In the midst of a project that is boring but a must do so I didn’t get out behind the camera all day. The hurricane way down south is pushing some moisture our way though creating an afternoon of gorgeous puffies. I know, I saw them from the office window. I happened to look up just in time to see the last glow of the day so I stopped what I was doing, grabbed the camera and headed outside for the last minutes of daylight. It’s really no more than a color graphic with three principle colors but it’s how you mix and match them that makes it seem like so much more.
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The entire view from the deck you can see here in this 16mm shot. You can see the small slice I actually used of the sky to make the image I like. The most common question folks ask when I post sunrises/sunsets is, “How do you know how much to include?” Sunrises and sunsets are a very personal thing, we all have a different response to them so that in part is a big part of the answer. For me, these types of photos have to have more than just color and that’s where the dance comes in. In this photo, I needed just a little pine tree to instill a sense of place and enough black for the eye to relate to so the other colors seem to pop. After that, underexpose -1.5 stops and a WB of Cloudy and I’m done. Darn, that meant I had to go back to my desk and work.
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Photos captured by D3x, 45PC-E / 16mm on Lexar UDMA digital film