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Sun Rays -- how can I get them in my pictures?
Feb 4, 2017 22:03:35 #
rmalarz wrote:
At this point in the discussion, I think the OP should clarify whether the subject is capturing starburst rays or crepuscular rays.
--Bob
--Bob
For those to lazy to Google it....
"Crepuscular Rays. Sun rays, also called crepuscular rays, streaming through gaps in clouds are parallel columns of sunlit air separated by darker cloud shadowed regions."
Feb 4, 2017 22:22:24 #
jdmarks64 wrote:
I've always been intrigued by photos showing light rays streaming through trees or clouds or whatever. In a lot of instances, the light streams are more pronounced than anything I've ever seen in nature. So, are such effects the results of careful planning and set-up? Or do they happen in post-production? Or is luck involved? Or, as I suspect, is it some combination of all three? Any tips or enlightenment (no pun intended) will be mucho appreciated. Thanks. John Marks
Sony has a Playmemories App - 'Lightshaft' that will create light rays, sunbursts, moon beams etc in camera.
https://www.playmemoriescameraapps.com/portal/usbdetail.php?eid=IS9104-NPIA09014_00-000005
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Feb 5, 2017 00:03:47 #
Hey everyone: Thanks for all your inputs! The advice regarding how to compose the shot and set the f-stop is very useful. I checked out the proffered links for Photoshopping sun rays-- there's a wealth of good information there (as with most PS techniques, there are a lot of different ways to achieve a desired effect). John Marks
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Feb 5, 2017 00:52:12 #
jdmarks64 wrote:
I've always been intrigued by photos showing light rays streaming through trees or clouds or whatever. In a lot of instances, the light streams are more pronounced than anything I've ever seen in nature. So, are such effects the results of careful planning and set-up? Or do they happen in post-production? Or is luck involved? Or, as I suspect, is it some combination of all three? Any tips or enlightenment (no pun intended) will be mucho appreciated. Thanks. John Marks
This photo was taken in April, 1946, in Occupied Germany, 70 years ago. The soldier in the photo was walking with me as we passed by some junked Nazi aircraft, when I spotted the sun rays beginning to develop. I asked my companion to climb on top of the overturned plane and made an exposure, Then the rays vanished. I used a medium yellow filter, Kodak Super XX film, and a handheld GE lightmeter. Obviously I was shooting toward the setting sun, which was not yet below the horizon, but the sun was hidden behind the plane. I don't know if any of this helps you, but that's how I captured a nice set of sun rays.
Feb 5, 2017 04:29:27 #
Mary Kate,
I have one of those from Rome at the Pantheon. I didn't see it until I took the pic!!
I have one of those from Rome at the Pantheon. I didn't see it until I took the pic!!
Feb 5, 2017 06:42:33 #
I don't know how I got this but I did. I was using a SONY DSC-S980 camera on manual mode. I guess I was just in the right place at the right time.Thought I'd share with you.
Feb 5, 2017 13:27:16 #
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Feb 5, 2017 14:09:16 #
I got one of my all-time favorite photos (with the sun rays) at just the right moment. It was in the summer of 1973 and was taken inside St. Peters (The Vatican), taken with my Minolta Hi-Matic 7 rangefinder. The photo is a scan from my slide. I suspect that the rays are visible due to smoke from candles in St. Peters.
Feb 11, 2017 07:35:00 #
John
Attached are two images I posted some time ago.
The first one is "as shot". The second one, using Photoshop, I added some sun-rays.
Google "Adding sun-rays in Photoshop" for details on how to do it.
Roger
Attached are two images I posted some time ago.
The first one is "as shot". The second one, using Photoshop, I added some sun-rays.
Google "Adding sun-rays in Photoshop" for details on how to do it.
Roger
Feb 11, 2017 23:13:58 #
Thanks Roger, Nice effect! Using some of the links posted above (including the one you suggested), I've been doing some photoshopping myself to achieve sunray effects on some of my previous photos. I'm happy with the results, but am going to keep experimenting to become more proficient. I have to say that UHH really came through for me on this one. John
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