How to take sunrise pics

[keen9a]

Originally Posted by Marc DeGirolamo

I have a Canon XTI and have shot sunrise/sunset but get these ghost reflections in the picture. I noticed that Pete had the same in a few of his sunrise shots.....How can I get rid of these...or better yet why do they appear in the first place ????

Using a lens hood can help with the flair, and this is one area where high end lenses really help. They generally have coatings to minimize the internal reflections that cause flair. Also, avoid cheap filters as they can make flair really bad.

Besides equipment, the angle of the lens to the sun is about the only control you have, but that limits the framing of the shot.

[groucho]

Originally Posted by petehowell

Can you work similar magic to get my 14 year olds in line?!

Ummmm, nope. I could probably erase some zits in their photos, but that's about all the talent I have.

[Marc DeGirolamo]

Lens flair.....good information...thanks.

[petehowell]

The fires out west are giving me some pretty colors to learn on.... Still working of composition:







We'll try some more sunrise air to air in the morning.

[petehowell]

Very Nice!

[pauldan181]

Cruising at 5500 ft. over northern Minnesota...




I decided to dig out my cheap camera and see what happens. I really need to get an autopilot and a better camera for times like this!

Paul Danclovic
Carver MN
RV-8A

[Jim P]

I'm just figuring out the photo clean-up thing myself and a buddy of mine forwarded this link: http://www.projectwoman.com/2009/02/photoshop-fixing-photos-shot-from.html

If you're so inclined you can download GIMP from gimp.org, which is a fairly decent open source app, akin to Photoshop, but with a much better price! I took the photo of Mt. Si outside of Seattle as the sun was headign down. The bottom photo has been corrected a little and I've been able to reduce some of the haze, but I'm still on the steep part of the learning curve.

[n5lp]

I took this one the other day flying home from Big Bend Ranch. I like the cloud reflections on the wing.