Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Thanks!

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

You could try bracketing, then combine the shots via HDR.

hpucker99 Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

The color of the sun is white in space from the combination of a range of colors/wavelengths from red to violet. The color we see from the surface of the earth depends on the atmosphere.

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photobug.2

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goldstar46 Loc: Tampa, Fl

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Photo-Bug...

You asked the question: What is the proper way to photograph the sun to come out in its natural color.

For me, the "Natural Color" of the sun is "what you see" with your own eyes at the time you Click the image...... assuming you have proper color vision.

BUT, and that is a "Big But"... There are soooo many variables involved, you may NOT capture what you see

One must take into consideration, many variables besides the setting of your camera and your technique

The biggest "Flaw or Challenge" when shooting sunsets and sunrises is the "Dynamic Range" of your sensor... as every hogger know,,, It is said that the human eye can "See 22=24" stops of Dynamic Range and most high-end cameras today can record only up to 12 to 15,16 stops... The first question is: Does the scene which I am photographing come equal to or less than the ability of the dynamic range of the sensor ??

THEN, even if it does.... you as a photographer must have the skills to find the "Right Shutter Speed, F/stop and ISO" to hope that your "Capture" does fall within the same range as the scene you are shooting... i.e. Check the Histogram... one more factor which a vast majority of photographers do not take into consideration is that, once you deviate from ISO 100 and, continue to increase ISO for the picture that you're taking ~~ dynamic range goes down dramatically and again further impacts the image that you're able to capture.

The "Exception to the above" is if/when you might choose to do HDR Captures, with any number of images in the "high range' and the "low range" and the "composite" them into an HDR image... BUT, then you will be left at the Mersey of the "chosen software" which you use for HDR and the Capabilities of that software... Some do well and do are Not So Good...

One other factor which must be considered is the atmosphere pollution on and/or the cloud elements which might be on the horizon... Remember, everything between the scene and your camera lens... including all atmosphere conditions and air pollution is part of what you see and capture..

As for me... I have been doing digital sunsets or sunrises for years... and found that in most instances, although you can plan and calculate to a 'vast degree'... the resulting shot are pretty much a crapshoot... So, I try to come up with the "best calculated" numbers for speed, f/stop, and ISO... THEN, I do full and complete bracketing of 7 images and hope that I have collected enough data on the sensor to "develop" a good image in lightroom

One such image is listed here... taken with Canon R5 and EF 600MM using such a technique...

NOW ~ Disclaimer: YES, every Hogger has their own approach which works for them, and that is why Photography is a "Creative Art" and that is also... "OK"

PS: The Image which I am going to share is a download of mine from FB soooo.. It is not absolute High Res..

Hope this helps a little bit...... and I wish you all the best in your endeavors... Sunsets are such fun!!!

Cheers
George Veazey
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