Lancaster PA sunrise - first RAW shot

wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
edited August 5, 2005 in Landscapes
Playing around with my new D70s (replacement for broken D70). I decided to shoot in RAW (NEF) format for pretty much the first time. Now that I have CS2 I can shoot RAW without extra expense.

Pretty much your basic sunrise in Lancaster County farmland with a Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish farmhouse. Ground fog just burning off. A very hot, hazy, humid day today - mid 90's with high humidity.

Question: Anyone know why the sun is soft but the rest of the shot is sharp - some kind of lens aberation?? :dunno





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  • shamanshaman Registered Users Posts: 151 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2005
    wholenewlight wrote:
    Playing around with my new D70s (replacement for broken D70). I decided to shoot in RAW (NEF) format for pretty much the first time. Now that I have CS2 I can shoot RAW without extra expense.

    Pretty much your basic sunrise in Lancaster County farmland with a Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish farmhouse. Ground fog just burning off. A very hot, hazy, humid day today - mid 90's with high humidity.

    Question: Anyone know why the sun is soft but the rest of the shot is sharp - some kind of lens aberation?? ne_nau.gif





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    Nice shot, I can feel the heat!
    The sun is fuzzy because it is overexposed. The sharp edges are washed out. Same thing happens with the moon.
    It can't be helped in a shot like this.
    You can make composites. Expose one shot just for the sun and the other for the barn, etc. Then combine the two.

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  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2005
    Jonh
    Very beautiful scene good capture clap.gif

    Thanks
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  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2005
    shaman wrote:
    Nice shot, I can feel the heat!
    The sun is fuzzy because it is overexposed. The sharp edges are washed out. Same thing happens with the moon.
    It can't be helped in a shot like this.
    You can make composites. Expose one shot just for the sun and the other for the barn, etc. Then combine the two.

    PEACE

    :Dshaman:D
    Thanks Shaman! I had bracketed my exposures so I had one that had a sun that was closer to correct. I extracted the sun from that shot and pasted into the first shot - a little better now.

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    I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
    Edward Steichen

  • geraldfinnegangeraldfinnegan Registered Users Posts: 308 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    re: your shot
    great light-nice pix!
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  • shamanshaman Registered Users Posts: 151 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    wholenewlight wrote:
    Thanks Shaman! I had bracketed my exposures so I had one that had a sun that was closer to correct. I extracted the sun from that shot and pasted into the first shot - a little better now.
    John,
    Great job!clap.gifclap Aren't you happy you bracketed?:D
    It looks wonderful now... go print it and frame it! When winter comes, you'll want to gaze at it and remember how sweet & warm the summer was.

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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    Nice pic - looks really good with the new sun! thumb.gif

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  • aurafloraauraflora Registered Users Posts: 471 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    I actually like the first photo with the hazy sun. It lends the photo a more hazy lazy feel.


    Lovely shot.

    Michal
  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    auraflora wrote:
    I actually like the first photo with the hazy sun. It lends the photo a more hazy lazy feel.
    Interesting viewpoint, at first I thought it looked like a mistake with the hazy sun but it does give the feel of summer heat. Thanks
    john w
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    I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
    Edward Steichen

  • Hikin' MikeHikin' Mike Registered Users Posts: 5,467 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    Bracketing is great...kind of like shooting with a shotgun! Very nice feeling to this image. thumb.gif
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  • nikknikk Registered Users Posts: 29 Big grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    wow!! this is great shot. i would love to get a chance to try these scenes. i love the foggy effect..thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • 4labs4labs Registered Users Posts: 2,089 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    auraflora wrote:
    I actually like the first photo with the hazy sun. It lends the photo a more hazy lazy feel.


    Lovely shot.

    Michal
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    Lovely shots either way...
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