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Aliso Beach, CA, 1982, on Kodachrome
Sunsets rate among the most spectacular displays in Nature. Photographers at all skill levels reach for their cameras as soon as the sky starts reddening. The majority of these will aim their camera at the sky and shoot without thinking about alternative compositions. The truth is that very few sunsets are strong enough or unusual enough to carry the whole image exclusively without integrating them into a composition including other elements.
And it is also true that there is a range of landscape compositions that can be improved by incorporating different sunset effects to produce memorable photographs. Experienced photographers anticipate various sunset...

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