Not a Drop to Drink
Where: Dry river bed, Gorge of Inferno (How awesome is that name??), Vall de Laguar, Spain
When: January 28, 2009
What I Like: The sun, the angle, the texture and the shadows on the rocks.
What I Don't Like: I wish the mountains could have had more detail, but I'm not sure how to get that while still having the sky and sun exposed the way I wanted. Also, I think the composition could use some work, but I'm not sure how. It's close, but something about it is bothering me.
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How did you manage to contain the glare from the sun? A special filter? It's excellent work!
Nope, I only have a clear filter on my lenses to protect the lens itself, I haven't gotten into the filter game yet - although it looks like fun!
I was surprised when I looked at the exif for this one, as I expected that, given the star-like rays around the sun, I had used a much smaller aperture than I did. But no, here are the details:
Shutter: 1/400
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 12 mm
ISO Speed: 160
As I recall, I changed the angle of lens to sun until I wasn't seeing any major flare (sometimes I'll shade the lens with one hand if it gets really bad - I never keep the plastic thing that often comes with a lens, because it always ends up being more annoying than helpful), and adjusted the exposure until the sky was dark enough for my tastes, and the sun was more like a pinprick than a big white blob.
That's some scientific technique description right there! "Fiddle with stuff, until it looks right-ish". ;)
Hahaha! I fiddle myself. But you have to do what works! And this works. :)
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