Spring in Colorado = Thunderstorm Season. The time of year where you
fall to sleep with the sound of rolling thunder, and big billowy clouds
are always off in the distance. Beautiful from where I am, but dropping
hail and tornadoes on what ever town just so happens to be lying
underneath. The trail of these storms often leaves a trail of low
lying, whispy clounds which are cool as is, but get them right around
sunset and the colors and view you get is out of this world. Also a
perfect time for photos!
Getting shots at sunset (especially if you're facing into the sun) can be tricky. A properly exposed foreground will leave your sunset sky washed out and much too bright. Expose for the sky and you will have a landscape of shadows and silhouettes. A good thing to have with you to help even this sharp contrast of land and sky is a graduated neutral density filter. This will allow you to expose your foreground and drop the exposure in the sky by 1-4 stops easy! It's a must have for a landscape photographer trying to capture a perfect scene.
Here are some Storms and Sunset photos from recent.
Getting shots at sunset (especially if you're facing into the sun) can be tricky. A properly exposed foreground will leave your sunset sky washed out and much too bright. Expose for the sky and you will have a landscape of shadows and silhouettes. A good thing to have with you to help even this sharp contrast of land and sky is a graduated neutral density filter. This will allow you to expose your foreground and drop the exposure in the sky by 1-4 stops easy! It's a must have for a landscape photographer trying to capture a perfect scene.
Here are some Storms and Sunset photos from recent.
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