Apr 8
Sky filter
The other day a friend of mine asked if I could take a look at his dSLR because it was having some exposure issues. We went outside to the parking lot and I took some test pictures of the sky because it was an easy and neutral subject. Suddenly this guy comes along and is well impressed by the prosumer camera and the 70-300mm zoom attached to it – never seen such, he says.
Umm, ok then.
So I point the camera at the sky again to take some more test shots. Unfazed by our lack of interest in his show of interest, he asks if I’m using a sky filter.
Sky filter? Umm… no. (He was speaking English so it really was “sky filter”, not skylight filter.)
Yes, well I just thought since…
Well, you know you don’t really need a sky filter for photographing the sky. In fact, you don’t need a skylight or UV filter at all – as a protection for the lens at most, but otherwise it’s not really much use.
Yes well ok… (guy fades in the background)
I turned to my friend in amazement and couldn’t stop myself from laughing. I know it’s very rude because the poor guy was probably still within hearing distance… but honestly…?
5 comments
Hmm..perhaps he was referring to ND Grad 0:-)
BTW, the sky looks awesome, did you use the Awesome (Av) mode while shooting
Come on, names, reveal the names… Speaking of the devil…I need to contact one dude with prosumer camera and 70-300 lens
I wouldn’t name names… but my original version of this post contained a lot of detail that made the whole story a lot funnier, I promise you this stripped version lost a whole lot of sting. Problem was that the original version was indicating the workplace and I was just simply afraid that even an implied reference to the company would get me in trouble! That’s why I hardly ever write anything about work in this blog anyway, just don’t want to risk slandering the company or the people who work there.
Does anyone know where the line goes? If I don’t name any names, is it ok to reference the workplace?
Rane – indeed Awesome mode!
The picture was taken in 2002 and I hadn’t dared to dial all the way to M yet. I even shot JPG instead of RAW, the old D30 was still very new in my hands back then.
But it was definitely a sunset to remember. It’s a whopping 7 years ago, but I haven’t seen a sunset that even comes close, it makes my heart ache…
yeah, some moments just pass by, never to occur again. I’m sending this from my cell, hope this works..