Pictures With My Camera and New Lens - Ducati.ms

Bill_Anderson · Aug 7th, 2011, 2:04 pm

Some sunset photos with my new (to me) 5D Mark II Canon U.S.A. : Consumer & Home Office : EOS 5D Mark II

and brand new 24-105 f/4L zoom. Canon U.S.A. : Consumer & Home Office : EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

Canon's 28-300 zoom would be much better for composing the shots in the field; but for the extra #1,500 over the price of the 24-105 zoom, I can reach for the 7D/100-400 zoom or crop at home on the computer, which is what I did in several of the shots.
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consum..._5_5_6l_is_usm

Some of the shots were taken with a circular polarized filter, which produced lens flare and a circle around the sun. I am still trying to come up with a technique which will darken the setting sun without rendering everthing else too dark and eliminate lens flare.

SlowBoyRacing · Aug 7th, 2011, 3:37 pm

A good way to do that is to use slide in filters.

A graduated filter will do exactly what you are asking for.

DuckMan · Aug 7th, 2011, 6:32 pm

And you can also do it in photoshop.

DuckMan · Aug 7th, 2011, 6:34 pm

Those are nice bill. The ones with the birds in them make it interesting and not just another pretty sunset. Very nice!

Bill_Anderson · Aug 7th, 2011, 7:17 pm

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Originally Posted by DuckMan

Those are nice bill. The ones with the birds in them make it interesting and not just another pretty sunset. Very nice!

I try to include birds, trains, or boats (sometimes all three) in the photos so they don't all start to look alike.

SlowBoyRacing · Aug 9th, 2011, 11:27 am

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Originally Posted by DuckMan

And you can also do it in photoshop.

You can do it in photoshop for sure, but the detail in the sky isn't always there because of the overexposure on the original photograph.

Bill_Anderson · Aug 10th, 2011, 2:46 am

I don't do Photoshop. I prefer creating the photo in the field with the camera and lens as opposed to creating it at home with the computer and software.

I have nothing against those who do use Photoshop, it is just a difference in photo-philosophies.

Bill_Anderson · Aug 10th, 2011, 2:47 am

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Originally Posted by SlowBoyRacing

A good way to do that is to use slide in filters.

A graduated filter will do exactly what you are asking for.

Those might be the ticket. Do you know of a good brand that I can research on the internet?

**scott** · Aug 10th, 2011, 2:57 am

One brand I like is Tiffen:
55MM DIGITAL HT GRAD ND 0.6

Bill_Anderson · Aug 10th, 2011, 3:17 am

Thanks Scott. I'll check into those.