Sunsets - Photos Florida Everglades Sunset.
Photographing The Sunset.
I love to be out with my camera as the sun goes down in the
beautiful swamp, maybe by the water. As a nature photographer this
is by far the best time of the day to be doing photography the light
is at it's softest just like at dawn but always a little different
a little warmer in the colors. Sometimes we get an evening thunderstorm
that ads drama to the landscape and colors in the sky and clouds
Sundown Sunset and Dusk Photography.
Sundown. At sunset
in the Florida Everglades the creatures that survived the day settle
down and hope to survive the night also. The Everglades is a cruel
place of eat or be eaten, a harsh world of daily and nightly survival.
To me photographing the sunset it is a time of beauty and tranquility
as the evening silence settles over this peaceful and most beautiful
land.
Photography Tips.
Photographing The Sunset. Ok it's early early evening and
the sunset is just a few minutes away so first remember to change
the white balance if you have it on daylight, auto white balance
usually does a descent job or use the camera's sunset setting if
it has one.
Sunset Photography. Sunset is very similar to shooting the dawn.
It can often help with the richness of color and the mood of the
picture if you change the exposure compensation setting to -1 or
-2 but be careful it does not make your photos too dark, if it does
you can increase the ISO setting to around 800/1200.
Exposure. When photographing
the sunset you will need a tripod or some way to keep the camera
still as the shutter speeds will be slower as the camera tries to
soak up more light. Set your camera for
longer exposures up to 1 second, to soften the water movement if you are by the
sea or a stream.
Composition. And remember your composition try to get near,
middle and far objects to add depth of field and eye catching interest
to your shots. You can tweak your DSLR settings for contrast and saturation
and sharpness all by +1 or +2.
Camera Settings. Try taking photographs
from different angles and not just from standing up, but remember
to keep your horizon level and use the rule of thirds. If your not
sure of the manual settings, put your camera into AUTO MODE it will
do a good job but look at the settings the camera chooses and learn
by them. Try and get the sun setting behind grass or flowers or
something else to make it a bit different. Happy sunset shooting.