The Path of the Sun 2~

[Deddy Wong]

I`m still reading a book by Alain Briot ( Mastering Photographic Composition , Creativity , And Personal Style)
and after i read this "The Path of the Sun" i think it`s a good information and want to share it with others

The Path of the Sun ~
In our quest to find the best light and to learn to compose with light , knowing where the sun is going to be at a given time of the year is essential.
It is essential because the sun`s position in the sky varies greatly from one time of the year to another.The greatest diffrence is between the summer and the winter solstices.

As You can see , the angle of the sun is very different on the summer and the winter solstice. On the summer solstice the sun is shining nearly straight down when it is at the zenith, while on the winter solstice the sun is shining at a very steep angle.

You can think of the zenith as being noon.While not totally accurate due to variations between time zones, this is nevertheless helpful.The Point here is that, for photography, light shining onto the subject at a steep angle is better than light shining straight down.This is why sunrise and sunset light are so good for fotography.

"Jia Geng Lou in The Afternoon" is taken at today`s sunset , one hour before sunset. Sunset light really make a diffrence to this photograph

[Hayward Taylor]

Hi there - this is an awesome image ... I like the composition a lot

[Deddy Wong]

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

Hi there - this is an awesome image ... I like the composition a lot

Thanks Hayward

[sensor-eyezed]

Lovely light - lovely picture.

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Rick
365 Photo Project