The Golden Hour
This is a photo I made of the sunset during the Golden Hour at my local pier.
This is a photo I made of the sunset during the Golden Hour at my local pier.
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Feb, 2019Views
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Location
I made this photo at the Pier on the Tennessee Tombigbee waterway in Paden, Mississippi.Time
It is one of several sunset shots I made at that location.Lighting
It is all natural lighting, no reflectors, defusers or any other kind of light modifications were used.Equipment
I just used my Canon Rebel SL with a 18-55 mm short lens on it, handheld, no flash.Inspiration
I like making sunrise & sunset photos & had never been able to get one during the Golden Hour before. I found an app called “Magic Hour” and used it to set aside a day to get the photo set that this image came from.Editing
I didn’t do any post processing at all on this particular set of photos.In my camera bag
I keep my Canon Rebel SL, an 18-55 mm and a 75-200 mm lens, as well as a tripod & extra memory cards with me in my bag.Feedback
The biggest advice I can give anyone wanting to do something like my shot is to find a quiet, barely crowded, body of water which has several spots where you can get good shots regardless of time of day. Get a few sessions of sunset or near sunset shots made & then use the “Magic Hour” or a similar app to get the Golden Sunset photo that everyone will be asking you to copy for them. Good Luck & Happy Shooting.
