How can a SLR camera shoot a beautiful sunrise and sunset?

Many novices will feel beautiful when they see the dazzling stars in some photos, and they also hope to take some similar photos. Note that the camera shoots directly at the sun, which is easy to damage the photosensitive element of the camera. External light will converge on the photosensitive element after entering the camera. When shooting at the sun, the sunlight will converge on the photosensitive element through the lens of the lens, and its intensity can even ignite paper and wood. The photosensitive element of electronic equipment is easy to burn out at such a high temperature. The process of camera imaging is basically the process of ambient light converging on the photosensitive element, which is easy to be damaged when the light is strong.

In view of this, photographers are often very careful when taking photos containing the sun, and usually use a very small aperture and a very high shutter speed. This exposure combination will reduce the amount of light entering the camera and prevent the light from converging to produce high temperature and burn out the photosensitive element. At noon during the day, if you want to take a photo with the sun, it may not be enough to use only a small aperture and a high-speed shutter. It is also necessary to install a medium gray filter in front of the lens to prevent the light entering the lens from being too strong. Of course, this is mainly aimed at situations where it is necessary to aim at the sun repeatedly or for a long time. In the morning and evening, the light of the sun is not very strong, so if you don't need to shoot the sun for a long time, it will generally not damage the photosensitive element of the camera.

2. Aperture f/ 1 1, shutter 1/4s, focal length 85mm, sensitivity ISO? 50, when the sun is close to the horizon, the light intensity should not be too high, and it is still within the shooting range. At this time, the color and tone of the picture are the most beautiful.

3. How to choose the shooting point of sunrise and sunset?

At sunrise and sunset, the sun is close to the horizon, so the photographer must choose an unobstructed shooting point to get a clean and clear picture, otherwise the hills and trees near the shooting point will block the shooting angle. In general, there are two requirements for shooting sunrise and sunset: one is to choose a higher position, such as the top of the mountain, slope, roof, etc. , in order to avoid trees and buildings. Secondly, the shooting point is surrounded by a large open area, and it is more ideal to have rivers, lakes and other waters, because the reflection of the water surface can enrich the tone level of the picture. If there is no intermediate scene such as water surface, you can find some trees to reconcile and enrich the picture content.

4. Aperture f/8, shutter115s, focal length 28mm, sensitivity ISO? 50, the scene is too clean and open, and the picture will appear monotonous. This picture takes a cluster of shrubs as the middle scene, which enriches the content and tone level of the picture without seriously blocking the sun.

5. Color control skills at sunrise and sunset

Before and after sunrise, the color of sunlight changes very rapidly, from slightly white to red, red and yellow. Before and after sunset, the color changes of sunlight are yellowish, red, blue purple and blue.

In the process of shooting, we can use the adjustment of the white balance and color temperature of the camera to strengthen the colors in different links, so that the colors are more intense, thus rendering the atmosphere of the picture. The change rule of color temperature control color is as follows: if the color temperature is set higher than the actual color temperature, the photo will be reddish; If the set color temperature is lower than the actual color temperature, the photo will be blue. For example, after the sun jumps over the horizon, the light turns red, and the real color temperature at this time may be around 4500K K. What if it is set to 6000K? If you shoot at the left and right color temperatures, the red color of the picture will be stronger.

6. Aperture f/5, shutter1100s, focal length 18mm, and sensitivity ISO? 100, set of 4500K? Picture effect of left and right color temperature shooting. Setting a color temperature slightly lower than the actual color temperature can get a colder picture color than the actual scene, giving people unique visual feelings and psychological hints.

7. Aperture f/8, shutter115s, focal length 43mm, sensitivity ISO? 50, setting a higher color temperature than the actual scene will make the sunrise or sunset picture warmer and more colorful. The color temperature of the real scene is about 5000K K k.

8. Using a medium gray gradient lens can give you a perfect picture.

Clean air can make the picture transparent and beautiful, but it also means that the appearance of the sun will increase the contrast between light and shade of the environment. Specifically, the sky with the sun is very bright, while the scenery on the ground is relatively dark. Cameras are often not so tolerant and can take care of both the sky and the ground. If the sky is exposed normally, then the ground will be underexposed; When the ground brightness is normal, the sky will be overexposed. Using a medium gray gradient filter, the light in the sky is blocked by dark areas, while the light on the ground is not affected by bright areas, so that the light is coordinated and the exposure is more uniform. That is to say, the exposure of the ground and the sky is reasonable, and both can show more details.