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Predictable Sunsets

The trip to Hawaii was focused on Kauai but also included some of Oahu.  This provides ample opportunity to get some interesting photos.  Needless to say, I took a lot of pictures while we were there.  One of the sights that we were treated to almost every day was a great sunset.  Not only was the sun usually clearly visible as it set but the likelihood of some medium level cloud to catch the last light was high.

Therefore, I was totally predictable and took a bunch of sunset shots while we were away.  I know, what more obvious and formulaic a topic could there be?  How cheesy?  Absolutely right.  However, I am happy to defend myself because a) they were gorgeous and b) I was there and there was no way I wasn’t going to shoot them!

The sun dropping down was always a great sight but the impact on the clouds around us was equally impressive.  I must have spent a ton of time just shooting various cloud formations as their colors changed and dusk came upon us.  I thank goodness for digital as you can experiment to your hearts content.

Sunset at the Botanic Gardens

I have had my Mum visiting .  We try and find some fun things to do while she is staying and maybe even tie them in to things I have been meaning to do.  One of these things was a trip to the Botanic Gardens.  The thing that made this different is that, during the summer they have been having a late opening until 9pm.  The evening light should provide some good opportunities with the camera.

It certainly is a good time to visit.  The crowds are not there as they would be normally (although there are still a fair number of people around) so you have less of a feeling of being rushed by people around you.  Also, having a tripod is not a problem!  As the evening draws in, the light gets lovely and then, once the sunset passes, you can play around with some night photography.

You do have to pay attention to which areas will get the nice light since the terrain will block certain parts of the gardens but, apart from that, you can really have a nice time wandering around and looking for nice shots.

Here are some more samples of what I saw.

Time Lapse Fun

One gift I got for my birthday was an intervalometer.  I have been interested in time lapse photography for years but never got around to trying it out properly.  The intervalometer I got was a third party device which is a fraction of the price of the official Canon version!  A couple of posts ago I included some time lapse video in Chicago.  Here are a few more videos that I have put together in the recent months.