Lesson 4ª

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Dusk and Dawn

When the sun rises, the intensity of light increases and colour temperature is still warm (red, orange and yellow colours). The sun begins to illuminate the earth and there is less contrast between the sky and the ground. This means that when we expose a photograph correctly, there will be detail in the sky and earth.

When the sun is below the horizon, shadows are long and mysterious. They create an interesting environment for the photograph. Light is soft and diffuse and colours are saturated.

At dusk, light conditions are very similar to dawn. This is also an ideal moment to take photographs. This is why many photographers around the world choose this moment for shooting photographs.

Photograph 4 was taken at 8.15 am, the same day as the previous photographs. It took it from the same spot pointing my camera to the opposite side.

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I used ISO 400 with a shutter speed of 1/60 and a diaphragm of f/11. As you can see, I was able to use a lower sensitivity (2 points less) to achieve better definition and detail. This means that in half an hour, light increased its intensity by 2 points.

If we take a closer look at the photograph, we can see that everything that is being illuminated by the sun has a warm orange tone. Those parts in the photograph which are not illuminated by the sun have a neutral colour and are still a little dark.