Umbra Photography
	Hints What's the subject? A friend once asked me why the photo she had taken of her husband and son against a fantastic sunset hadn't come out as she had seen it. I explained to her that the sun was the brightest object about and when shooting into it everything else would be in silhouette. Setting her camera to fire the flash would have helped by creating some fill-in light on them. Afterwards though I thought "What was the subject of her picture?". Did she want the fantastic sunset or a "snap" of her family on holiday. Sometimes one picture may not be enough. Take the photo as planned (with the fill-in to show the family) but take a second of just the sunset, especially if it was that good!	About me Ruaridh McDonald Photographer since 1980 Follow me on Twitter @amnoaweegie. Note though that not all posts are photography related! Copyright All images within this site are the copyright of Ruaridh McDonald and may not be reproduced in any format without prior permission. See Contact section for details. Contact amnoaweegie@umbra.org.uk Image use request Favourites @Alyssa_Milano @hotforwords Links BBC News Photo Hints You don't need an expensive camera... Keeping it level What's the subject? The eyes have it Keep your eyes open

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