March 6th, 2010

What's this I see out the window . . . blue skies? Feels like forever since I've seen a clear blue sky. And even better? It's supposed to hit 50 degrees this afternoon! Dare I hope spring is on its way . . . ah, what a warming thought!

The trick to getting a nice bright sun flair in your shot is to close your aperture to a nice high number. For this shot, I went all the way to f/22 and shot at 1/500th of a second. My ISO is down to the lowest my camera will go, 100. The down side to shooting blue ski is this - nothing will show off your sensor dust better than a nice blue sky. So unless you keep your sensor nice and clear, be prepared to do a little spot removal!