With some advance knowledge you can make great works of art at sunrise and sunset. Getting to the site about a half hour early is key in this situation, because once the light starts changing you have a matter of moments to get the perfect shot. This area should be scouted out a few days prior to find the perfect location it will be hard to find when it is pitch black out. Pay attention to weather reports the sky is much more dramatic before and after a storm. When you get to the site set up the tripod and align your camera to compose the composition that fits the image in minds view. Shortly before the sun rises or after the sun sets you will get a unique light were the sky is a very dramatic.
Depending on the time of day and month in year you may have some very pretty star formation in this photograph as well. Start shooting when you get this light and continue shooting as the light begins to change, there will be various different takes as the light changes it will begin to look like a whole new place.
On a calm day if you shoot by water you can get great reflections in the water with the sun, sky, and background. Use the timer setting on the camera to help eliminate shake, once you hit the shutter you move your hand and shortly after the exposure is taken. Another good option to use here is mirror lock up this helps to eliminate shake and makes an extra crisp photograph. Besides taken photographs of nature at sunrise/sunset, city scape photographs look really good with the dramatic sky behind.
Unfortunately the extraordinary colors we get at these times of day are from the smog and pollution. For more information on this subject look here. Well until next time happy shooting.
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First Photograph taken by © espion - Fotolia.com
Second Photograph taken by © Ronnie Howard - Fotolia.com
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