by Chris Peterson » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:33 am
ChiefChuckalucky wrote:Something in the camera or processing? No. I was a pro photographer for 20+ years, and this is NOT a camera trick.
The Sun gets smaller as it rises.
This is due to the amount of atmosphere and particles in the air that the light travels through.
It does not happen every sunrise or sunset, but I have seen HUGE Suns and Moons from time to time as they rise.
The Sun does not get smaller as it rises. It is never larger near the horizon- in fact, it is always smaller near the horizon, because it gets compressed vertically. Since you're a photographer, you can easily test this by taking some images over the course of a day and comparing them. It would be best to use a fixed focal length lens to avoid any instrumental errors possible with a zoom lens.
Interestingly, the Moon gets measurably larger when it is high in the sky, because it is closer to you. (The Sun is closer, too, but not enough so compared with its difference to be easily detected.)
When you see a huge Sun or Moon on the horizon, you are always seeing an optical illusion.
[quote="ChiefChuckalucky"]Something in the camera or processing? No. I was a pro photographer for 20+ years, and this is NOT a camera trick.
The Sun gets smaller as it rises.
This is due to the amount of atmosphere and particles in the air that the light travels through.
It does not happen every sunrise or sunset, but I have seen HUGE Suns and Moons from time to time as they rise.[/quote]
The Sun does not get smaller as it rises. It is never larger near the horizon- in fact, it is always smaller near the horizon, because it gets compressed vertically. Since you're a photographer, you can easily test this by taking some images over the course of a day and comparing them. It would be best to use a fixed focal length lens to avoid any instrumental errors possible with a zoom lens.
Interestingly, the Moon gets measurably larger when it is high in the sky, because it is closer to you. (The Sun is closer, too, but not enough so compared with its difference to be easily detected.)
When you see a huge Sun or Moon on the horizon, you are always seeing an optical illusion.