Tonight I was late for the sunset, again. But, this time it was by choice…
I’ve always said, if you see an opportunity to capture something, you have to stop and take that opportunity. Tonight, with 15min to spare, I saw just that something… cows. Unfortunately thought, it didn’t ‘grab’ me as much as I had hoped. So, back in the car I jumped, and kept on to the beach. But, at least I stopped and tested the possibilities.
Photo Tips: “How do you get such intense colours in your sunsets?” This is a common question that is asked of my pictures, and, it really is quite simple to do.
There are a number of different types of lenses, and they all have their specific purposes. With a wide angle lens, you will be able to take a picture with a great width and fit a lot of area into a picture. With a zoom lens, you will be able to take a picture close up to your subject.
Lets focus on the sunset picture as an example. A wide angle lens will open the picture up to a lot of sky, and all the colours in the sky at that time. A zoom lens will narrow your width of view and get a lot closer to your picture subject, which reduces the variety of colours, and makes these colours stand out more.
See the pictures at the end of the gallery below. Both taken at the same time and location, but due to their field of view, give different colours. I have circled the rock to help you see the difference between the wide angle and zoom pictures.
