Sunset on Peterson Park
Sunset on Lake Michigan on the Leelenau Peninsula of Michigan over Peterson Park, on a warm July evening
Sunset on Lake Michigan on the Leelenau Peninsula of Michigan over Peterson Park, on a warm July evening
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December 02, 2015
Welcome to Viewbug, I great community here, This image is very Impressive: Great Composition framed using mother nature, Colours, Texture, Contrast and the sunset are a great mix. "Wonderful capture"
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Location
This particular sunset picture occurred during the middle of summer up on a beach hillside overlooking Lake Michigan, near the Northern Michigan town of Northport. I had to be partially up on the hill to frame the sunset between the two trees that you see.Time
This moment was approximately 10 minutes prior to sunset in July, during another great "golden hour". The timing was important so that the golden orange color lit up the light clouds near the horizon.Lighting
By the look of the clouds I had to wait for them to change a bit so that the timing of the bright orange sunlight would catch them just like this. Another minute later and they darkened up significantly. I shot in manual so I could expose for the sky, letting the sun stay very bright.Equipment
Nikon D800E, 24-120 f/4 set at f/11, 1/1600th, ISO800, no filters, handheld, no flashInspiration
This location is such a great local favorite for sunsets that I often go there during summer to watch, and hopefully get the type of conditions that create images like this, with a fairly calm day Lake Michigan didn't have large waves on it like it can often have, so the more peaceful wave action helped make this better.Editing
I shoot landscapes in RAW, so post processing is basically required to bring back colors and depth that might be missing. I did drop the shadows down a bit to make the trees come out as a silhouette. Then I added back a slight amount of color for the sky, because it was so obviously orange in person, and in the RAW file it wasn't quite as much, I also make sure that I'm not over doing anything so it stays natural.In my camera bag
For landscapes I often keep my highest res camera, this was the D800E which I then upgraded to the D850, along with a wide angle like my 24-70 f/2.8 or 24-120 f/4, sometimes for the widest shots even my 17-35 f/2.8, along with my circular polarizer and ND filter. My MeFoto tripod along with remote shutter release along with an occasional speedlight or other off camera light to put subtle light on foreground objectsFeedback
It's best to scout out these locations in advance and to know what the weather is going to be like, especially if it's going to be completely overcast, or rainy, or even completely clear skies, then you know what you can or cannot shoot, and also if you need different gear or clothing too. If you know the light is going to be very bright it will be good to have an ND filter, and with long exposures having the remote shutter release and a tripod will be required too. I also use the tripod when building a panorama shot so the center point of reference stays constant to make the image come out better.
