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How to take a great sunset photo

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Today, I’m linking up with Budget Travelers Sandbox to share phenomenal vacation photo tips. Perhaps my favorite “subject” (other than my crazy kids) is the sunset. Living on the east coast, sunsets don’t happen over the ocean, though. I went to Hawaii once, excited for those photo ops. Who hasn’t seen a picture of a glorious Hawaiian sunset? Alas, it rained and rained and rained… for five straight days. So, I bought some from a professional photographer and hung them in the front hall. One day, I will replace his photos with my own! (You can see my weather photos here if you’re curious what a rain-drenched Hawaii looks like!)

Without further ado, here’s a beautiful California coast sunset.
These photos were taken with a simple iPhone 3G, nothing fancy.
Purple and orange against an indigo sea.
I like the colors, but the photo lacks definition.
I adjusted my position for a better shot.
For this shot, I knelt down behind a sand dune.
The grass and dune in the foreground offset the sunset
improving the overall effect.
Which photo do you like better?
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  2. Makhlouf says

    Alison I LOVE LoVe love your photography! I relaly want to be like you when I grow up LOL. We have a mutual friend Allison Price. (I saw her family photos that you took.) She was my instructor at Taylor Andrews in Layton, and she’s now a very close friend, who I miss terribly we moved to Texas. I have 5 kids, and I can’t wait to get skinny (along with my husband) so we can go to some beach in San Diego, and have you photograph my family. I’ve been putting it off, cuz I hate how we look right now. Looking at your beautiful photography is motivation to get my butt moving! I love looking at ALL of your work. You’re awesome.Kristin

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  7. Sabrina says

    Beautiful! The one with the sand dunes in the front is perfect composition. Love the colors. Sorry about getting rained out in Hawaii. That's still on my travel wishlist and I guess I have to be careful when I go.

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  9. CrazyNutsMom says

    Love the photo with the grass in it.

    I take a lot of great shots with my phone camera. I think it has better pixels than my regular camera and is easier to carry.

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  10. Becca @ R We There Yet Mom? says

    I love the second one and am so impressed you got that shot with your iPhone! That is awesome!!

    I run a Friday Travel Photo link-up called Friday Daydreamin' that I would love you to join us for with this post!

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