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help shooting sunrise

  • 28-12-2017 1:46pm
    #1
    copperhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 305 ✭✭


    went to a local beach this morning and found it very challenging shooting the sunrise,
    i was using a nickon d5600, tonkina 11-20mmwide angle lens and some nd filters and graduated filters,
    found it very hard to get right exposure any tips ?

    some examples

    39350228251_c2dde91a0e_c.jpgDSC_0341 by thomas walsh, on Flickr
    27573611239_a231fa9747_c.jpgDSC_0294 by thomas walsh, on Flickr
    25481637328_b9ffd1c3bd_c.jpgDSC_0300 by thomas walsh, on Flickr
    38472852225_1d80bffcdb_c.jpgDSC_0257-2 by thomas walsh, on Flickr


Comments

  • #2
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    What about these images is wrong? What did you find difficult?


  • #3
    copperhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 305 ✭✭copperhead


    all these are heavlily processed i struggled with the exposure for the most part and reflections off the water alot


  • #4
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Scenes with a low sun have a lot of dynamic range with brightly lit areas around the sun and deep shadows in the foreground. Reflections are always prominent.

    A digital camera is really just an analogue to digital converter and to you need to expose to maximise dyanamic range rather than getting it looking right in camera. So with such a challenging scene careful processing will always be needed. Of course you can try to help out with graduated filters but make sure you’re shooting RAW.

    For reflections you could consider a polariser. For digital you need a circular polariser (actually a linear with a 1/4 wave plate) which can help reduce reflections from the water.


  • #5
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    I just snipped out the foreground on your photos. Took away the bottom third approx.
    It makes a huge difference (in my mind anyway)

    It removes a lot of unnecessary dark areas.


  • #6
    The_Gatsby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭The_Gatsby


    If the sun is very bright you can also take multiple exposures as well as using your graduated filters. I agree with user above - there is lots of unnecessary foreground in your images, even looking at your flickr you can see this.


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  • #7
    michaelm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭michaelm


    Again agree with all of the above - if you have access to Photoshop then consider using the "Merge to HDR Pro" feature. I'm sure there are other programmes that will do this also but basically you shoot say three versions - one exposed for foreground, one for background one overall, then merge the three using this feature.


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