Colour banding

[DiViVa]

How do I prevent the bands in this type of digital shot taken with a Nikon D200 if my memory serves me right

[davesmith]

It's hard to assess on a low-res image, but increasing noise in the sky area of the image can help

[saratoga]

Is the banding evident on a high res file?...very nice image!

[TEITZY]

Exif says this is a D70s @ ISO200?

If you are talking about the halo effect caused by the sun then there is not much can you do about that. Maybe a GND filter might help smooth the transition and I suspect this would be less of an issue on the D200 due to its higher pixel density. Also shoot in RAW.

I like the shot btw

Cheers
Leigh

[DiViVa]

Opps it was the D70s must be showing my age