Pictures of a sunset over Lake Erie *PICS*

[Descartes]

I bought the XT a few weeks back (Dell 15% off + I think $95 off deal), and I've been so busy that I haven't really had a chance to take any pictures. I decided to cruise to the park and take some sunset pictures over Lake Erie. I'm just learning the camera, so I didn't really get to maximize the potential of the sunset. Anyway, the pictures aren't great, but I love this camera...

Just when the sun started to elongate. The exposure is off.
The sun has set.
Playing with the exposure a bit. I really like the way the water looks in this one.
A seriously underexposed picture of downtown Cleveland taken when walking back to my car.

That's all.

 

[SSP]

I see a witch on the second pic, left of the sun.

 

[MikeMike]

without actually reading that that last pic was cleveland it took me a while to make sure, but yup, towercity, and the BP building are in there.

i couldnt tell you where you were though, prolly one of the parks.

MIKE

 

[KarenMarie]

wow. that is gorgeous!

 

[Nomada]

Eerie. Surprised there's not an orange hue rising from that lake. J/K, got to love the Great Lakes huh? Is it Ohio that has Hang on Sloopy as the official State song?

 

[RedCOMET]

wow, nice looking pics.

 

[Miramonti]

I like #3.

 

[jjzelinski]

Thanks for the new desktop Very nice pictures, I especially enjoyed teh second one though.

 

[minendo]

Nice pics

 

[Descartes]

Thanks all! The water looks beautiful during a sunset, and sitting on the rocks with the cool breeze is great.

 

[paulip88]

Tip: If you're having trouble with picking the right exposure, shoot in RAW mode. That way you can adjust the exposure later... as many times as you want.

Tip2: You may actually want to take the shots underexposed. That should give you a bit more contrast.

GO BROWNS! (so sad...)

- Paul, fellow Digital XT owner from Cleveland

 

[Apathetic]

Great... Now I'm homesick... *sniff*

Seriously though, I really do miss the great lakes.

Dave

<-- Grew up on Lake Erie

 

[Mucho]

Very nice makes me want to go buy a Digital Rebel XT

 

[Cal166]

Sweeet Pixs

 

[Jassi]

Thanks OP, the 3rd pic is now settled on my desktop

 

[saxophonoia]

nice pics

 

[AdamSnow]

I should grab my camera and take a pic of the other side of the lake... hehe


Good job, they look amazing!

 

[MaxDSP]

excellent pics, Descartes

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: SSP
I see a witch on the second pic, left of the sun.

Don't call them witches, that is so politically incorrect. I like to use the term "Magically Inclined Person."

BTW: Nice pics!

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: RedCOMET
wow, nice looking pics.

 

[DBL]

Originally posted by: paulip88
Tip: If you're having trouble with picking the right exposure, shoot in RAW mode. That way you can adjust the exposure later... as many times as you want.

RAW helps with exposure but you still need to get close. You certainly can't adjust "as many times as you want" w/o degrading the quality of the picture. However, you can develop the picture twice, once for the highlights and once for the shadows and overlay them in Photoshop. If done properly, it can really bring out some nice detail

Tip2: You may actually want to take the shots underexposed. That should give you a bit more contrast.

That is completely wrong but a common mistake. With a DSLR, you do not want to under expose. If the histogram has room to the right, you want to increase your exposure. Under-exposure limits your dynamic range and causes increased noise. Not good.

 

[DBL]

Originally posted by: Descartes
I bought the XT a few weeks back (Dell 15% off + I think $95 off deal), and I've been so busy that I haven't really had a chance to take any pictures. I decided to cruise to the park and take some sunset pictures over Lake Erie. I'm just learning the camera, so I didn't really get to maximize the potential of the sunset. Anyway, the pictures aren't great, but I love this camera...
That's all.

What kind of post-processing did you do? Any sharpening? You can even out the exposure in Photoshop pretty easily.

 

[Acanthus]

The lake always looks great at sunrise/sunset because you cant tell the water is black/green until theres more light

Great pics, ive always wanted to go take pics of lake erie sunsets but im just too lazy ( i can see the lake from my window, its less than 1500 feet to shore).

 

[Quixfire]

Just when the sun started to elongate. The exposure is off.

This is my new wallpaper. Thanks for the nice shot.

 

[AnyMal]

:thumbsup: