Golden Path

I tried again to capture that golden light highlighting the path, and retried the lighting on each lap of my walk. It really is amazing how the tone of the light can change so drastically in a 30 minute time frame! In the top photo I used the spot meter. I metered light just to the right of this shot, on some shady bushes that had a little bit of light on them-- then, turned the camera back to the scene and took the picture. This allowed the shutter to be on a slightly slower speed to let in more light. Before I used the spot meter, the picture was very dark because of the direct sunlight beaming into the camera. That would have been great for a silhouette!  

Taken July 22, 2012