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After the Light is Gone
By Katherine | May 16, 2009
Sometimes the best light is after the light is gone. Really. And that’s precisely what we were thinking as we huddled in the the chill of fall and after the other photographers, who were lined up with us, had packed up and left. There, my husband, also a photographer, and I stood on a cold October evening in Yosemite, snapping away, frame after frame, until all that was left was a dark blur and lots of digital noise.
Next time the sun sets, stay awhile and keep shooting. Resist the urge to pack it up and head back to the warmth of your car, your room, or a cozy dinner. The results are well worth the effort.
And if, by chance, you’ve left your tripod elsewhere, brace yourself and your camera on whatever you can find: the door of your car, the hood of your car, a tree, lay on the ground, whatever. Without bracing your camera in low light you’ll likely come up with blurry results. Do whatever you can to capture one single shot in the fading light.
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