Clear blue skies are a landscape photographer's nightmare. It's hard to know what to photograph on a sunny day with just blue skies. But when you get them, you just have to work with it. More often than not, if you are patient and look hard enough, there is always something you can make out of it all.
In this photo, taken from Black Lake in Preddvor, I waited until the sun had dipped below the horizon and was captivated by how the last wisps of light were streaking down the side of Storzic mountain and the forested hillsides below. By using a 16:9 aspect ratio, I kept the boring blue sky to a minimum and came away with a great image.
That’s not to say I wouldn’t have preferred some nice wispy clouds over the peak, but you can’t have it all I suppose.
To see more about how I captured and processed this image, watch my latest YouTube video here:
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Best Sunrise Photos at Saint Thomas Church
This Saturday, June 20th, marks the summer solstice (longest day of the year) and also the start of summer. It’s also the best time to get sunrise photos at the iconic view of Saint Thomas Church in Slovenia. Read more about it here:
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Every photo has a point of focus, and you nearly always choose this yourself; rarely should you let the camera choose the focusing point for you.
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Video Guide to Photographing Saint Thomas Church
Check out the first in a series of my video guides to great photography locations. This one is to photographing Saint Thomas Church in Slovenia.
