Be There - The Challenges Of Getting Out To Shoot.

We all know the aphorism “f8 and Be There”, it’s the basic mantra of landscape photography. Here on LuLa, we’re familiar with the “f8” part, that’s just photography. But it’s the other part, the “be there” part that’s more difficult. MUCH more difficult.
But where and when is “there”, anyway? Usually, it’s somewhere photogenic at the edges of the day.
The Magic Hour
"Magic Hour" we call it - a misnomer, for it lasts just a few minutes when the sun is close to the horizon. Those fleeting moments near sunset and sunrise are a treasure for landscape shooters and we'll do whatever it takes to be somewhere interesting and beautiful at magic hour.
But it's not as easy as it looks.
Sunrise
Let's say you want to shoot the sunrise. You need to be on location and ready to shoot well before dawn. If you stay in motels, that means that you need to set your alarm for very early indeed, for it's often a long drive to the location. At the other end of the day after shooting the sunset, you'll probabl...