Missing from the Exif: On the Edge of Night
Sorry for the lack of updates… between a new job and a new lens… hazahh… I’ve not spent much time behind the computer…. So here is a post based around a shot I always wanted and the new lens.
One of my favourite shots of the the setting sun, is the melting on the horizon version. The one with the full disk of the sun visible through the long light, and just at the point it is touching the horizon, with the extra distortions that the atmosphere gives the shot.
When I first got my Nikon D90 DSLR, it came with an 18-55 and a 55-200mm lens kit. All very nice, but 200mm still meant I had to crop a lot on the image to get the focal point out of the shots I was taking. Next was my 70-300mm. Much better… but still to much cropping on a 12megapixel image to pull the shot I wanted.
Finally I got my Sigma 150-500mm. For two weeks after I got it, I was running down to the beach at sunset. And every evening I either had something on at sunset, or as was the main case, a beautiful sunny day would turn cloudy at the last min, or the line of cloud 15degrees above the horizon would still be there.
Now I am lucky I live 10min drive from the water and that the sun sets over Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne for me. To be honest I am not a morning person, so having to get up at 5am for the shot wasn’t going to happen.
Finally, I get the cloud cover I want, and the major bit of luck the atmosphere I wanted. It is always hit and miss with sunsets as to what you will get, if the sun will slide cleanly into the water, or play nice optical tricks in that last few min before it sets. Here I got that balance.
This is a hand held shot, although a tripod for the sunset does make life much easier, even though you have to tweak the position of the camera on the tripod as it will move a few degrees as it sets.
This is a touch of patience and a touch of luck, combined with a 500mm lens. I hope you like it as much as I do.
The EXIF Data:
| Camera | Nikon D90 |
|---|---|
| Lens | Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS |
| Exposure | 1/3200 sec |
| Aperture | f/9.0 |
| Focal Length | 500 mm |
| ISO Speed | 160 |
| Exposure Program | Manual |
| Date and Time (Digitized) | 2011:01:29 20:34:01 |
| Digital Zoom Ratio | 1 |
| Focal Length In35mm Format | 750 mm |
| Scene Capture Type | Standard |
| GPS Altitude Ref | Above Sea Level |
| GPS Altitude | 5 m |
| GPS Date Stamp | 2011:01:29 |
| GPS Latitude | 37 deg 53′ 54.11″ S |
| GPS Longitude | 144 deg 59′ 4.98″ E |
It was also featured on the RedBubble Home Page… ( Click on the link to buy the image )
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