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As a beginner photographer I never had taken a sunset shot before. So I went out to a place called J.R. Alford Greenway near our house to take a sunset picture. I didn’t know how to take a sunset shot so I just played with my settings until I got this. I was hoping if I could get some tips about sunset and sunrise pics.
Camera: Olympus E-510
Shutter Speed: 1/800
Aperture : F3.5
Exposure Compensation : -0.7
ISO: 100
Focal Length : 14mmAttachments:
A park near water is always a good spot to go for sunsets. Good choice of location!
Do you know what setting turned out to be the best one? That’s the key to experimenting . . . walking away with a little more knowledge about your camera than when you started.
Whatever setting was used, it was a good one. Notice how the bright clouds in the center of the image still retain detail? That probably has a lot to do with the -0.7 Exposure Compensation. Also notice how clear and high quality the image appears to be? That’s probably because of the 100 ISO.
If you have even a simple program to edit pictures with, a global brightening and white balance shift toward a cooler temperature I think would help the picture pop better.
Congratulations on your first successful sunset shoot! May it be the beginning many, many more.
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