Creating a Sun Star in your Photos

When you're standing in the woods and the sun is low and shining through trees, it's a great opportunity to practice photographing "sun stars".  Set your aperture to a small opening, say f22-32 and let the camera meter choose the shutter speed (use Aperture Priority Mode-AV).  And, of course, a tripod is essential for composition and to give you shutter speed freedom (SSF)!