There's a nice park where I like to get sunset shots. I decided to challenge myself with a sunset shot of my current vehicle. I parked and repositioned the Challenger several times to find a composition I liked. Meanwhile the sun was setting quickly. Sunset shots aren't as easy as you would think.

Because I was shooting hand-held, I used shutter priority at 1/60 to minimize camera shake. Aperture was f/5 (wide open for my kit lens). I started out at ISO 200, but had to bump the ISO to 800, and then it just got too dark. I like the composition. And over the years I like it more.

Lesson learned: don't decide how to compose the shot at sunset! Allocate enough time to get your composition nailed before the sunset. Then just focus on shooting and adjusting your settings as the sun goes down. In this case I just bumped the ISO up as the sun was going down.

Challenger at Sunset
Waco, Texas
2020
Sony a6000

Challenger sunset