Facing Iloilo over the Visayan Sea, at times, the place is not exactly swimmer-friendly because of the whipping current but the beach has a baywalk promenade and a walkway which juts far out from the coast. At the end of the pier, a few hundred meters further into the sea, is a popular lighthouse accessible only by foot. Fortuitously it was low tide during our visit so we were able to walk towards the lighthouse and stake a spot for some sunset photography.
the exposed coastal floor by the lighthouse
Canon EOS 350D Digital, 1/800s, f/5.6, 24mm, ISO 100
That day, I decided to zero in on one boat.
I first took a wide shot. I saw that far in the deep, the current stirred the sea and shimmered against the late afternoon sun. The interrupted waters presented a fine photographic contrast against the unperturbed and calm horizontally streaked foreground. The boat was an ideal focal point for the composition I wanted.
This was 5:10PM.
Canon EOS 350D Digital, 1/2000s, f/5, 95mm, ISO 100, -1.0 EV
Some 40 minutes later, at 5:49PM, the sun finally came down, fast. Using a telephoto lens this time, I zoomed in on the boat. I tried to crisscross the horizon with the mast and the beam of the sail in one single point but this was easier said than done. Still, I achieved the angle I wanted and waited for the sun to drop almost exactly at the spot where I wanted it to be.
Canon EOS 350D Digital, 1/100s, f/5.6, 300mm, ISO 100, -2/3 EV
And as slow and unhurried as the sun was at the time when I was waiting for the sunset, it sank down rapidly when I wanted more.
Not everything can be aligned in photography, but I liked the shots I got. Nothing can really be perfect anyway.
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