Sunset Silhouette, by Naude Visser

I saw the silhouette of the children and the dogs and decided to put the camera on a gorilla pod to take the image from a low angle to try and capture the sea sand in the front. I set the camera on delay to be able to be part of the photograph.

Canon EOS 500D | Exposure 1/320sec @ f/11 | Focal length 18mm | ISO 100
Sunset Silhouette, by Naude Visser

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | January 11
Award Score: 65 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 17.5, Style 11.5, Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Artistic Photography
Photograph Location: Struis Bay, Western Cape, South Africa

Photographer: Naude Visser (Cape Town, South Africa) Registered
Naude Visser was born in Harrismith, Free State, South Africa. He grew up and went to school in Pretoria, Gauteng. After a compulsory stint of two years in the army, he went to study law at the University of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape. He is a lawyer by profession and have recently started taking photographs. His wife gave him the camera for Christmas last year, and he did a bit of reading on landscapes since June this year. He is also a qualified tourist guide for the Western Province of the Republic of South Africa. Naude Visser is 50 years old and relatively novice in photography, but willing to learn. He lives in the suburb of Vredehoek in the City Bowl of Cape Time. His family has a holiday place at Struis Bay near Cape Agulhas where they go on week-ends. The road between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas is very scenic and most of his landscapes are taken there. He has not entered any competitions before and he is glad to be part of Light & Composition.

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