Taken from a mountain top in Sylamore, Arkansas. This is my favorite 'sunset watching' location.
Taken from a mountain top in Sylamore, Arkansas. This is my favorite 'sunset watching' location.
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tmlakshmi
July 30, 2016
sunset has the same magic wherever it is-in melbourne US or Chennai India. However, not many go crazy over my shots. With a fractured arm and ruptured tendons I cannot drive myself to Hafmoon bay or SFO. I have to coax my husband to drive me to one of the places.
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Location
This photo was taken in Sylamore, Arkansas. The mountain here is my personal favorite location for photographing sunsets.Time
Around 7:00 p.m. in March 2013Lighting
As darkness began to close in around me, I especially liked the way the light given off by the setting sun became a stark focal point of this composition.Equipment
I used a Nikon D7000 with a 100mm-300mm lens. I used the many tree trunks around to brace the camera against.Inspiration
Sunsets take my breath away. No two are alike, and sometimes one changes so rapidly that each image I shoot could be from another day. I probably have more sunset photos than any other subject.Editing
Here I did a small amount of cropping and bumped up the saturation a bit. Nothing else was really needed for me to be happy with the photo. I usually don't do a lot of post-processing.In my camera bag
I carry at least two cameras, usually my Nikon D7000 and Nikon 3200. I have a variety of lenses including a micro lens, 100mm-300mm, 300mm-500mm, and two lenses up to 55mm. I use only Nikon and hope to have a wide angle soon.Feedback
Find a favorite sunset spot, set up early and wait. Stay longer than you think you need, to avoid missing unexpected surprises. The most important advice I can offer is to MOVE around. No matter what I am shooting, I like to photograph from as many angles as possible. Since the light changes so quickly with sunrises/sunsets I go back to the same locations often to experiment with composition, exposure, etc.