Exposure Assignment 6

This weeks assignment in the exposure class was to study the effects of light during a sunrise. Take one picture facing due west at or right before sunset, and then take several photos of the same composition during the next hour or so. Then, do the same thing facing south.

I work in downtown Clearwater, FL in a 12 story office building and have 'procured' a building master key so I'm able to get onto the roof whenever I want. I thought shooting from there, looking over Clearwater Harbor and Downtown Clearwater would give me my best shots. The difference in just an hour of light is amazing!

Then, an old sunset trick - always look behind you because that is often the best shot. I turned around and saw the reddish-orange globe and great silhouette of the construction crane. I wish I had changed lenses to my 70-200 to get more of an isolation than a landscape, but it still turned out pretty decent.

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