"Ahhhhhh that sunset is beautiful.... Hey go stand there while I snap a pic with you with the sunset as background!!" (Ok now your imagination is going to kick in) Man appears out of nowhere... "What do you think you are doing John?" John rather surprised, "Ummm taking a picture." "We don't take pictures of the sun without the proper filters.... here are a few tips to get it right and remember, I'm watching you!"
It is so true. Taking quick snapshots of the sun at any time of day is harmful to your camera. The camera has a photosensitive sensor which "copies" the light into a photograph... Much like our eyes. Imagine if someone took a industrial rugby match spotlight at shines it in your eyes in the middle of the night.... Yes that bad. I bet your wife, husband, mom or dad won't be impressed to see your new SLR not working anymore... These days a service for your camera costs twice that of a car.
So what now?... Well, luckily there is a very cheap, yet simple-to-use method instead of investing in a UV filter. My mom has thousands of sunglasses laying around. Go to the local "1$" shop and by a moth eye sun glass. Remove the lens (by force or screwdriver.... Force is much more fun) and when taking the picture, simply place the lens in front of the camera lens. SNAP. The weird dude won't appear and tell you to keep it real.... Here is an example or a photo taken by this technique. You see?? Beautiful pictures, cheap filters, fantastic results! Have fun and please... Snap responsibly!!
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