Friday, May 29, 2009

Chicago Construction Sunset: Photo of the Day


Chicago Construction Sunset, originally uploaded by BCMielke.

Timing is everything for a sunset picture. Especially if the sun itself is in the photo. When I first started making photographs seriously many years ago I was surprised how fast the yellow orbital fell below the horizon. You don't have much time in which to capture the sun, especially if you want to place it someplace.

There are many tools you can use to show where the sun will set, sunrise/sunset charts, iPhone programs and most have something on their GPS. I prefer in most cases to just leave that to happenstance. That is what I did for this photo.

Nikon D700 Nikon 24-120 Lens, converted in Aperture.

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