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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Burst of Sunlight....

My friend and mentor Steve taught me this technique.   Set your f stop to 22 and focus on the sun through a tree branch or other object.   The result is a really neat burst of sunlight!  Please check out his blog and flickr page - you will not be disappointed! 


Pretty cool, huh?   The blue sky was really vivid, so I am using this as my Midweek Blues submission.

Hope you are having a great week!

xoxo,
SouthernSass

23 comments:

  1. I'm writing that down - I love this sunburst!

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  2. Great job! I love using that technique too.

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  3. that's really pretty
    I love the bit of pink in the burst

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  4. Wow that sunburst is amazing. Stunning shot!

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  5. I've never heard this before, and cannot wait to try it. Thank you for sharing this. Your photograph is just beautiful!!

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  6. Very cool! I always seem to get a better blue sky when the sun is behind me, but you got a gorgeous blue while looking into the sun!

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  7. this is beautiful. This reminds me of the first time I tried to meter off of the sun for a silhouette--I literally sun blinded myself!

    A perfect sun flare!

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  8. I am going to try that! So beautiful.

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  9. Amazing, I can't wait to try it. That is so cool!

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  10. Yes it is! And we finally have the sun back for a while. I'm going to give it a try.

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  11. Wow...the rays of light are stunning...what a great image Kim!!

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  12. Beautiful capture! Thanks for the tip too. One question...did you also edit this shot or is this SOOC?

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  13. Thank you guys!

    @CM - yes, I used Pioneer Woman's sharpen and define and boost action to zoom up the color. That is all that I did to the photo, other than cropping. :)

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  14. And just so you know - the actions enhanced everything but the sunburst - that is true camera action that anyone can do!

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  15. Like a bright starburst of hope in the sky! Beautiful photo!

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  16. Great burst set against that beautiful blue!

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  17. Awesome starburst!!! And I love the little spec of rainbow, too! :)

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  18. This is just beautiful, and I am so jealous - I cannot do this! I've tried the f/22 setting and I just can't get it right. But, you've inspired me to keep trying.

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  19. I must try this, I usually go for around f2, never tried this.

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  20. This is a great tip. I'm bookmarking your post so that I can link back to it if I post a picture of my sunburst. The only problem at this time of year is that the sun hasn't been around much recently here in Scotland.

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  21. Looks great Kim

    Steve

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