Hello all!
I don’t know about all of you, but I am pretty pleased with myself for finally sticking to my “one post every two weeks” guideline, and I have a bunch of things to show you.
As you may have read in my last post, I had a fairly frustrating time with landscape photography as I was racing to beat the sunset and capture exactly the image I wanted. Well, this time I am happy to say I have taken my own advice and took my time. That, of course, means showing up with time to spare. And let me tell you, did it ever work. Not only did I get the shot I wanted, I also noticed some other beautiful details caused by the sunset at Mooney’s Bay.
But just before I show them I should tell you that at the end of this post will be a link to some of my professional photojournalism work. So make sure to check that out if you are interested. There are some really good shots!
Here it is, finally, in all it’s glory – the shot I was imagining for several weeks. I especially love the shadows from the trees and reeds across the snow.
The above shot was the product of plenty of time and consideration, which of course means I took a lot of different shots from different angles with different combinations of filters. So I needed to make sure I had the time to do that. It was a much more enjoyable experience, and meant I had time to consider other shots as well.
Like this. Again, I really like the shadows from the trees on the pristine snow, as well as the gnarled look to the branches. Also, it’s strange how the light coming through the branches near the sun produces a red-ish hue. Maybe has to do with wavelengths being filtered through the branches?
With this shot, I wanted to balance the light from the sun with the light from the street lamp as it turned on. Though I think the shot is a little oversaturated, I like the look of it overall.
There is this really cool looking church right near the bay, and I happened to notice the windows were reflecting the sunset, which looked so cool! The powerlines kind of ruin the shot, but I still like the reflection here. I will be looking to do some more photographs of this church soon.
Like I said, there was time for trying several angles to get the shot I wanted, and this one turned out really well too. Which one do you prefer?
With this shot, I cropped out quite a bit as powerlines and branches were obscuring the shot. Here, I decided to use the branches as part of the photo, as I really like how some branches are in focus and some are out. Also, the contrast of the blue from the sky with the red hue bouncing off the church from the sunset is pretty pleasing.
And there you have it, my triumphant return to photograph a Mooney’s Bay sunset in winter. Hope you enjoyed it! And if you are thirsting for more, click HERE for my photos from a Chinese New Year performance at Centrepointe Theatre! It was pretty darn spectacular, and turned out to be photo gold.
Thanks for looking!
