Whether you're an early bird a night owl, photographing sunrise and sunset is a sure-fire way of adding some scorching images to your collection, says Steve Bavister COVER FEATURE SHOOTING SUNSETS AND SUNRISES hat’s the main difference between photographing a sunset and a sunrise? A good night’s sleep! Joking apart, the fact that you have to drag yourself from your bed at some ungodly hour to capture the splendour of the sun peeping over the horizon is surely part of the reason why sitting patiently with a drink while you wait for it to go down is a lot more popular. That said, in practice it’s no big deal getting up for a sunrise. No worse than when you have an early holiday flight. All you have to do is turn in at a sensible time, set your alarm clock, have everything packed, and know where you’re going. The advantage of shooting a sunrise in autumn and winter is that you don’t have to get up quite so early. The disadvantage is that it’s more likely to be cold and damp. In summer you may have to rise in the wee, small hours, but it’s often warm and pleasant. Besides, if you pick a day when you’re not at work, you can always go back to bed afterwards. Of course, you do need to be at your location and have everything set up before the sun rises. But it’s a magical time, which few people these days manage to experie nce. It goes without saying that it’ll be dark , so you may need a torch to adjust the settings on your camera, and then everything happens quickly. And it’s soon all over. Once the sun is a few degrees above the horizon, its warmth disappears and it’s time to pack up. If you’re more of a night owl than an early bird, then sunsets are for you. There’s no need for an early start, you’re working in daylight, and you’ve got plenty of time in which to take your pictures. The colours are often richer and more dramatic too. And during autumn and winter the sun sets relatively early, so you can get your sunsets in the bag and still be home for dinner. You still need to plan, though, where you’re going to go to get the best results. The ideal time to shoot sunsets is when you’re having a holiday, because you’ve got time on your hands and may be in an interesting and photogenic location. No set of holiday snaps is complete without a sunset or two. But you don’t need swaying palm trees to bring your sunset and sunrise images to life. With a little thought and imagination you’ll be able to produce some stunning pictures wherever you are. The sky’s the limit 020 DIGIT AL CAMERA MAGAZINE W
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Whether you're an early bird a night owl, photographing sunrise and sunset is a sure-fireway of adding some scorching images to your collection, says Steve Bavister
COVER FEATURE SHOOTING SUNSETS AND SUNRISES
hat’s the main difference between
photographing a sunset and a sunrise? A
good night’s sleep! Joking apart, the fact
that you have to drag yourself from your bed at some
ungodly hour to capture the splendour of the sun
peeping over the horizon is surely part of the reason
why sitting patiently with a drink while you wait for
it to go down is a lot more popular.That said, in practice it’s no big deal getting up for a
sunrise. No worse than when you have an early holiday
flight. All you have to do is turn in at a sensible
time, set your alarm clock, have everything packed,
and know where you’re going. The advantage of
shooting a sunrise in autumn and winter is that you
don’t have to get up quite so early. The disadvantage
is that it’s more likely to be cold and damp. In
summer you may have to rise in the wee, small
hours, but it’s often warm and pleasant. Besides, if
you pick a day when you’re not at work, you can
always go back to bed afterwards.
Of course, you do need to be at your location and
have everything set up before the sun rises. But it’s a
magical time, which few people these days manage toexperience. It goes without saying that it’ll be dark, so
you may need a torch to adjust the settings on your
camera, and then everything happens quickly. And it’s
soon all over. Once the sun is a few degrees above the
horizon, its warmth disappears and it’s time to pack up.
If you’re more of a night owl than an early bird, then
sunsets are for you. There’s no need for an early start,
you’re working in daylight, and you’ve got plenty of
time in which to take your pictures. The colours are
often richer and more dramatic too. And during autumn
and winter the sun sets relatively early, so you can get
your sunsets in the bag and still be home for dinner.
You still need to plan, though, where you’re going to
go to get the best results.
The ideal time to shoot sunsets is when you’rehaving a holiday, because you’ve got time on your
hands and may be in an interesting and photogenic
location. No set of holiday snaps is complete without a
sunset or two. But you don’t need swaying palm trees
to bring your sunset and sunrise images to life. With a
little thought and imagination you’ll be able to produce