The Kelimutu volcano on Indonesia’s Flores Island is one of nature’s most stunning displays of color and chemistry. The summit of the volcano contains three lakes, each of which changes hue depending on its inner alchemy of salts, oxides, rainfall, and the activity of the volcano. The only place on earth where this volcanic alchemy […]
We’ve all seen thousands of sunrise and sunset photos and, no doubt, we’ve all taken a few of our own. I mean, how can you resist? There’s just something so magical when the sun cuts across the horizon, or through a beautiful, natural landscape like the one seen below. Photographer Evgeni Dinev perfectly portrays the […]
Washington based landscape photographer Ross Schram von Haupt lucked out when he caught a passing glimpse of this vista illuminated by the soft light of the rising sun. Surrounded by rows and rows of towering pines, the prominent peak of Oregon’s Mt. Hood radiates vibrant shades of pink and purple: Taken from the volcanic peak of […]
A photographer captured this almost ethereal sunrise picture in Death Valley. Death Valley, one of the United States’ largest national parks and the hottest and driest among all the national parks in the country, has been a favorite destination for landscape photographers for years: Its arid landscape, almost devoid of natural vegetation, has its own […]
Years after the collapse of the World Trade Center, the senseless tragedy is still fresh in most Americans’ minds. Though construction on the new World Trade Center has been completed, and 1 World Trade Center now stands in the Twin Towers’ place, the New York skyline, depicted in countless photographs, will never be the same. […]
It’s one thing to capture a gorgeous sunrise—it’s another to fracture it. But that’s exactly what New York–based artistic photographer Bing Wright has done, over and over again. This example is rich with vibrant colors and a terrific gradient, matching perfectly with Wright’s generally minimalist aesthetic: Wright shot this particular image on Anscochrome film. It’s part of his […]
Showered in a powerful array of fiery orange sky and dramatic purple clouds, Washington, D.C.’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall comes off as brazenly proud in this photo–a stark contrast to its often dark and somber tone. The wall was designed by American architect Maya Lin in the 1980s and, from above, looks like a giant […]
As the sun nears the horizon – either at sunset or at sunrise – the light begins to dramatically transform the landscape. To capture this kind of light requires a specialized workflow to overcome the limitations of your camera. That is what this eBook is for – how to successfully translate what your eyes see […]
Photographing sunsets and sunrises can produce some of the most beautiful images you will take. Surprisingly, these wonderful scenes are not that difficult to photograph. This article will give you a few tips to make your sunset and sunrise images the best they can be. The best places to take the pictures would be beaches, plains, deserts, or anywhere there is less obstruction of the views. However, you can get great sunset and sunrise pictures anywhere if you are creative and know a little about picture composition.
