"Evening Glow"

"In The Evening Glow"
©David A. Ziser

Here is another portrait I made at the beach in Mexico last week.  Chasing the last rays of the sun is always a challenge and always fun.  You’ve got to get the shot as the sun is setting and the exposure is constantly changing.  I think it’s the “thrill of the chase’ in getting the shot that I love. For this image I positioned my subject in front of the rock formations you see in the background.  I thought they did a good job of leading the viewer’s eyes to our lovely subject.  Light is coming in from camera-right from my off-camera flash. I balanced the exposure specifically to just reveal enough of the setting sun’s color to add a sense of the “dramatic” to the portrait.  I also needed to add a little fill light from my on-camera flash – 580 EXII - to soften the shadows just a bit.  The finished result turns out to be quite a nice dramatic portrait of this beautiful lady.  Camera specs; Canon 7D fitted with Canon 18-200mm IS lens at 18mm, F5.6 @ 1/20 second, manually set and handheld,  ISO 400. Enjoy!  -David