Copyright Wade Enloe 1999

I saw this fencerow on the way to my first shoot. It was on a hill, which meant that I could get this shot then quickly move to the next location a few hundred yards away. A hazy forecast deserves most of the credit. It is rare that a sunset can be shot this high in the sky without some type of haze in the air.

Copyright Wade Enloe 1999

Once I safely arrived at the second location, I quickly surveyed the area for any opportunity with only 1 shot for the day in the bag and 1 or 2 more planned. This dragonfly would do nicely. Again, the f4 setting diffuses the background, which highlights the subject.

Portrait or Landscape

Eventually you will be faced with deciding whether you prefer portrait or landscape prints. I find portrait to be to my liking, however; there aren't very many calendar companies that can use portrait shots. It's best to mix your styles up and sort out your errors when the prints come back.

Copyright Wade Enloe 1999

Finally, the shot I came for was in sight. As usual, it was a frantic 5 minutes. If you don't have a plan of the shots and filters you want to use beforehand, you will likely miss your shot in the few precious moments that nature offers each sunset. By extending the exposure, all of the foreground detail would have been clear and bright but we're kind of in a silhouette frame of mind here.

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