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Anonymous   03-17-2005 at 12:53:56 AM

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What's the best way to setup a D70 for sunset photos, or is it just a matter
of experimenting? My old Sony had a sunset mode on it that worked every
time, exposing the sunset perfectly and letting the landscape just fall away
and go dark.

Thanks.

Sheldon
sheldon@sopris.net

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Anonymous   03-17-2005 at 04:36:42 AM
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"Sheldon" <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote in message
news:J-SdnbptvpPffqXfRVn-rg@comcast.com...
> What's the best way to setup a D70 for sunset photos, or is it just a
> matter of experimenting? My old Sony had a sunset mode on it that worked
> every time, exposing the sunset perfectly and letting the landscape just
> fall away and go dark.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sheldon
> sheldon@sopris.net
>
>

Have you considered simply bracketing your exposures and noting which combo
of f-stop and shutter works best?

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Anonymous   03-17-2005 at 11:43:33 PM
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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:53:56 -0700, in rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
"Sheldon" <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote:

>What's the best way to setup a D70 for sunset photos, or is it just a matter
>of experimenting? My old Sony had a sunset mode on it that worked every
>time, exposing the sunset perfectly and letting the landscape just fall away
>and go dark.

Start with A-mode, ~-2EV?
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Anonymous   03-18-2005 at 10:05:28 PM
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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:58:27 GMT, Owamanga <owamanga@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 05:50:38 -0000, Bubbabob
><rnorton@_remove_this_thuntek.net> wrote:
>
>>I didn't either until I trashed a couple of once-in-a-lifetime sunset shots
>>[...]
>
> Shoot RAW. [...]

At least for the once-in-a-lifetime shots.

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Anonymous   03-18-2005 at 10:07:09 PM
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>What's the best way to setup a D70 for sunset photos, or is it just a matter
>of experimenting? My old Sony had a sunset mode on it that worked every
>time, exposing the sunset perfectly and letting the landscape just fall away
>and go dark.

Well, with the digital camera, just keep trying until you see a good
exposure. (Use the histogram chart to see if the expore is really
good.) Start with "sunny 16" (a sunny scene gets properly exposed at
f/16 and a shutter speed roughly equal to the ISO), and work your way
down.

Or just put the camera on automatic and bracked widely.

-Joel

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Anonymous   03-18-2005 at 10:34:02 PM
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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:07:09 GMT, joel@exc.com (Dr. Joel M. Hoffman)
wrote:

>Or just put the camera on automatic and bracked widely.

More fun to bracket wildly, whilst making quiet 'weeee!' sounds.

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Anonymous   03-19-2005 at 02:18:47 AM
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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:01:33 -0700, in rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
"Sheldon" <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote:

>Very cool shots. :-) Are you saying that you left the white balance set to
>automatic for these shots? I realize I can shoot RAW and make the decision
>later, but I tend to shoot a lot in jpeg mode.

Yes, if you note the full path, the first two were taken with a "lowly" P&S
CP-990 which doesn't have a native raw mode. The D70 while taken in raw was
processed with the as shot auto WB. So if shot in jpg would be the same.
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See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at
http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Phot [...] index.html

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Stacey   03-19-2005 at 08:06:39 AM
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Sheldon wrote:

> What's the best way to setup a D70 for sunset photos, or is it just a
> matter
> of experimenting?

Shoot daylight WB, auto could destroy the warm colors of the lighting.

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Stacey

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