zoom in, take a reading or switch to spot metering.
Use that reading as a guild, plus or minus after you see the result from the screen.
I usaully use centre weighted metering, for sunrise or sunset, reading is taken around the sun, but not including the sun, that is the mid tone area, so I zoom in, take a reading or switch to spot metering.
Use that reading as a guild, plus or minus after you see the result from the screen.
catchlights said:
yeah! :thumbsup: metering is the key..spot meter is the best..visualise ur frame, find the spot that is 1-1.3 stop lower than the brightess spot, which is usually around the sun..get the metered reading, set it manually..
azul123 said:
:thumbsup: small apertures is oso necessary for getting sharpness..
if shooting digital..bracketing can oso gives u a variation of shots, pick the best delete the rest..
catchlight has given the best advice :thumbsup:
aperture wise, it really depends on the lens. i find it alright to open the aperture wide on a wide angle lens like the sigma 12-24.
aperture wise, it really depends on the lens. i find it alright to open the aperture wide on a wide angle lens like the sigma 12-24.
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