Sunday's Sunset At Lake Tahoe (and a bit of "how-to")

Here is the other "keeper" photo from Sunday's sunset photo shoot. When my friend Tony and I decided to shoot the sunset earlier in the day, we knew there were no clouds in the sky and it was unlikely to get an explosive colorful show. However, we could also see that there was a little bit of haze down low at the sky's horizon and we knew that sometimes that haze can go orange or yellow at sunset. We were both feeling like even if we didn't get any great photos that evening, we both wanted to get outside and go for a hike so we went for it.

Lucky us!!! The haze down low did get very colorful and we both ended up with some pretty cool photos. This was my favorite shot from the sunset. The making of this image can be seen on my latest DTube video HERE.

The photo was shot on a Canon 5DS R and a 16-35mm lens set at 16mm. A tripod and shutter release cable were used as well as two graduated neutral density filters and a polarizing filter. The ISO was 50 and the aperture was as small as possible at f22. This all led to a shutter speed of 95 seconds long which is why the water looks so smooth. The polarizing filter also helped cut through the glare on the surface of the water in order to see the boulders and aqua colors below. The two graduated neutral density filters darkened the sky quite a bit which helped get a more well-lit foreground and water scene.

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Scott Thompson
Scott Shots Photography



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