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This is breaking rules ..lol i know people that wont dare point their camera into the sun...lol when you're warned it means: done leave it pointed there dummy! warnings are for complete idiots in most cases.
F20
1/2500 sec
ISO 800
120mm (with a 300mm)
heres the trick to a shot like this...
meter "spot"
As you can see from the values i reduce the light coming into the camera as least as possible...in and out fast! Spot meter off the sun telling the camera that the bright light was the average over all light.(darkens the rest) you can see from the postion of the sun that there was plenty of light outside still so for it to look dark out? was just explained. this is a great option to get silhouette shots. think of it in terms of the opposite with lighting conditions? poor lighting. and...spot will become very useful. people under estimate the metering selections, pass them up altogether. its the first thing i evaluate before i take a shot...whats the lighting conditions out, or inside to the effect i want? or you can bury yourself in software for hours to make the shot...not into it! let the camera do the most for you. thats why they give you that flexibility in a DSLR, use it! for 4 yrs i been pointing that canon body into the sun and it works just fine...lol but do whats right for you. your missing out on a lot of great shots, in Raw metering is not an option to change
Software: a layer of blur and a little vignette to draw your attention to the sun and the boat...and if you look close enough? thats not one boat! theres two there, the sail boat is in front..lol its all about illusions :)
Chris, rules, as described by you in your narrative and e.g. the 'rules of third' are an advice to me in order to achieve a better image.
By some (?) people they are treated like a dogma, so limiting the artistic freedom of the photographer.
Your splendid capture might 'violate' the rules, but I can't image that it could be taken any better.
If this will your entry for the current contest, wish you Good Luck with it!