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03-JAN-2012 Dave Chilvers

Try and match natures colours if you can

North Norfolk

I saw from the sky outside that although we were getting heavy showers the far horizon was shaping up for a decent shot. So I jumped in my van and drove to a spot that would show the very distant clouds. (BTW when I do this the failure rate when you get into position is very large and more often than not the sky clouds up and thats the end.) Anyway, Because of the heavy hail and rain showers I had to stay in the van and position it so that I could shoot from the passenger seat with the window open. Even so, the wind when this was shot was gale force so everytime I took a shot I had to wipe the filter on the lens clean and dry it by the heater side vents before taking the next shot and when you consider just how quickly the sky changes at sunset it did become a bit frantic. But as I have said to many budding photographers around the clubs where I used to visit as an EAF judge is that you need to think about it, plan your visits when the sun is going to be where you need it and just keep trying till you get the shot. In the past I`ve stayed up and headed out at 2.30AM to get the mid summer sunrise.


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Mike Thompson 04-Jan-2012 14:35
Simply oustanding photo! and remember this is shooting straight into the setting Sun very nice.