Eden Photographers Club Meeting - Tuesday, July19th @ 7pm EDT

I've never gone down while doing more than a few miles an hour, but it took me a few years to heal some of the scars I got while learning, and those weren't even bad in comparison. I know how screwed I am if anything happens while I'm out in shorts and a t shirt or without my armored jacket or in bad shoes. But I make the conscious decision to risk it over heat stroke.

But I try to always wear the helmet to at least get a fighting chance. less

Unless you know the secret, there’s a good chance your photos probably didn’t turn out the way you wanted. I certainly have scads of sunset photos that didn’t turn out the way I wanted.

The issue for most people when they photograph a sunrise or sunset is that they focus on the sun and the camera meters the light levels based on the brightness of the sun or the sky immediately around it. Even adhering to the Rule of Thirds won’t help much, because the sky will still be too bright and the rest of the image, even the sky at the edges of the photo, will be unnaturally dark.



I took this photo 13 years ago, and even though I have a hard time remembering a lot of what happened that long ago, I do know that this sunset looked nothing like how it is portrayed in this photo.

Any of you taken a sunrise or sunset photo that looks like this? less

I've never gone down while doing more than a few miles an hour, but it took me a few years to heal some of the scars I got while learning, and those weren't even bad in comparison. I know how screwed I am if anything happens while I'm out in shorts and a t shirt or without my armored jacket or in bad shoes. But I make the conscious decision to risk it over heat stroke.

But I try to always wear the helmet to at least get a fighting chance. less

Unless you know the secret, there’s a good chance your photos probably didn’t turn out the way you wanted. I certainly have scads of sunset photos that didn’t turn out the way I wanted.

The issue for most people when they photograph a sunrise or sunset is that they focus on the sun and the camera meters the light levels based on the brightness of the sun or the sky immediately around it. Even adhering to the Rule of Thirds won’t help much, because the sky will still be too bright and the rest of the image, even the sky at the edges of the photo, will be unnaturally dark.



I took this photo 13 years ago, and even though I have a hard time remembering a lot of what happened that long ago, I do know that this sunset looked nothing like how it is portrayed in this photo.

Any of you taken a sunrise or sunset photo that looks like this? less

Unless you know the secret, there’s a good chance your photos probably didn’t turn out the way you wanted. I certainly have scads of sunset photos that didn’t turn out the way I wanted.

The issue for most people when they photograph a sunrise or sunset is that they focus on the sun and the camera meters the light levels based on the brightness of the sun or the sky immediately around it. Even adhering to the Rule of Thirds won’t help much, because the sky will still be too bright and the rest of the image, even the sky at the edges of the photo, will be unnaturally dark.



I took this photo 13 years ago, and even though I have a hard time remembering a lot of what happened that long ago, I do know that this sunset looked nothing like how it is portrayed in this photo.

Any of you taken a sunrise or sunset photo that looks like this? less

I started using the first helmet I bought because while I like the protection of a full face helmet, I like having the open jaw for the breeze. And my head sweats less with that one.

Full plate armor in Texas heat sounds worse than putting on all the motorcycle gear. A lot of riding gear has been designed to breathe or is mesh with armor plates in certain spots you're most likely to fall on. I can't imagine the full plate armor. less

Unless you know the secret, there’s a good chance your photos probably didn’t turn out the way you wanted. I certainly have scads of sunset photos that didn’t turn out the way I wanted.

The issue for most people when they photograph a sunrise or sunset is that they focus on the sun and the camera meters the light levels based on the brightness of the sun or the sky immediately around it. Even adhering to the Rule of Thirds won’t help much, because the sky will still be too bright and the rest of the image, even the sky at the edges of the photo, will be unnaturally dark.



I took this photo 13 years ago, and even though I have a hard time remembering a lot of what happened that long ago, I do know that this sunset looked nothing like how it is portrayed in this photo.

Any of you taken a sunrise or sunset photo that looks like this? less

I started using the first helmet I bought because while I like the protection of a full face helmet, I like having the open jaw for the breeze. And my head sweats less with that one.

Full plate armor in Texas heat sounds worse than putting on all the motorcycle gear. A lot of riding gear has been designed to breathe or is mesh with armor plates in certain spots you're most likely to fall on. I can't imagine the full plate armor. less

So, to get a more realistic looking photo, aim your camera 90º from where the sun is and focus on the sky to get the proper exposure. Next, press down your shutter release button halfway (you should hear a beep when you do so) and hold it like that. Now, with your finger continuing to hold the shutter release button down partway, recompose your sunset photo. When the photo is composed the way you want it (don’t forget the Rule of Thirds!), press the shutter release button the rest of the way to take the photo. What you should then have is a perfectly exposed sunrise or sunset photo. Granted, the sun will be blown out, but the photo will look far more natural.



One thing to keep in mind is that although having the sun in a sunrise or sunset photo is something a lot of people like to see, the absolute best colors in the sky come just before sunrise and just after sunset. This period of time has an added advantage of the sun not messing with the exposure of your image, and more of your foreground will be visible.

Did all this make sense? less

So, to get a more realistic looking photo, aim your camera 90º from where the sun is and focus on the sky to get the proper exposure. Next, press down your shutter release button halfway (you should hear a beep when you do so) and hold it like that. Now, with your finger continuing to hold the shutter release button down partway, recompose your sunset photo. When the photo is composed the way you want it (don’t forget the Rule of Thirds!), press the shutter release button the rest of the way to take the photo. What you should then have is a perfectly exposed sunrise or sunset photo. Granted, the sun will be blown out, but the photo will look far more natural.



One thing to keep in mind is that although having the sun in a sunrise or sunset photo is something a lot of people like to see, the absolute best colors in the sky come just before sunrise and just after sunset. This period of time has an added advantage of the sun not messing with the exposure of your image, and more of your foreground will be visible.

Did all this make sense? less

So, to get a more realistic looking photo, aim your camera 90º from where the sun is and focus on the sky to get the proper exposure. Next, press down your shutter release button halfway (you should hear a beep when you do so) and hold it like that. Now, with your finger continuing to hold the shutter release button down partway, recompose your sunset photo. When the photo is composed the way you want it (don’t forget the Rule of Thirds!), press the shutter release button the rest of the way to take the photo. What you should then have is a perfectly exposed sunrise or sunset photo. Granted, the sun will be blown out, but the photo will look far more natural.



One thing to keep in mind is that although having the sun in a sunrise or sunset photo is something a lot of people like to see, the absolute best colors in the sky come just before sunrise and just after sunset. This period of time has an added advantage of the sun not messing with the exposure of your image, and more of your foreground will be visible.

Did all this make sense? less

So, to get a more realistic looking photo, aim your camera 90º from where the sun is and focus on the sky to get the proper exposure. Next, press down your shutter release button halfway (you should hear a beep when you do so) and hold it like that. Now, with your finger continuing to hold the shutter release button down partway, recompose your sunset photo. When the photo is composed the way you want it (don’t forget the Rule of Thirds!), press the shutter release button the rest of the way to take the photo. What you should then have is a perfectly exposed sunrise or sunset photo. Granted, the sun will be blown out, but the photo will look far more natural.



One thing to keep in mind is that although having the sun in a sunrise or sunset photo is something a lot of people like to see, the absolute best colors in the sky come just before sunrise and just after sunset. This period of time has an added advantage of the sun not messing with the exposure of your image, and more of your foreground will be visible.

Did all this make sense? less

my neighbours daughter crawled away, over a gravel road through a parking lot to a thankfully open bar and her face was badly fractured, needed a trach tube and lots of surgery. Her boyfriend wasn't as lucky, he lost all the skin and muscle on his ankle and got a massive infection from it. less