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| Sunset over the Inside Passage British Columbia, Canada |
Including the sun itself in your sunrise or sunset pictures often produces a bright white area with no color. The light from the sun is too intense for your camera to record. So either eliminate the sun from your composition or wait until it has dipped just below the horizon to reduce the white in the sky as I did here.
There are more tips in Capturing Glorious Sunrises and Sunsets, my class at the Lifelong Learning Center in Missoula, Montana. Class meets July 28 & 30, 2026. Click here for details and registration.
