Shoot with the last beam of sunlight
All three shots here were taken using the afternoon sunlight, from around 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. The color temperature is warm and pleasant. The flower (Photo 1) was lit perfectly and I made it more perfect by focusing on only one spot. As for Photo 2, you can see that the setting sun was casting light on the upper part of the window frame at the right. It was as if I had used a yellow-filtered flash and snoot to shed light on the window frame. Without this background light, the photo would be plain, as the sunlight did not make the texture of the brick walls any more obvious. For Photo 3, I deliberately marked a smaller exposure, to reveal the warm tone coming from the setting sun that is visible on the porch handles.
Equipment Setup
| Photo 1 | Photo 2 | Photo 3 | ||
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lens | EF 17-40mm f4L USM | 1 | 1 | 1 |
