Digital Camera - Ken Gilbert
Digital Camera - Ken Gilbert
Digital Camera - Ken Gilbert
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Taken slow<br />
Alisdair took this image with a<br />
slow exposure (20 secs at f/6.3).<br />
A tripod was essential to keep<br />
everything sharp while capturing<br />
pleasing movement in both the<br />
clouds and water.<br />
Minimal colour palette<br />
Alisdair’s been clever with<br />
the colour balance. The shot’s<br />
muted colour palette is<br />
restricted by the scene, but it’s<br />
further enhanced by his skilful<br />
white balance selection.<br />
D-SLRCAMERASKILLS<br />
Superb lighting<br />
Rather than risking an ‘unreal’<br />
flash effect, Alisdair chose to<br />
use ambient lighting instead.<br />
He wisely kept his SLR’s ISO<br />
(light sensitivity) set to 100,<br />
which ensured minimum noise.<br />
EXPERT TIP<br />
“To get a similar effect in<br />
your own shots, set your<br />
camera to Evaluative<br />
metering, then use a<br />
NeutralDensity 0.6<br />
graduatedfilter to drop<br />
thesky exposure by<br />
twostops.Thiswilldraw<br />
out the cloud detail and<br />
increase theintensity<br />
of colours in the sky.”<br />
Ali Jennings, digital editor<br />
<strong>Digital</strong><strong>Camera</strong> July2010<br />
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