Caught-Outside Photography

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Sunset ripples over the ocean.

Fire in the Sky

Gold in the Sunset, Diamonds in the Sea

Splish Splash

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Panning wave at sunset. Kahuku, O’ahu

A great sunset just to the left of Waimea Bay

Sunset in Kaua’i

My last sunset in Poipu, Kaua’i. I did not want to come home.

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Brian Robinson in the tube: Long exposure at dusk.

Canon EOS 1D Mark III (review), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS UMS (review)  ISO 400; 70mm; f/3.5; 1/100.

Great, sunset last night.

Canon EOS 1D Mark III (review), Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM (review) ISO 200; 16mm; f/3.5; 1/8sec

Still collecting all of my surf shots from this weekends spectacular surf. (Tune in tomorrow). In the mean time here is another shot from the Maine wedding. This was taken 20 min after sunset behind the house we were staying at.

enjoy,

J-A

Even the smallest ripple can create a good subject to shoot. People tend to overlook the small things; but appreciate them when they see it. You can buy this print on my site Caught-Outside Photography.

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.