Rainbow

[spider]

Just got a Canon RebelXT a few days ago, and am still on a pretty steep learning curve. (Been using the S1 IS for about six months.) Saw a rainbow yesterday evening - very low light situation, but gave it a try. Would appreciate suggestions for improvement.

Thanks,

George

File Name
IMG_0093.JPG
Camera Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time
7/17/2005 9:10:52 PM
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/800
Av( Aperture Value )
5.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
800
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
41.0mm
Image Size
3456x2304
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
Manual focusing
Parameters Settings
Contrast Mid. High
Sharpness Mid. High
Color saturation Mid. High
Color tone 0
Color Space
sRGB
Noise Reduction
Off
File Size
3688KB
Drive Mode
Single-frame shooting

[Andy]

:wave welcome to dgrin, george :D and congrats on your new camera. the rainbow is very faint, and there's not much of interest in this photo at all. sorry, but we tell it like it is in this forum with no bull :D anyhow, next time, look for something interesting to include in the shot, the leaves are a good attempt at framing but just don't cut the mustard imo.

cheers

[spider]

:wave welcome to dgrin, george :D and congrats on your new camera. the rainbow is very faint, and there's not much of interest in this photo at all. sorry, but we tell it like it is in this forum with no bull :D anyhow, next time, look for something interesting to include in the shot, the leaves are a good attempt at framing but just don't cut the mustard imo.

cheers
Andy, thanks for the comments. In retrospect I probably wouldn't posted that picture, except for the fact it was on the first "roll" I shot with my new RebelXT.

:dunno

[Netgarden]

I think I got what you meant, in addition to the "no other interest in the photo". I've struggled with this before, the trees are blurred and the rainbow is washed out. Yep, have quite a few of them myself. I think I enhanced the colors in PSP so the rainbow at least looked as colorful as it really was.

Rainbows usually come late in the afternoon, so you almost need a tripod, which I NEVER have on me, lolol. Does the XT have ADep? I wonder if that would help? Or a higher aperture, clearer trees, longer exposure for color saturation.:dunno

I tried the same thing with a sunset with trees surrounding it the other day. Not enough, needing a third subject, or at least prettier trees. And most the shots the trees were blurred which didnt look good. Still learning too!


Andy, thanks for the comments. In retrospect I probably wouldn't posted that picture, except for the fact it was on the first "roll" I shot with my new RebelXT.

:dunno

[wxwax]

Rainbows are hard. :nod Difficult to get saturated and intense. And I reckon it's easy to get target fixation: one is so keen to get the rainbow that one forgets about making a composition that is pleasing.