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weka2000
10th of February 2006 (Fri), 15:51
I have been trying to get the sun as it sets but its always blown out. What seetings should I be looking at?

Av=16 TV=1000 ISO=100
Dimitri_V
10th of February 2006 (Fri), 16:02
You souldn`t be looking at settings only,you should be looking for a set of filters too.
There is a huge diference between the ground and the sky.
weka2000
10th of February 2006 (Fri), 16:07
You mean ND filters?
Dimitri_V
10th of February 2006 (Fri), 20:06
You mean ND filters?

Well,ND grad filters.
DayHawk
12th of February 2006 (Sun), 08:21
Can be done in photoshop aswell if your shooting Digital.
weka2000
12th of February 2006 (Sun), 12:40
How in PS?
milou
12th of February 2006 (Sun), 14:10
You can take two exposures - one for the foreground and one for the sky and combine them etc. But ND grads do save a lot of hassle e.g.:

http://www.pbase.com/milou/image/55925158
Dimitri_V
12th of February 2006 (Sun), 17:09
How in PS?

I would try and get it right in the field,the PS is for fine adjustments not for creating photographs,the photographs are taken on the spot.
Lets don`t forget the beauty of photography.
scotttnz
16th of February 2006 (Thu), 12:39
You souldn`t be looking at settings only,you should be looking for a set of filters too.

ARRRGGHH.....another thing to buy!
weka2000
16th of February 2006 (Thu), 12:53
Got a set of ND filters now to learn how and when to use them.

Need to look at photoshop a bit more.
mgash
16th of February 2006 (Thu), 14:46
Not so much ND filters but, graduated ND filters. Also if you wait for the sun to drop more, the sky will not be so bright and have less of a chance for the light blowing out, also if you wait for the sun to go down a little more, you might have more definition in the trees. BTW i really like how you got the land at an angle in the shot, makes for a dramatic composition