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Published: 2011-04-07 03:14:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 1284; Favourites: 82; Downloads: 0
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Wheatgrass at sunset in a field near Seguin, Texas. Comments welcome.Many thanks to *aL-baum . This shot was inspired by
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awesome. I love how you can almost feel the heat coming from this photo 
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*scorpiandoll on behalf of #SkyAndNatureClub
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haha Nevma - you so crazy! love you!
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Now this inspires me! What setting did you use when you took this?
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I was manually focusing, using a 100mm Macro lens and ISO 100. Because I was concentrating on focusing, I had the camera set to Program exposure for this shot, so the camera selected 1/500 at f7.1. Also, had a ND filter mounted to cut the amount of light. Plus a little luck.
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oy! that is a lot to focus on! Did you know what you had to set it on, or was is just a lucky guess, or trial and error? I have so much to learn! eeek!
I'm going to try to manual focus tomorrow.
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Well, I knew that with focusing at the sun, the autofocus wouldn't work well. Also, I had to work quickly, since looking at the sun through a camera lens is never a good idea. Ever. I wanted little granularity in the image, so I set it to 100 ISO. After that I trusted the camera with the exposure settings. And got lucky.
Here's one of the better websites I've found in explaining some of this stuff: [link]
Good luck with manual focusing. It's hard, because most modern cameras assume you'll be using autofocus modes. As a result, their focusing screens are optimized for letting the most light through, rather than giving you visual cues for whether or not the image will be in focus once you snap the shutter. You may or may not be able to change out the focusing screen on your camera, but in any event, if you want to practice, choose subjects that are well lit. When I'm manually focusing, I'll usually use a technique where I first get the image to as close to focus as I can, and then turn the focusing ring first in one direction, and then the other, just until I can see the image go out of focus both ways. Then I'll put it back in the middle of those two points and rely on the depth of field of the lens to get what I want in focus. Good luck.
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I'm gonna need lots of luck! Thanks for your help.
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Pretty, love the golden glow and the near abstraction of this photo.
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Thanks. I tried it in black and white as well, but it just went flat without the color.
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Oh the gold against the dark is gorgeous.
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