Sunrise over the lake
By bobmnu
@bobmnu (8157)
United States
December 4, 2008 1:28am CST
I was driving to work and took this photo of sunrise. I tired about 2 minutes later to get a better angle but was too late. I find it challenging to get just the right light to capture the true colors of a sunrise or sunset. In the sequence of shots this is the only one that captured the red and yellow. It show that timing is everything.
4 responses
@trickiwoo (2702)
• United States
6 Dec 08
Timing is definitely important. A fellow photographer once gave me great advice regarding timing. When you're in a situation where you might not have a lot of time, you just take a shot as fast as you can. Don't worry about your camera settings (shoot automatic if you can), don't spend time trying to get the perfect shot... just shoot. Then after you've taken at least one shot, set up the shot that you want. Adjust your settings, take the time to compose the proper shot, and even bracket if you want. That way if it's too late, you still have that initial shot. This works great for wildlife, sports, street photography, sunsets, rainbows, or anything that might not last long!
@Davidarich (985)
• Australia
5 Dec 08
There is a "window" for sunrise/sunset pictures. The greatest saturation and richest colours often occur when the sun is below the horizon or obscured by light cloud. This is in part because the contrast range is lower and your camera can record a wider range of hues without burning out the highlights.
In practice, this means shooting from about 20 minutes before the sun appears (rises or breaks through light clouds above the horizon) (but best photos are typically in the 5 to 10 minutes before you see the globe. By the time the sun has been in the sky 10 mu=inutes, the drama is over.
Sunsets are the same, although the cloud cover makes a big difference: nevertheless, 20 minutes before to 10 minutes after is when the best pictures occur.
There are a few special places that have longer, quite spectacular sunsets even on clear days (Cable Beach in Western Australia, Manila Harbour in the Philipines) and other places that never seem to generate a worthwhile sunset.
Always meter from a section of sky to the side of the sun (exclude the sun and the landmass unless you have a special rason to over/under expose).
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
8 Dec 08
I have found that with practice you can get some very good shots using a point and shoot camera in the Auto mode if you do things right. I wrote a paper on how to to it using a point and shoot camera.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Photographing-Sunsets-with-a-Point-and-Shoot-Camera?utm_source=emailhub&utm_campaign=evite&utm_medium=email
This shot was taken with an advanced point and shoot camera the Canon G9, but I have gotten some excellent sunsets with my Canon A530 too.
I love the challenge of trying to get the best sunrise or sunset that i can.
@TheAgent (220)
• United States
4 Dec 08
Great picture, I love taking shots of sunrises and sunsets. I go out to Kentucky Lake just to see the sunset sometimes. I really enjoy catching the moment with photography. Happy picture taking.
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@AmandaBarnhart (671)
• Canada
5 Dec 08
oh wow just look at all the beautiful colors in this photo. Great catch!
