Gilded morning

[Richard Bernabe]

This is the last image I'll be posting for a while. I'm heading to the mountains for the next 10 days and will have plenty to share when I get back. I appreciate the public and private comments on my images and enjoy answering questions or providing help. Feel free to continue contacting me!

Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
Canon EOS 5D
17-40mm f4 lens
Raw capture, ACR, Adobe PSCS2

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[yorkshireman]

Richard a great image to be leaving us with, you caught the light on this one perfectly, great foreground it really is one nice image, Can't wait to see what you bring back from the mountains .....

Nearly forgot - love the title too

[biltong]

Absolutely wonderful!

[MOD]

Beautiful moment captured perfectly.

[alex2themacks]

it looks like one of those screensaver pics that comes with your computer, and i mean that as a compliment haha, its beautiful!

Have fun in the mountains!

[omnishri]

Breathtaking photo!

[Ptchfork]

This one is incredible... amazing colors...

[Jen]

So many wonderful things captured here.

great foreground, love the mountains in the back, the sun was captured just right.

How do you ensure you are getting a sunset like that w/o getting sun spots? I always wonder what other's techniques are for this.

[Richard Bernabe]

How do you ensure you are getting a sunset like that w/o getting sun spots? I always wonder what other's techniques are for this.

Jen,

I assume you are talking about glare and ghosting and the like. It depends on a lot of factors. First, in this image, the sun is low enough on the horizon that it is diffused from the extra bit of atmosphere the light is traveling through. If I had waited another 10 minutes or so, I would have had a bigger problem. Second, just in general, when shooting into the sun, try to keep the sun near the center of the frame. The nearer the sun is to the edge, the more glare you will get since the light makes more of a glancing blow to the front element of the lens.

Some lenses handle it better than others. Prime lenses are much better than zooms. The Canon 17-40L is one of my all-time favorites because of how well it handles direct sun. And, whatever you do, don't look directly at the sun through the viewfinder and all that glass. Get an idea of where it is, compose and shoot.

[Jen]

Thanks Richard - you answered exactly what I was wondering.
Have a great trip & thanks for the advice!

Much appreciated!