Taking pictures of sunsets

[Refused as fuck]

Another way about it might be just to manipulate the shot using editting software (contrast/brightness/saturation etc)?

 

[WouldBe]

Or just hold a red filter over the lens.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Or just hold a red filter over the lens.

Another way about it might be just to manipulate the shot using editting software (contrast/brightness/saturation etc)?

I've tried that before and I don't get the right colours. Anyway, I consider that cheating

 

[Herbsman.]

what?

use facepalm mode on the camera. it guarantees unbelievable pictures every time.

 

[Pie 1]

Another way about it might be just to manipulate the shot using editting software (contrast/brightness/saturation etc)?

Although it's actually quite tricky to polish a turd.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

use facepalm mode on the camera. it guarantees unbelievable pictures every time.

*searches for facepalm mode on camera*

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Although it's actually quite tricky to polish a turd.

Are you calling my picture a turd?

 

[Pie 1]

Are you calling my picture a turd?

S'alright Minnie, most people's are

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

S'alright Minnie, most people's are

oh, I feel slightly better now

Can you post up some photos of your sunsets so I can see how the experts do it then?

 

[Refused as fuck]

Although it's actually quite tricky to polish a turd.

 

[Paul Russell]

oh, I feel slightly better now

Can you post up some photos of your sunsets so I can see how the experts do it then?

Hold on. Are you the same Minnie that started panicking that the battery wasn't charging properly when you first got the camera and it turned out that the battery just hadn't finished charging. And I downloaded the manual for your camera and told you whether the light needed to be off or on for it to be fully charged?

Come on, stop relying on all this "I'm really not technical" stuff and read the flipping manual!

Top tip: Find out how to read the histogram. Play around with the exposure compensation button and see what it does to the histogram.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Hold on. Are you the same Minnie that started panicking that the battery wasn't charging properly when you first got the camera and it turned out that the battery just hadn't finished charging. And I downloaded the manual for your camera and told you whether the light needed to be off or on for it to be fully charged?

Possibly. Probably

Come on, stop relying on all this "I'm really not technical" stuff and read the flipping manual!

I don't do manuals

Top tip: Find out how to read the histogram. Play around with the exposure compensation button and see what it does to the histogram.

WTF's a histogram?

*googles histogram*

oh, you mean bar chart


are you sure it wasn't my mobile phone battery?

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=247342&highlight=battery

 

[Paul Russell]

I don't do manuals

I give up.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I give up.

When reading stuff I don't understand, I need 100% concentration and total silence. I don't get that so I therefore can't read manuals

 

[Pie 1]

oh, I feel slightly better now

Can you post up some photos of your sunsets

One from a friends roof last night. Snappy camera on 'A' setting with an EV of -1

Big camera:

 

[Paul Russell]

When reading stuff I don't understand, I need 100% concentration and total silence. I don't get that so I therefore can't read manuals

Seriously, why don't you arrange to meet up with an Urbanite in London and have them spend an hour or two running through the basic controls on your camera in exchange for a few drinks or something. Aperture, shutter speed, ISO, histogram, exposure compensation, blah blah.

 

[Refused as fuck]

I nominate Herbsman for the lulz.

 

[Paul Russell]

I nominate Herbsman for the lulz.

Hocus Eye will work for cake, or at least he will come to your home and take pictures of you cooking...

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Very nice

Don't you like any of mine? Are they all turds?

http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd51/Zed_02_2007/Sunsets/

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

duplicate

 

[Herbsman.]

I nominate Herbsman for the lulz.

you can fu*k off

no, wait, i mean you can fuck off

 

[Herbsman.]

Very nice

Don't you like any of mine? Are they all turds?

http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd51/Zed_02_2007/Sunsets/

Ive been having a shit day today. First I woke up feeling like utter shit. Then I couldn't stop pissing, seriously it felt like I was going to the toilet every five minutes. Then someone texted me asking for an answer to an urgent question, and I ran out of credit so couldn't reply. Then the computer fucked up and just wouldn't work, making me wait ages to send a text message off the internet. Then I crashed my bike and really hurt my bollocks. The pain was excruciating and I was unable to move for about ten minutes. Then I dented what is an excellent and fairly expensive pair of handlebars. And then, when I wanted a beer I found out that it was too late, the supermarket was closed.

To add to all of that, I just had my view spoiled by the worst photos I've ever seen. Those photos are yours.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

Minnie

Take no notice of Herbsman, he is in a bad mood for good reasons. I like your sunset pictures.

There is no need to learn lots of techie stuff when automatic cameras do the work for you. In about 7 out of 10 pictures, automatic will give a splendid result. This is especially true if the light is coming from behind the photographer.

In the 3 out of 10 cases where it won't is when the camera is pointing towards the light. You can still use automatic here if you use the over ride that they call EV. Think of EV as standing for Extra Variation if it helps.

The Extra Variation has + and - variations in small steps. When in doubt try moving through the steps taking pictures and checking on the result.

In the case of your question in the OP you want to see more colours in the light bit. So you need to give a step or two of + variation. This will brighten up the scene.

My advice about you needing a plus + value here, to some people seems counter-intuitive but you really do want a + on your Extra Variation in this case despite the example provided by Pie 1 who was after a particular effect different from your request.

Summary

1. Use Automatic all the time.

2. When it doesn't give you what you want go for a change of EV to get a plus + or minus - of brightness. Judge for yourself what works.

3. Afterwards set the EV back to 0

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

To add to all of that, I just had my view spoiled by the worst photos I've ever seen. Those photos are yours.

*slits wrists*

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Minnie

Take no notice of Herbsman, he is in a bad mood for good reasons. I like your sunset pictures.

There is no need to learn lots of techie stuff when automatic cameras do the work for you. In about 7 out of 10 pictures, automatic will give a splendid result. This is especially true if the light is coming from behind the photographer.

In the 3 out of 10 cases where it won't is when the camera is pointing towards the light. You can still use automatic here if you use the over ride that they call EV. Think of EV as standing for Extra Variation if it helps.

The Extra Variation has + and - variations in small steps. When in doubt try moving through the steps taking pictures and checking on the result.

In the case of your question in the OP you want to see more colours in the light bit. So you need to give a step or two of + variation. This will brighten up the scene.

My advice about you needing a plus + value here, to some people seems counter-intuitive but you really do want a + on your Extra Variation in this case despite the example provided by Pie 1 who was after a particular effect different from your request.

Summary

1. Use Automatic all the time.

2. When it doesn't give you what you want go for a change of EV to get a plus + or minus - of brightness. Judge for yourself what works.

3. Afterwards set the EV back to 0

Thank you Hocus. I've decided there's far too much snobbery in the photo forum (as there is in the music and film forum) which is why I never really come in here.

I often look in the photos forum and think there's a load of shite in there when others are saying the photos are great and to me they're just "what's the big deal?".

I really think there should be a separate forum for people who don't know fuck all about photography who can just post their holiday photos, without the fear of ridicule from the more snobbish knowledgeable photographers.

Don't you think?

 

[Refused as fuck]

Isn't that the community forum? You can post your holiday snaps here and almost no-one will critique them unless you want them to. A lot of it is obv just fun and games. I'll be expecting Herbsman to apologise and make me a cup of tea when he's calmed down and stopped shitting his pants with rage.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Isn't that the community forum? You can post your holiday snaps here and almost no-one will critique them unless you want them to. A lot of it is obv just fun and games. I'll be expecting Herbsman to apologise and make me a cup of tea when he's calmed down and stopped shitting his pants with rage.

I never knew there was a community forum

 

[Pie 1]

I really think there should be a separate forum for people who don't know fuck all about photography who can just post their holiday photos

It's called Facebook.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

It's called Facebook.

I meant a sub-forum on here

 

[Herbsman.]

*slits wrists*

Nah, there's nothing wrong with them. Dunno what you were worrying about really.