Shooting Into the Sun: Tutorial from White Sands
Sunset with star burst effect and foreground detail Seeing sunset at White Sands National Park is a highlight of my year. All the elements combined to give me a dream as the daylight disappeared. As most people do, I walked out on the Alkali Flat trail. This is no secret and I found it to be the most crowded and busy trail out on the dunes. The only way I got away from tourist footprints was to just hike a mile beyond the trail markers. The further I went, the more pristine the dunes became and it's tempting to just keep going . . . . In my case the sunset happened and I found myself 2.5 miles away from the car. I set up my tripod for the sunset shot at an angled dune that was catching light down its' diagonal slope. I got shots without the sun but found my shot that included the sun was best. This has lots of interesting pieces with the sun bursting its' rays being the top attraction. The next eye-catching feature is the...