zaterdag 4 oktober 2008

Golden hour revisited


Arch at dawn, originally uploaded by uw-eric.

Just made this image this morning, and the longer I look at it, the more I like it.

Another example of the results you can get if your timing is right. If this image was taken during the day, it would have been a boring image. (Having said that, I might go back there and give it a try at noon. Just to see what the differences are...).

The technique is real easy:

  • Get up early (before sunrise) and go to the photo location
  • Find your subject and frame it the way you like
  • Take a picture when you start to see details in the sky (and repeat until background and foreground light level are approx. the same
  • Underexpose a bit and crank up the saturation
  • Go home, eat breakfast and find the one that really 'pops' (and because of the long exposure times, watch out for noise)

Done, piece of cake!

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