“Sunburst” Cedar Park, 2019
I love taking cloud/sun/sky photos, and my Fujifilm X100T makes it a breeze! In fact, any camera with an electronic viewfinder (EVF) can help because you won’t be looking directly at the sun, which not only is safe for your eyes, but the live-view allows you to can make exposure adjustments and see what the photo will look like even before you press the shutter button. Compared to my old DSLR and film cameras, using live-view feels like a bit of time-travel.
For today’s photo, these are the pertinent settings:
- Circular Polarizer – Main effect here is the lens flare and used as an ND filter. I don’t think the polarizing effect was strong because of the angle.
- F/16 – Stopped-down aperture gives a pronounced sunburst effect.
- -1 Exposure Compensation – To keep the highlights from getting blown out.
- Lightroom Preset – Basic color adjustments, bringing down the highlights, and adding a little grain.
I hope you had a good day!
またね～
