Sunsets are most probably one of the most photographed subjects ever. Just about everyone with a camera of any type has or will take a great number of Sunsets and maybe a few Sunrises, for those who get up early enough that is.
The question of why should not be too difficult to answer. Sunsets are often very dramatically spectacular and it grips the mind and soul of just about every human being.
Having said that it is also a fact that some Sunsets are not spectacular and some may deemed to just be pretty. But is that the truth? Which Sunset photo is better, the dramatically spectacular of the more subdued softer one? With the following Sunsets at the same location I will try to emphasize my reasoning.
Spectacular Sunsets overwhelm the senses of the observer, be it photographer or viewer. However the more "soft" Sunsets will speak to the observer in a way that the spectacular can never speak. It speaks a language of tranquility and softness and romance. It creates calm in the Soul of the viewer. This has much more value than the strikingly spectacular instance of Sunsets.
The following 4 photo`s have been taken from approximately the same place ±10m on different days and at approximately the same time ±18:00.
Each of the above would "speak" differently to any viewer. Some might actually see the detail of why the photo was really taken rather than viewing it as a whole. Other may see just the opposite. They will see the whole and not the detail and that is why it is dangerous to take photo`s for competitions as most "competition photographers" take the photo`s they know certain judges will give higher accolade than others. This is also the reason why natural creativity is killed by most photographic societies, clubs and competitions.
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