Howdy all,
I've received several PMs about how to get a nice star when shooting into the sun. I've experimented with this a lot this past year; you can see them on these photos of mine:
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(the last one is a different effect, but I liked it and wanted to show it off...)
Just point into the sun and shoot! Well, I have learned a few things beyond this:
-The smaller your aperture, the more pronounced the stars will be. These were all shot at f 8, the smallest my camera will go.
-Take all of your filters off and make sure your lens is super clean. The sunlight should go through only one piece of glass--your lens. Filters add weird lens abberations that can be attractive (usually in the form of hexes or octagons, depending on your shutter shape), but I usually don't want them.
-I usually underexpose--by a lot. This strange light really freaks out your camera; it just isn't smart enough.
-When composing, I've found that it's best when the sun is just barely peeping out from something. This keeps the lines (or rays) sharp and clear.
I hope that's helpful! Have fun!
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