Using PhotoLab 4 to process sunset photos - #272 by Wolfgang
If in the early 2000’s, I had been aware of the Fuji FinePix S3 Pro, I would have bought it instead of the Olympus E-1. 6 megapixels, and an APS-C sensor. It was ahead of its time, and you certainly made the best use of it! I’m looking now at Fujifilm S3. Over the past few days I’ve been looking at my photos taken in that time frame with my Canon Powershot Pro1 and the Olympus, and the Fuji looks decades ahead of its time.
Looking at the photos you listed,I can’t “relate” to many of them, as I don’t take that type of photos very often, but I love your sunset photo as it’s exactly the kind of photo opportunity I always was (and am) looking for - and you nailed it perfectly. Back then, I didn’t yet know to set the ISO to 100 on purpose - I didn’t know how to spell “dynamic range”, let alone use it. While I didn’t know ETTR either, back then I was more concerned with the shadows. That you’re shooting right into the setting sun, you get a fantastic image. Not to mention that your timing was perfect as well, just as the two people walked in front of the reflection on the sand. Even the clouds cooperated, positioning themselves so nicely, but I suspect this is just as much due to your framing. Finally, I love their shadows on the sand at the bottom of the photo.
I don’t know the history of the photo, but I love the end result!
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