Sunrise, sunset
An easy way to make nice pictures is to photograph the sky at sunrise and sunset. But you need to prepare your shot.
CAUTION : NEVER PHOTOGRAPH THE SUN ITSELF.
It burns your eyes and it’s painless, but you end being blind forever. All the photos of the sun that you can see in the astronomy pages were made with a special filter.
If the sky is cloudy, it’s perfect. The colors will be even more fantastic. So, fisrt of all, you must know the local time of sunrise/sunset, not the legal time. You will find all the information you need in astronomy clubs or websites to calculate the right moment.
Then, depending on the season and on your location, you have to be ready more or less early. Itís up to you to test and find out the right time.
So, for a sunrise, you will make photos before the sun rises, and for a sunset, you will make photos just after the sun sets. Now be careful because it goes very fast. The light, the hues change continuously. And you will certainly make dozens of photos.
You need a tripod also for stability. Before the critical moment, make a few shots to be sure you’re in focus. It’s not so easy to photograph clouds… They’re not sharp objects.
As far as the lens is concerned, make your own tests. Some will prefer long focals, others, wide angles. It also depends on the landscape and on your gear.
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