From the course: Travel Photography: New Zealand's Lake Wanaka

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Setting up to shoot a sunrise on the lake

Setting up to shoot a sunrise on the lake

From the course: Travel Photography: New Zealand's Lake Wanaka

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Setting up to shoot a sunrise on the lake

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- [Voiceover] We're here at the willow tree for sunrise. Now, for today, sunrise was at 7:54. So what does that mean? What time do we need to be here? Well, one thing you really need to consider is that it's an icon. And it's going to bring a crowd. If you want to get your spot, if you want to get your composition, sometimes that means being here an hour before. And in some really iconic locations, even two hours. So the earlier you get here, the better chance you have to have the composition that you want. Now another thing to consider is, were you able to arrive the day before? Or have you been here before to be able to really scout, to know what you want to do at sunrise. If this is your first time here, if sunrise is your first experience, the earlier you get here, the more chance you'll have to experiment so that when the light is good, you are ready. One of the things about being here early is it tends to be cold. I like to bring a nice warm down jacket, I've got my beanie on…

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