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SHOOT AND
REVIEW THE GOLDEN HOUR
Take the shot, then zoom into
the photo on the LCD screen Just after sunrise and just before
to check that it is sharp from sunset, during a period known as
the foreground right through the “golden hour,” sunlight is at its
to the background. The nearest warmest in color. Despite its name,
and farthest points in the scene the length of this “hour” varies
are the areas most likely to be depending on the season and
soft. If the image is not sharp, latitude position. During summer
shoot it again, using a smaller and in the tropics, the golden hour
aperture to increase the is relatively short. In winter and at
depth of field. more temperate latitudes, the light
from the sun will be warmer for
longer at either end of the day.

THE RESULT CAMERA SETTINGS
The final photo is pin-sharp from front to back. This was particularly ISO
important as the dominant feature in the foreground—the cactus—is A f/8 1/250 400 AW B
also the closest element of the scene to the camera. SEC

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