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sunset and sunrise scenes can look quite spectacular with different shades of red and unique cloud patterns. Time is the essence, because the lighting conditions may change sometimes in another.

Challenge
During sunset, less light can be the objects and people appear as silhouettes. To make matters worse, a pint & shot in 'Auto' you can cheat with respect to image exposure. Let's say you frame the person or group of background exposure, flash to compensate for exposure. Since most embedded flash will only work indoors or within a few feet effectively, a picture as you see on screen will be recorded darker.

Solution
There are several things you can do to improve your results with your camera. The easiest and quickest solution is to turn off the flash altogether. That way you can at least capture the scene as you see on the LCD preview screen. Secondly, you may be able to enhance the capture or achieve a special effect with certain pre-exposure and / or tripod. OK, this is nothing new for most of you. Here's the trick for an instant and remarkable results. Than a photo shop in post production.

Trick
If you have a pair of sunglasses, put it in front of the lens and check out the LCD screen on the camera. Depending on your sunglasses, you can see a spectacular sunset on the camera before it happens for real. In this way you will have much better control of camera exposure and see more definition in people and facilities. Start early in the experiment during sunrise and sunset time, and some sunglasses can seriously affect the color of the overall exposure. May you get the best shots while the sun still up, or just beginning to set on the horizon. Wait a few minutes after the sun has disappeared. Often afterglow of the sun reveals the most amazing cloud patterns.

Summary
Keep in mind that any sunset shots can be difficult to get right. Photographs in magazines and TV are taken with professional cameras, manual adjustments, and often enhanced in post production. So, if you do not have the equipment, time and knowledge, go ahead and use sunglasses. If you do not say, probably no one will notice. The next time you shoot the sunrise or sunset picture, to try and brag about the incredible sunset you experienced. You can always take a picture without the glasses to show the difference.