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RS - 14 May 2005 01:45 GMT
Does anyone know of any Digital SLR photographing tips for taking photos of
landscapes(usually includes the sea) mostly?

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Gregory Blank - 14 May 2005 04:05 GMT
> Does anyone know of any Digital SLR photographing tips for taking photos of
> landscapes(usually includes the sea) mostly?
>
> RS

I hate to make waves but,....using a digital camera works rather well.

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Mick Brown - 15 May 2005 01:03 GMT
> Does anyone know of any Digital SLR photographing tips for taking
> photos of landscapes(usually includes the sea) mostly?
>
> RS

You need a lot more information here, like what type of camera?  Is it a
p&s or an SLR etc etc...

I have shot some landscapes including the sea with a D70 and I shoot
exactly the same way I would shoot film, same rules apply.

Here are a few
http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=286899

The sunset ones were done with film not digital

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Al Denelsbeck - 15 May 2005 06:26 GMT
> Does anyone know of any Digital SLR photographing tips for taking
> photos of landscapes(usually includes the sea) mostly?

       The only thing I can think of that would make a DSLR differ from a
film SLR would be color-fringing off of strong highlights, i.e., purple
edges on the sunlight sparkles from the water. And I'm not even sure how
many DSLRs have that tendency.

       Otherwise, most landscape/seascape tips would apply. Sun at your back
as often as possible - keeps the sky darker and the ground/sea brighter, so
there isn't a huge difference in light levels between them that can bleach
your sky white or make the ground too dark. Meter carefully - sunlight off
the water can throw the automatic exposure off easily. Low humidity
conditions for blue skies, high clouds for sunrise/sunset shots.

       Or do a websearch, because there's lots of other tips out there.

       Good luck!

    - Al.

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JPS@no.komm - 15 May 2005 13:52 GMT
>The only thing I can think of that would make a DSLR differ from a
>film SLR would be color-fringing off of strong highlights, i.e., purple
>edges on the sunlight sparkles from the water. And I'm not even sure how
>many DSLRs have that tendency.

All bayer digitals should be able to do it; it's just a question of at
what level of exposure it begins to happen.  For any well-designed
camera, blooming shouldn't begin until the exposure level reaches
somewhat above the maximum RAW level.  If this is not so, then the
dynamic range of the lowest ISO is compromised.

The easiest way to avoid blooming is to *not* use the lowest ISO the
camera offers.  If the lowest ISO is 100, then you might want to shoot
at ISO 200 (there is very little difference in image quality between ISO
100 and 200 on most DLSRs)  If you know the camera and how its RAW data
works, then you might be able to use ISO 100 and maximize exposure
without getting the fringing.  That, however could cause you to
under-expose and get more posterization in the shadows, and noise.

Another solution is to put filters on the camera that make the effective
white balance of the camera "sunlight"  This will allow blooming, but it
will have no color cast, so it will look similar to the way it does in
film.  The natural color balance of my two Canons is for a magenta
filter.  With a transparent magenta sheet of plastic over my 550EX
flash, a white object has RAW values within 10% of each other for the
three color channels.

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