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Weekly Assignment #152: Sunset Silhouette
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It's been a while... Ran out of ideas, and the class seem to run out of students... But... may there is some new kids on the block? :wink
Let's make it easy this time: take your subject for a walk around a sunset and take her/his silhouette. Your subject should be a prominent part of the frame, not a spec in a corner.
Technique is easy: pick up your exposure settings from the sky close to the sun (do not include the sun itself though - aim aside or block it with a gobo of sorts, e.g. your thumb). If needed, adjust levels/curves in post to achieve complete lack of details on the subject.
For an extra credit complete your entry with C-theory analysis.
Let's get some sunset silhouettes, shall we?
Let's make it easy this time: take your subject for a walk around a sunset and take her/his silhouette. Your subject should be a prominent part of the frame, not a spec in a corner.
Technique is easy: pick up your exposure settings from the sky close to the sun (do not include the sun itself though - aim aside or block it with a gobo of sorts, e.g. your thumb). If needed, adjust levels/curves in post to achieve complete lack of details on the subject.
For an extra credit complete your entry with C-theory analysis.
Let's get some sunset silhouettes, shall we?
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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I might try some more in the next few days.
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good entries!
I wish you stopped the lens down to get the lowest shutterspeed possible and hence get the rotor blur...
Ouch, that must have hurt :-( yeah, shooting fast moving animal from a fast moving vehicle requires all your camera speed bits... That's why I love and use user settings when I go on a serious shoot where, I know, I'll be under pressure.
This was taken along I-20 in SE Arizona.
Sorry, no go.
Please allow me to repeat: "take your subject for a walk around a sunset and take her/his silhouette. Your subject should be a prominent part of the frame, not a spec in a corner."
Human, preferably.
Sorry, no go.
Why is sunset better than any other time of the day?
Just hanging upside down....
Just hanging in the womb...
That's OK! take a couple of fresh ones and post!
Sunset is the easiest time of day to get a decent silhouette as the sun is low, hence more objects on the ground can be in a correct position between your lens and the light source. Sunrize is similar, but ususally more difficult to work with (for numerous reasons).