This picture was taken on Peter Island in the B.V.I (one of the 500 world’s best Hotels / Resorts in the world according to Travel & Leisure) while on a sunset loop. Just before sunset one of the island’s staff will drive you up to the top of the island and drop you off with hors d’oeuvres and wine or anything else you request and they will come back to pick you up after the sun has gone down. In the distance is St. John’s and Norman Island and, as you watch the sun go down (you may even catch the green flash).
It is very easy to get a wrong exposure when shooting sunsets. Most people end up overexposing and loose detail in the highlights or underexpose and loose detail in the shadows. My trick is to expose on one of the semi-dark clouds this way I know I won’t overexpose the image. I will then bump up or down the exposure by 1/3 of a stop depending on the results. More than likely it will be 1/3 of a stop down to preserve the shadows. This is because it is much easier to retrieve detail in the shadows than it is to retrieve them in the highlights.
- 2 years ago
