I always tell myself I’m going to be at my genius sunset locale at least an hour beforehand. I put it on my to-do list…charge batteries, pack batteries, triple check I’ve packed the camera itself (though for some reason, I don’t always remember my tripod. haha) and lastly…be there before the sun sets.
That plan works about 1% of the time. The rest of my shoots involve more traffic than I accounted for, more gas than I had in my tank, and stopping for more snacks than I brought with me. haha
For this particular trip, I believe I got to the Castle Hill lighthouse as the sun was setting. I remember grabbing my backpack and tripod (thankfully I remembered it this time!) and literally sprinting to the shore. Set up tripod, slap the camera on top, 2 second composition, check your camera settings, shoot. Pick up camera, run to next spot, repeat.
Oh…and somewhere in there add “sweat” and “huff and puff”. haha
The end result? A silhouette!
Lighthouse Silhouette
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Beautiful silhouette!!! Cheers Nonoy Manga
Thank you, Nonoy!!
Oh wow! That is a fantastic photo
Thank you, Mondrak! I actually saw this composition when I first got there…I took a series on my way down to the water and then a series (this shot) on the way back to the car, because the light wasn’t quite right the first time. 🙂
‘convenient’ that you got a silhouette during ‘Silhouette challenge month’ :). I smell a conspiracy. 😛
Lol actually, the conspiracy is actually the convenient publishing of the photo. I took this last year. Haha
Of the photos I took that day, this is the one I was the least certain of, so I never did anything with it. This month’s challenge is the perfect excuse to show it to the world!
Beautiful!!
Thank you!! =)
Fabulous image!
Thank you, Kiaman! =)
Lovely shot.
My god. Were you packing for a weekend trip or a sunset shoot?
Be careful running with your gear! I’d hate to read about you falling and destroying that Canon…on second thought. haha
You know what’s funny…both of us thought about the camera getting hurt, not about me and my hypothetical broken leg. haha
Wow this is a beautiful shot…
Thank you! =) I appreciate it!