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Melbourne River Sunset

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Okavanga
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Description

Here Comes the SunPhotographers love sunrise and sunset as those times usually provide good light for colour, and can provide dramatic 'scapes for little additional post-processing effort. So long as the Sun is more or less visible, and clouds do not entirely cover the sky, then useful shots can be obtained. Provided you make sure that the horizon is level and uprights that should be are vertical, then it is difficult to go wrong with a beautiful sunset shot. Yet, there are refinements, tweaks, little extras that can turn a good shot into something more memorable. I do not know how far I have succeeded in the memorable image stakes with the following short set, but I have tried.
The first shot was taken at the harbour in Lake's Entrance, Gippsland, Victroia, very shortly after sunrise. I used a lamppost to partially obscure the Sun, and managed to capture the "gold" sky that arises partially through a slight morning haze, before the blue of the day takes over. I tweaked the deep shadows to give more of
Image size
3322x3322px 6.56 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS M
Shutter Speed
1/500 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
22 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Jan 31, 2015, 8:13:06 AM
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