This past weekend I took a trip down to Key West with my wife for the 4th of July Holiday. I did not spend much time taking pictures but did get up early Sunday morning to capture a sunrise. I chose a pier in Key West as my primary subject.
I checked the azimuth and realized that the sun was going to rise a little farther north than I had hoped for. As a result I did not get the shot I envisioned but still captured two (2) shots I was happy with. I was hoping for more colorful skies but due to the sun rising to the north only got the fringes of the color.
I used some nearby rocks as a foreground subject and then used a long shutter speed to smooth out the water and crashing waves. Both images are HDR (high dynamic range) and result from combining three images into one to capture the full exposure of the scene.
I also shot a sunset from Fort Zachery Taylor State Park using the channel markers as my main subject. I did not get any shots of the actual sun setting thanks to the sunset cruises parking in front of my vantage point and blocking the sinking sun. I did get some good twilight shots after the sun had set and the party boats had started back in. These are also HDR shots, with one long exposure to blur the water in the foreground.
