Since we are all still having to social distance and in Delaware the beaches are still closed, I have to make due with what I can, so I knew the skies should be clearing, and the overlook to view the ocean is open, so I got there an hour before sunrise, scoped a few angles out and watched as almost all the clouds cleared before the sunrise, and the waves just calmed right down.... so the sun had been up a little while and I have heard many times that you shouldn't shoot directly into the sun, but hey - why not? I stepped it down and as I had my Sigma telephoto 50mm to 500mm, I pulled it back in to 50mm to capture the sun and one lonely cloud. I have lightened it up and adjusted the white balance.
As always, I am open to comments, questions and critics, especially tips for shooting into the sun. do I leave the warm oranges and reds, or opt for a cooler blue? (for this one, I went with the cooler blue tones in the white balance) what about the sun halo?
Pentax K3ii
Taken 4/25/200 at 6:24 am
F/5.6
1/4000 sec
ISO 100
Focal length 50mm
Nice to see the beach, haha. Simple shot (that's a good thing), I like it. I guess if my suggestions mean anything, I think personally I'd go for a little warmer tones, but that's probably personal preference.
yeah, I have several others very similar with the warm tones of the sunrise, sadly there were not a lot of spots on the overlook, and by the time the sun was up, there were several other families watching the sunrise so I stayed in my corner. Social distancing, sure makes things more of a challenge. By shifting the camera and zooming in I got this shot.
Pentax K3ii taken 4/25/2020 at 6:17
F/7.1
1/30
ISO 100
Focal lenght 240mm (Sigma 50mm - 500mm)
You got the decisive moment there. I like it.
Shooting into the sun causes the sun to blow out unless you take a very underexposed shot for the sun and then another properly exposed shot for the landscape (on a tripod, of course) and then combine them. What I like to do is get a shot just before the sun rises when there is some red on the horizon or as the sun is just peeping out from the horizon. I'll generally use a graduated filter too to try to bring the sky down to the level of the sea or landscape. Another thing I sometimes do is find an object like a tree or building to party block the sun, so I get a sun star but not a blown out sun. A cloud can also work, as you have here. For my taste, the purple is too intense. I prefer warmer tones, but that's personal.
thanks, yeah, I was trying different white balances during post processing