Magnificent sunbeam: The other perspective (Part II.)
The previous post covered the first aspect of taking sunset images: the timing. Let's continue with another important topic, the weather conditions . This shouldn't be a suprise, as actual weather plays a decisive role in general landscape photography as well. Weather conditions Obviously there is no point in going out on an overcast day, or when thick cloud cover is just above the horizon. More surprisingly, sunset with totally clear sky is extremely boring as well! But why? Just have a look at the following image! It was taken right after a powerful snow storm hit my country in March. (Pretty unusual event here!) I found a spot, where a snow-covered boat was sitting right before the the setting sun. Nice theme, isn't it? However it turned out to be quite boring; just a hint of orange with lots of bluish white. I added soft focusing effect in post processing to emphasize its dreamy atmosphere. But this effect still can't save the image... ...