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purchase a week after lockdown when the whole country was having a sale. I also purchased an Acer Nitro 7 gaming laptop and a separate 28” screen and have since purchased a 15-85mm lens as well. Within a week of my initial purchases, I was photographing RAW - Induction by fire! I had never previously used any digital post processing however, much of the language from my 35mm processing days abounds, and has made the transition to postprocessing in Gimp easier. TELL US ABOUT YOUR SUNSET CHASING… My sunset chasing has quickly become an obsession, heading out two, three, four even five evenings a week. I quickly discovered the secret sauce of photography that my younger self didn’t know… the magic of Golden Hour! Within 15 minutes of my home, in Whanganui, I have the choice of 4 beaches, 2 lakes, and a river. Although I would like to go and photograph the rest of the country, I have discovered there are benefits to capturing the same places again and again. I now pay more attention to the play of light, how the sun moves across the sky during the course of a year, the cycles of the moon, the changing seasons, the tides and the clouds. TELL US ABOUT CAPTURING THE SHOT TITLED 'AWESOME PINK SKY' September 16th 2020 was much like any other evening at my favourite beach, a pleasant evening with the promise of warmer weather to come. I was happy photographing the sunset when I felt a presence behind me. I looked above me and saw this captivating pink cloud moving across and filling the sky. Suddenly a man appeared beside me, he gasped in awe at the sky, and ran down the beach, I assume to get ahead of the cloud. We have a joke in my house, that if the kids suggest that I run, I tell them not to swear at me, so I didn’t follow him. So, I found myself under the cloud wondering how to photograph it. After a couple of different compositions, I lined up next to a footbridge to anchor the scene. To my delight the guy who had run down the beach came back and appeared in my frame, I captured several images as he walked across the bridge. He apologised but I laughed and showed him the image for without his silhouette there is nothing to indicate the size of the cloud. It is the possibility of capturing breath-takingly gorgeous nights like this that has given me the mindset that almost every evening is worth heading out for. WHAT POST-PROCESSING DID YOU DO? Aside from a slight adjustment to the S-curve, and healing a couple of spots in the foreground, post-processing of this image was minimal. I am well aware that postprocessing is my weakest area, but the best way to learn is frequent repetition, and to have fun! My folder of images titled ‘For when I learn more editing skills’ is growing, as I can see what I want to achieve with some of my photos but don’t have the necessary skills, yet. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY IF GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE AT CAPTURING THIS EXACT SAME SCENE? This shot is my home screen on my laptop so I’m already happy with it however, if I could re-take this exact shot I’d increase the depth of field, ideally I’d also own a wide-angle lens! Two of my goals for this year are to learn focus stacking and how to create panos. This cloud would have looked great in a Panoramic format. However, there is every possibility that had I been capturing a pano, I would have missed the candid nature of the man appearing in my frame. ANY FINAL WORDS? I am loving having a camera in my hands again and the ability to creatively express myself. I have also discovered that there is a great deal of joy in sharing that creativity with others. I joined Excio because they state “We are on a mission to change the way creative talents are rewarded.” If I have learnt anything in life, it is to follow passionate people. Passionate people inspire and encourage others, and get things done. I sincerely hope that Excio are successful in their mission - creative talents ought to be rewarded. WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU ONLINE? www.facebook.com/sandralovessunsets www.instagram.com/sandralovessunsets excio.gallery/sandra BEHIND THE SHOT IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY 8 May 2021 NZPhotographer
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