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Interesting Photo of the Day: Beetle Sunset Silhouette

Interesting Photo of the Day: Beetle Sunset Silhouette

This amazing photograph of a bluemint beetle against the backdrop of the setting sun is an amazing capture. It was taken by Abhy Shék and described perfectly by Reddit user joelhagraphy as “Jurassic Park meets a Bugs Life meets Lion King”. Captured with a Canon 6D Mark II and 24-105mm kit lens, in many ways […]

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Balancing Strobes and Ambient Light at Sunset

Balancing Strobes and Ambient Light at Sunset

Beginner photographers are sometimes startled with the idea of using strobes during outdoor photo shoot. But once you get used to balance flash with daylight, you can get amazing results. This is specially true while shooting a portrait with the warm ambient light of the golden hour, and even during twilight. Photographer Jay P. Morgan […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Sunset at the Kofa Mountains

Interesting Photo of the Day: Sunset at the Kofa Mountains

Enduring the elements is part of being a landscape photographer. In order to traverse the trails and roads that lead you to your best photographs, you need to be adequately prepared and keep an eye out for more than that perfect shot. In this case, the desert setting of western Arizona can drain your energy […]

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How to Take Amazing Sunset Photos

How to Take Amazing Sunset Photos

It seems like everybody loves looking at beautiful sunsets, which is probably why sunset photography is such a competitive niche. Let’s look at some simple techniques that will help you to photograph truly stunning sunset images, the kind that stand out from the crowd. Sunset Rule #1: Protect your Eyes and Camera It is dangerous […]

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Daily Interesting Photo: Sunset at Superstition Mountains

Daily Interesting Photo: Sunset at Superstition Mountains

When the conditions are just right, an event like a sunset can get crazy. The explosion of colors in the sky mixed with dramatic cloud patterns and a majestic landscape; these are the ingredients that a landscape photographer’s dreams are made of. Luckily, when landscape photographer Ross Schram von Haupt was out in the Superstition […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Swinging into Sunset

Interesting Photo of the Day: Swinging into Sunset

Need to get away from it all? After taking a good look at today’s Interesting Photo, you may be tempted to book yourself an impromptu tropical retreat ASAP. On the shores of Sri Lanka’s Uppuveli Beach, Reddit user LordLaysen captured this incredible shot of his girlfriend using a Lumix G70 equipped with a 25mm lens. […]

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At Work with a Street Photographer at Sunset

At Work with a Street Photographer at Sunset

Photography surpasses all languages – whether you live in rural China or the center of Manhattan, it’s possible to recognize, appreciate, and capture the beautiful moments that pass in front of our lenses. At PictureCorrect, we spend a fair amount of time sharing technical tips and tricks to improve your photos. But sometimes, the trick […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Sunset Over Lofoten, Norway

Interesting Photo of the Day: Sunset Over Lofoten, Norway

The internet is unquestionably full of sunset photos, all stunning in their own right. But every once in a while you come across a real knockout. Tobias Richter, for example, has taken this standout image of the sun beginning to retreat into the horizon over the Lofoten archipelago in Norway: Richter managed to create this […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Fiery Winter Sunset in Montana

Interesting Photo of the Day: Fiery Winter Sunset in Montana

Next time you hear someone insist that December skies are always “gloomy,” show that Grinch this dramatic image of a fiery winter sunset, which was photographed by Reddit user uscmissinglink‘s sister in southern Montana: The photo was created in Custer Gallatin National Forest, which encompasses over 3.1 million acres of wilderness in Montana and South Dakota and serves as a gateway Yellowstone National Park.

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Interesting Photo of the Day: This Beautiful Ocean Sunset Makes You Want to Sail Away

Interesting Photo of the Day: This Beautiful Ocean Sunset Makes You Want to Sail Away

Riding off into the sunset may be a cliche and otherwise unappealing idea, but what about captaining a vessel and sailing off into a wide pastel sea? If that sounds exciting to you, you’re going to love photographer Joseph Chen‘s sailboat image from Boracay: Boracay is a small dog bone-shaped island in the Philippines that has become a widely loved […]

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