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ninjaboy
18th of November 2007 (Sun), 08:20
Hi for those who have taken some lovely sunset pics has it been a case of right time right place. Or have you planed it somehow knowing going to be a good sunset seen a few recently but never had me camera on me doh!:mad:
cheers shane
Hiekkamies
18th of November 2007 (Sun), 09:21
Well, all you can know is when the sun is going to set, not what it will look like. So, if you´re wanting to shoot sunset, go to some neat place when it´s going to happen. Rest is pretty much up to luck (and skill, of course).
PhotosGuy
18th of November 2007 (Sun), 09:25
Sometimes "a case of right time right place". Sometimes a look at the future weather reports helps to "plan" (yeah, right!) a shoot. Sometimes I use a sunset I've shot before & put it in a shot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Samples%20-%20Rides/Airshow-05-compCR2_145.jpg?t=1195399499

Do what feels good to you & start carrying that camera. ;)
_aravena
18th of November 2007 (Sun), 11:23
Right place normally since clouds are never the same unless you see a clear sunset, you can count on certain clear ones.
slappy sam
18th of November 2007 (Sun), 12:46
Kinda, but make sure you know what your doing with metering and filters and stuff. Also make sure that you arrive there with ample time to setup before the sunset starts. And lastly, make sure you use a tripod and remote shutter release.
_aravena
18th of November 2007 (Sun), 21:36
^eh...tripod and shutter!?!
Anke
18th of November 2007 (Sun), 23:03
^eh...tripod and shutter!?!


Makes sense, its always nice to minimise as much camera shake as possible
slappy sam
18th of November 2007 (Sun), 23:29
Yea... tripod and shutter release.

I don't get whats wrong with that lol.
tonylong
19th of November 2007 (Mon), 00:19
With me, it tends to be "right time and right place" because I usually don't set out to find and shoot a sunset. Usually I'm out and see a sunset. And, I don't always have gear with me!

Here are a couple sunsets I grabbed with point and shoot cameras because that's all I had at the time:

This one was before I either owned a DSLR, and had a driver stop a car along a highway an just braced against the top of the running car:
http://www.pbase.com/image/78723400.jpg

This one I was just out on the Columbia River with my little pocket Canon SD630 and I couldn't resist:
http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/78654332.jpg

Lesson? Plan when I can, equip when I can, but number one, always carry some kind of camera and take the shot!