Sunset and sailboats

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The subject is a cliché. The treatment is a cliché. Why take postcard snaps? It's the kind of scene that has memories for the person who took the photo.

Nevertheless, if you’re going to take such a picture, arrange it well. Time it well.

Have the sun beam his reflection down the water a little off-center. Stagger the boats to give a sense of depth. Focus on boats with different mass and rigging.

It looks symmetrical but it pleasing well isn’t.

Canon 5DII, 70-200mm (200), f4.5,1/1,250, Colonia del Sacramento 101023

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