iNoob28 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

thank you ! this taught me a lot. using a Canon 1000D =)

cameralabs (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yep, that should work fine, although ultimately you may still want to adjust the compensation to get the desired result. It's not always about accurate metering with sunsets, but achieving the colours that you're after...

maltijien (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hey Gordon.Could I take a direct meter reading from the sky itself rather then fiddling around the camera exposure settings?Thankskeep them vids coming ;)

itindall (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

wow that was quick!! thanks very much, i'll check that out.Keep up the good work :)

cameralabs (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hi there - there's several threads about aviation photography in the cameralabs . com forums - try the action and sports section first! Also check out our tutorial on blurring action at dslrtips . com...

itindall (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hey, im not sure you can reply to this Gordon or indeed if this is the place to ask but I recently bought an EOS 450d and im having alot of fun with it, but im going to an airshow next weekend and want to get some good shots of the planes etc. What setting would you recommend I use to get the photos? I am new to DSLR photography so your videos are a huge help on YouTube and so is your website,kind regards.

madelyn11191 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This helps so much! Thank you!

cameralabs (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Good tip - the white balance certainly can greatly affect the result. An ideal solution is to shoot in RAW, because the software which converts them lets you adjust the white balance after the event.

cayn2m (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think a more valuable tip is to have a correct white balance while shooting a sunset. It can change dramatically look and feel of the photo.

Lilkiwiguy87 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hm, I didn't say it's from a bad lens. Just a bad vignetting. :)Vignetting usually occurs on very few lenses at wide open (F/0.72 to F/4) and it usually disappears when it is stopped down to F/8 (for DX D-SLR's) or F/16 (for FX D-SLR's). It also occurs when the lens used a thick glass filters.VIgnetting rarely bothers me because we usually crop images for printing where vignetting doesn't appear on prints.