October 4th, 2009

A simple shot, done in black and white . . . Sunsets are only as dynamic as the clouds in the sky. There were very few last night, but that provided me with a great way to showcase a sunset and give you guys a quick tip on how to get a cool sun flair in your shots. If you aim the camera at any light source, you'll get a certain amount of flair . . . the trick is to close your aperture to something like f/16 or even f/22 to get the flair to sharpen up. This will lead to longer shutter speeds, so it's a good idea to have a tripod handy - I didn't in this shot, but still think it makes for a nice image.

Captured with the Sigma 10-20mm at a half a second at f/32. ISO is set to 100.