Swansea

Sunset 13/10/2022

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Some pretty sunset colours from around Swansea Jetty on Thursday night.

The forecast had been predicting some colour in the sky but it was pretty overcast for most of the day and for a while I thought the forecast was going to be way off. Then boom!

Turned out to be one of the best skies of the year in the end.

Photos © CJ Levinson 2022

Swansea Sunrise 03/06/2022

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I shot the sunrise this morning, which is a pretty rare occurrence for me – usually I’m not much of a morning person! But I’m glad I made the effort today as the sunrise was spectacular.

The dawn sky was already glowing red as I left home at 6 to walk up to the Swansea RSL and the colours just kept getting deeper and more vibrant from there until the sky exploded.

It was a great way to start the day. Definitely helped to make the morning feel a little less cold!

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Swansea Sunset 08/12/2021

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Wednesday night’s beautiful sunset. I almost missed the sunset as I was busy most of the day but managed to run down to the Swansea foreshore for the end of it.

I didn’t have my tripod or most of my gear with me so all of these were shot handheld at 6400 ISO. The files still look very good – it’s amazing how advanced cameras are now in low light.

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One Scene, Three Compositions

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Something I often do when shooting is look for different compositions within my shots. A lot of times I’ll find two or three additional compositions by examining the scene and asking myself which elements really interest me in it and focusing in on them more closely.

These photos are an example of that. They were all taken near Swansea Jetty yesterday evening and nothing changed between them except for the focal length (zooming in a little more each time). But despite that all three images have quite a different feel to them because of how they focus on the jetty.

The first shot is my favourite as I like the whole scene but I like the other shots too and how they act as more of a frame for the jetty. As a set I think they work quite well.

I’ll often do this while I’m shooting a sunrise or a sunset as well as it helps to tell the story of the location – for instance, I might shoot a wide shot of the landscape then zoom in tight on an interesting detail before refocusing to catch someone in silhouette. One scene, three shots.

This works best with a lens with a good range like a 24-105 but pretty much any zoom lens is suitable. It’s more about training your eye to recognise which elements you find interesting in a shot and then focusing in on them.

Maybe give it a try next time you’re out shooting, you might find you get a few different shots you really like!

Photos © CJ Levinson 2021