On the 13th June, a few members from the Foyle Camera Club and myself went on an impromptu outing to Malin, Ireland. It was a lovely evening, although you wouldn’t have thought it out on the cliff edge where it was quite windy and rather chilly. Getting there was quite an experience also, trouping through bog land –  good job I found the wellie boots before hand.

Whilst waiting on the sun to go down, I took a few shots of Stookaruddan Island trying different exposures. Mark (Nolan – from the club) gave me a tip, to shoot in Manual – which I did. Shooting in manual only seems scary (who am I kidding – it is) – but Mark told me to set my f-stop then adjust the shutter speed  on the camera using the exposure compensation scale, to get a good exposure (where the reading is equal to 0). As the night grew darker – I was able to try longer exposures – to smooth out the water. I was quite pleased with the results.

As the sun lowered in the sky, you could see the colours changing in the sky through the clouds. When shooting sunsets, obviously you’re shooting into the sun, this can cause problems based on what type of picture you’re after. As I found out, the sun made the everything look like a silhouette. To combat this, I need to use filters, which will allow me to adjust my exposure in the future and get a more balance photo.

~Keith~