Comet McNaught Photography?
The comet is visible above the horizon just after sunset, so the sky is still bright. Does anyone have suggestions on which apperture and speed settings for my camera? I want to catch the comet without having the sky overexposed.
2007-01-10 06:28:57 · 2 answers · asked by mansfield2687 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
If you are using digital, just use your spotmeter and bracket like crazy. It's free. If you are using film, do the same and accept that you are going to go through a whole roll of ISO 400 film. This might be your once in a lifetime photo of a comet, right? It is so unusual to see one with the sky still a little blue.
I have quite a few pictures of Venus at or near sunset that were just exposed using both averaging and spot metering. If you get the sky right, the brighter objects will probably be quite visible. I mean, there's not going to be a whole lot of detail in the comet no matter what you do, right?
2007-01-10 15:44:54 · answer #1 · answered by Jess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will should use the camera on a tripod to prevent any movement from showing up,with a shutter speed of about 1/8 sec at f-5.6 with ASA 200 as a starting point. Try bracketing your exposures using different focal length lens
2007-01-14 11:18:17 · answer #2 · answered by comethunter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋