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California Palm Sunset - Beach Photos California
The sunset photo of palm trees
gracefully silhouetted in the
evening sky show in the picture
above recalls the time and place
that this image was taken.
Huntington Beach Pier Plaza with its
old-fashioned lamps that turn a
yellow-green as they light up during
the evening sunset, accent the
orange, mauve and deep colors of the
sky with that globe of a sun dipping
down.
When you
photograph the California surfer's sunset,
you'll need to shut down your f-stops and
apertures a bit or face overexposure. Many of
today's center-weighted camera meters that
utilize light averaging of several sections of
the picture frame still cannot over-ride that
huge ball of sun. A different effect you
may also experience is the under-exposure where
everything comes out really dark except for this
big globe, beach ball-like sun.
What to do? If
you have digital, you can play around with it.
Try pointing the camera to several slightly
different locations and see how the light
changes with each position change. Not
only is it an experiment in lighting effects, it
will show you how sensitive your light meter is
and how it works.
For the
surfer gliding along on that board out in the
water, it's a bit tough getting contrast between
the surfer dude or dudette and that colored sky.
Your angle must be almost below their position
on a wave to accomplish such a contrast in
color. It can be done at some beaches, however.
Just give it a try. The old-fashioned color film
guy or gal taking pictures with celluloid will
have to wait to see the results. Nevertheless, a
high quality film, a tripod and some great
lighting can't be beat for making a big picture
blow up to frame on your wall. It's the perfect
memento of your
California beach vacation.
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