That Big. Ole Sun

  The day started with white out fog.  There was not a thing to be seen at daybreak other than pea-soup thick fog.  Once that "burned off", heavy clouds blocked out any sunshine.  The day was dark and damp but oddly cheery.  I am one of those weird folks that loves a dreary day!  As the day wore on, the clouds grew thicker and thicker until the rains started just before nightfall.  I did manage to find one bit of the sun through all of this, though!  And what a big, ole sun it was!

  It is funny how some photographers pride themselves in taking shots of the "huge" sun or moon.  I have seen photographs that make the orbs look as if they are about to smack the earth with a vengeance!  In these pictures, the sun (or moon) dwarfs buildings, trees or entire landscapes.  I used to envy these shots and wish that I had the "know how" to recreate them.  Well, it is not that hard....obviously!  The sun (or moon) actually DOES dwarf these items!  The art of giving the illusion all lies in the size lens that you attach to your camera and the distance with which you place yourself from the building or whatever is in front of the sun. Also, it helps tremendously if you can "crop" out a good bit of the surrounding area. Simply put, it is all in perspective.

  The shot I took of the setting sun this evening was not that phenomenal.  It was just the sun trying to break through the clouds.  I do not have one of those super strong lens, so the sun was just being the sun.  However, when I cut out a good bit of the background and left only the pine tree in the middle, the sun took on that gigantic look!   But, then again, that orb is gigantic compared to anything else so my feeble attempt at trying to make it look massive should have just been avoided. Let the sun be its big, ole self and leave well enough alone!