Someone once looked a sunset photo of mine and said that it was beautiful, but what is your subject. Granted there was no person, no mountain, no foreground, no etc. just the clouds and the changing light. If that isn't interesting enough to find a "subject", I don't know what is. Depending on the amount of wind and I guess your position on earth that would determine the speed of the setting sun, everything changes and often dramatically every few seconds. I have shot several hundred exposures (not counting the fact I usually shoot HDR with at least 3 frames per) during a sunset, just marveling at the changes I see.
Last night I looked out my door and ran to the beach for sunset. It had rained yesterday, bringing clouds to SoCal that it normally doesn't have. I was a little late getting there and saw some incredible moments sitting at a traffic light. I remember looking at the cars next to me and seeing that no one was even looking at the view that was right in front of them.
So here is the first shot I made when I got to Mandalay Beach, looking toward the Anacapa Islands.
This is a few minutes later - I only shot 150 images last night - I just watched a lot.
And this one is the last shot just as I was leaving to go home to fix dinner.
As you see, it is a constantly changing light show. If I was inclined to be an early riser, I would try to compare the views of Sunrise with Sunset.
Here's a shot of the clouds during the sunset that just looked interesting to me. Subject: Clouds!!
For you techies, all shots were three exposure HDR processed with Photomatix Pro 5; then back to Lightroom 5 for final touches.
Enjoy
