 Banner for June 2007
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06/01/07 02:04 AM
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The photo used in the Collector Forums banner for this month is of Michigan City Indiana Pier Lighthouse by Mark Wagner.
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Re: Banner for June 2007
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06/01/07 02:38 AM
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MrsTLC
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Really like your picture Mark...  What's the secret to taking a picture directly into the sun? Mine never come out.
Ruthie
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Re: Banner for June 2007
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06/01/07 10:06 AM
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Lighthouse Loon
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Nice pic Mark. Great pick for a June banner, It's got that summer feel.
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Re: Banner for June 2007
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06/01/07 01:41 PM
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Originally posted by MrsTLC:
What's the secret to taking a picture directly into the sun? Mine never come out. 1. Automatic modes are always trying to 'balance' the bright and dark areas of the picture. When the bright sun is in the picture, the exposure is adjusted darker - maybe too dark. 2. Try allowing your camera to set the exposure mode by raising the view above the sun (no sun in the picture), gentle press part way down on the shooting button, then recomposing the image with the sun in the picture and press the shutter the rest of the way down 3. Look at your camera's various modes and see if there is a 'bracketing' function. Try shooting under that mode. (Usually takes 3 images with one push of the shutter button; one under exposed, one 'normal' and one over exposed.) 4. Your digital camera may have a 'sunset' mode. 5. Or shoot in a manual mode and stop the f-stop down or the shutter speed to a higher setting. With digital cameras, getting the right picture is easy with trial-and-error.
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Re: Banner for June 2007
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06/01/07 05:42 PM
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Bob Ott
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Not for me, John. Not for me.
But thank you for the guidlines.
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Re: Banner for June 2007
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06/01/07 06:58 PM
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bright eyes
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A fantastic picture! Thank you Mark! Summer is here! 
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Re: Banner for June 2007
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06/01/07 07:52 PM
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Really sharp! Makes me want to take a ROAD TRIP!! 
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Re: Banner for June 2007
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06/02/07 01:05 PM
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Mark Wagner
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Thanks for the kind words. John is correct on how it was metered, I just turned the camera to the side and metered with the sun out of the picture, looked at the settings and set them manually. That was also my very first try with a roll of slide film, taken with a camera that (now) seems like a camera from the stone age, A Canon AE1 program. Probably about 5-7 years ago.
Mark
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