Time & light

Time & light

Going through my photos from our stop at The Lagoons, I saw how much the light changed in just 30 minutes. While I’m shooting, I’m so focused on the compositions in front of me that I don’t really notice the change. It’s only when I review the photos later, without the time pressure, that I can appreciate the difference a few minutes can make.

Last one out, make sure to lock up
Calm lake at early sunset with a person in a red canoe in the distance and single duck in the foreground.
50mm · f/8 · 1/500s · ISO 100

Taken Oct 10, 2026 at 5:40 pm

Processed with DxO PhotoLab 9.13.0

Camera: Sony a7R IIIALens: Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical

50mm : f/8 : 1/500s : ISO 100

© Ethan Danstrom Sr.

Still got more to see
Tree without leaves stands on the side of the pond in the closing light of the day. Surrounded by sun kissed grass and bushes
21mm · f/5.6 · 1/40s · ISO 100

Taken Oct 10, 2026 at 5:49 pm

Processed with DxO PhotoLab 9.13.0

Camera: Sony a7R IIIALens: ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21

21mm : f/5.6 : 1/40s : ISO 100

© Ethan Danstrom Sr.

Still a little more left, just reach
Setting sun behind a row of trees that have a pond in front of them. The near shore is in the foreground with one plant that is green enough to stand out in the closing light of the day.
50mm · f/8 · 1/250s · ISO 100

Taken Oct 10, 2026 at 6:05 pm

Processed with DxO PhotoLab 9.13.0

Camera: Sony a7R IIIALens: Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical

50mm : f/8 : 1/250s : ISO 100

© Ethan Danstrom Sr.

Contemplation with a view
Woman standing with her back to the camera and arms crossed. She is looking out over a sunset with the shadows of the trees framing her silhouette
50mm · f/5.6 · 1/200s · ISO 100

Taken Oct 10, 2026 at 6:11 pm

Processed with DxO PhotoLab 9.13.0

Camera: Sony a7R IIIALens: Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical

50mm : f/5.6 : 1/200s : ISO 100

© Ethan Danstrom Sr.

Great day for great light
Tall tree standing at the left of the frame along the side of a pond in the closing light of the day. Sunset sky and dark forest surround with just enough light for the tree to be the only one that shows some green in the closing light.
21mm · f/8 · 1/30s · ISO 125

Taken Oct 10, 2026 at 6:22 pm

Processed with DxO PhotoLab 9.13.0

Camera: Sony a7R IIIALens: ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21

21mm : f/8 : 1/30s : ISO 125

© Ethan Danstrom Sr.

Riding into someplace…
Bike path with a yellow lane stripe next to a road at the end of the day. Curving from the bottom to the right with trees alongside it and the sunset clouds curving to match the flow of the path.
21mm · f/8 · 1/30s · ISO 500

Taken Oct 10, 2026 at 6:23 pm

Processed with DxO PhotoLab 9.13.0

Camera: Sony a7R IIIALens: ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21

21mm : f/8 : 1/30s : ISO 500

© Ethan Danstrom Sr.

New colors have entered the chat
Large tree beside a pond at sunset. The clouds are painting blue, orange and pink.
21mm · f/2.8 · 1/60s · ISO 100

Taken Oct 10, 2026 at 6:27 pm

Processed with DxO PhotoLab 9.13.0

Camera: Sony a7R IIIALens: ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21

21mm : f/2.8 : 1/60s : ISO 100

© Ethan Danstrom Sr.

Little red fella, between big green brothers.
Two trees standing in the foreground with a lake in the background and a sunset sky of yellow, orange and purple. There is one small tree between them and is the only one with red leaves that are visible in the last light of the day.
21mm · f/8 · 1/30s · ISO 800

Taken Oct 10, 2026 at 6:31 pm

Processed with DxO PhotoLab 9.13.0

Camera: Sony a7R IIIALens: ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21

21mm : f/8 : 1/30s : ISO 800

© Ethan Danstrom Sr.

Lights in the doorway
Landscape shot of a field in the foreground and a line of trees on the horizon. One tree, without leaves is taller than the rest silhouetted against the sunset clouds in the sky. Just along the horizon line there is an opening in the trees that shows the headlight of a car on a winding road towards the viewer.
21mm · f/5.6 · 1/25s · ISO 2000

Taken Oct 10, 2026 at 6:39 pm

Processed with DxO PhotoLab 9.13.0

Camera: Sony a7R IIIALens: ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21

21mm : f/5.6 : 1/25s : ISO 2000

© Ethan Danstrom Sr.

Not finished, still getting better
Tall leafless tree standing tall against a sunset sky of blue and pink.
21mm · f/5.6 · 1/8s · ISO 2000

Taken Oct 10, 2026 at 6:40 pm

Processed with DxO PhotoLab 9.13.0

Camera: Sony a7R IIIALens: ZEISS Loxia 2.8/21

21mm : f/5.6 : 1/8s : ISO 2000

© Ethan Danstrom Sr.

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