It seems that I’ve been fascinated with windmills lately. They make great, graphic subjects, and I always know where to find them. I like the simplicity of this composition, and the clouds add a nice framing element.
Photos like this one where the camera is facing right into the sun are hard to pull off technically. The two big challenges are controlling flare from the sun, and balancing the foreground with the much brighter background. A technique I use occasionally is to take multiple exposure, one for the foreground and one for the sky. I also take additional frames using my hand to block the sun. Of course, my hand is in those frames, but everything else is much more clear since there wont’ be any lens flare. Then, I can use Photoshop to piece together the final image using the best from each frame.
