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Not Another Sunset

by T Stone April 27, 2018 No Comments

Sunset in Negril, Jamaica

Not Another Sunset

Wherever you are in the world there is nothing more beautiful than a sunset. When you look at the Sun going down you will see the changes in colours which are quite relaxing.  Sunrise is as pleasing as a sunset. DO NOT look into the Sun!  You can damage your eyes. Use a camera with a display or electronic view finder (EVF).

Looking at the Sunset through a hammock, Negril, Jamaica

A sunset is a sunset!  How you capture it is what is important.  How you present it is what is important.  You have to decide on the composition of the image, the ISO, white balance, final look (mono, vibrant, emphasize the gold).  You can also decide if you want to capture a HDR series or RAW images.  In your search engine look up Higher Dynamic Range and Camera Raw.

An HDR merged image presented in monochrome,  Crab/Lobster cage, Negril , Jamaica

The most important thing to find out is what time the sun goes down.  Go to the location where you want to capture the sunset one hour before it goes down.  Take 15 minutes to decide where you would like to take pictures of the sunset.  Composition is important.  Decide on what you want in the foreground.  The last 45 minutes allows you to check your settings and examine the different colours or shades of gold/yellow that you will experience whilst taking pictures.

Enjoying a drink, enjoying the Sunset , Negril, Jamaica

Use your imagination and be creative.  There are so many different images you can take of the sun whilst it is going down.  There is also processing that you can do on a computer to the images once it is captured.

You do not have to be any place exotic to capture a sunset. If you have a window facing a sunset you can capture good images.

Sunset through my Living Room Window, Tottenham, England

Sunset through my Living Room Window, Tottenham, England

Including landmarks allows people to see what they can make out from the silhouettes.  Deeper investigation of your images will follow.

The View from the Pegasus Hotel of the Sunset over the Kingston Wharves, Kingston, Jamaica

Sunset over the Post Office Tower from Tower Bridge, London, England

Sunset over roof tops, Tottenham, England

Sunset over Negril, lets catch a fish

Sunrise over Negril, No sunrise no sunset

When I started capturing images off sunsets and sunrises I only included the Sun.  Nice but… My recent images of the Sun now include contents in the foreground and activity.  The composition of an image adds impact which will make it stand out for positive or negative (constructive) criticism.

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