Picture of the day - July 28, 2008

"Wheatfield sunset"

Photo courtesy of Aneta Blaszczyk. As today's picture by photographer Aneta Blaszczyk clearly demonstrates, you don't necessarily have to hop on a plane and fly away to some exotic locale in order to create a photographic masterpiece. All that's really needed to "shoot" a wall-hanger pretty much anywhere on earth is the combination of a pretty scene, a few basic camera skills and an artistic imagination. The lovely scene above features an ordinary sunset over an ordinary wheatfield, but the extremely shallow depth of field and perfect backlighting give it a touch of the surreal. Here are the camera and settings used to capture this stunning image: Camera: Sony DSC-R1 Shutter speed: 1/1000 of a second Focal length: 72mm Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Exposure compensation: +0.7 step   Visitor Comments... Name: Ron E. Trees Town: Spokane, WA Hi Rick, Today’s picture from Aneta Blaszczyk, is really nice!! I like this composition a lot. Thanks for sharing it. Ron Trees   Click here to comment on this picture.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!                                 Place the "Picture of the Day" on your website, for free! Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"