This is my first year with the 20D and I'm excited about taking some fall color shots. Any tips on basic settings? Speed, ISO, DOF. Here's a shot I took yesterday...any comments? ISO100, 7.1 1/250
gmwinder Senior Member 679 posts Likes: 12 Joined Aug 2005 Location: Champaign, IL More info | Oct 07, 2006 18:27 | #1 This is my first year with the 20D and I'm excited about taking some fall color shots. Any tips on basic settings? Speed, ISO, DOF. Here's a shot I took yesterday...any comments? ISO100, 7.1 1/250 Lumix GX8 w/12-35 2.8 and 35-100 2.8
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sparker1 Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Oct 07, 2006 19:32 | #2 Looks good. I always shoot 100 ISO unless I am forced to move up, and always try to use F8 or so, if lighting permits. Nothing different for fall colors. The light is the important thing. If you shoot RAW, you can even warm up colors that were dull due to overcast conditions. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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zeker Senior Member 252 posts Likes: 1 Joined Sep 2005 Location: Northern Virginia More info | Try using a warming filter (aka enhancing filter). I find that an enhancing filter really punches up the fall reds and oranges. What? Me Worry?
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damansidhu Senior Member 944 posts Likes: 4 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Nashua, NH, US More info | Oct 10, 2006 12:55 | #4 I would suggest try underexposing your shots by half a stop or so. That would saturate the colors and also boost some contrast. I sometimes even try underexposing one full stop to get all the tones even esp if its a bright day. Ah and dont forget to use a CPL filter as well. Daman
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nburwell Goldmember 1,265 posts Likes: 11 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, DE More info | Oct 10, 2006 17:11 | #5 As some have mentioned, I always shoot at ISO 100 unless I need to bump it up. However, on a clear, sunny day, you only need to have it at ISO 100. I always have my CPL filter on my lens when I'm shooting on a bright, sunny day. I also agree with Daman in underexposing. I tend to underexpose one stop to save the highlight. I really hate when I have blown highlight from overexposure.
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