Desert Burst
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Today’s image could of been called “Ode to Jesse”. Fellow photog Jesse Pafundi has a nice style of including sunbursts in his shots when the timing is right. Jessie always does a great job of catching those at the right time.
For this shot I was wrapping up a late afternoon shoot when I noticed how the desert landscape was edge lit by the setting sun. With camera in hand and hopping a barb wire fence I set up for the shot. I was actually more worried about kicking up a rattler more than anything else including the barb wire fence. Fortune smiled on me as I was able to get my brackets and escape without disturbing any diamondback rattlers or scorpions. 🙂
One quick tip about this type of photo: if you want a “starburst” pattern out of the sun or any other bright light, set your aperture for something like f22. The small size of the aperture will give you the burst effect on your light sources.
Until next time…
Camera: Canon 40D with a Tamron 17-35mm
Processing: Lightroom 3, CS4, Phototools 2.6
Perfect sunburst in a beautiful composition. That’s what it’s all about.
Perfect sunburst Chris. Love the way the ground is lit. Well done.
Sweet image today man. Nicely done!
Fabulous rim light in the foreground!
Nice Chris, like that the foreground is lit just enough to make out some detail.
Beauty of a shot. It looks nice and warm…which it is nothing like here right now.
Very nice, I like that one. So many lines even the sky helping you out bringing you full circle with curved edges and cloud line in the picture.
Cool shot Chris – wonderful subtle outline details in the foreground, love the sunburst… excellent!
Great sunburst! Love how you kept the silhouetted foreground elements!
Beautiful composition and the starburst does make the shot. Excellent.
Wonderful sunburst Chris!
That is a serious starburst! Love shots like this. Looks like a hot day though! I am a big fan of shooting the sun at F22 🙂
Great timing. Looks Terrific. That’s a good tip on the aperture setting. I wasn’t sure if it was the aperture that was giving me that, or the long exposure. Nicely done.
Very nicely done.
Definitely have a thing for sunflares man and you’ve nailed this one!
Simply stunning. There is nothing to not love about this image.
Hey Chris! Awesome photo! Thanks for the tip about F22! I’ll have to try that sometime soon!
No problem.