EXPERT INSIGHT SHOOT INTO THE SUN

Chris says… The Arctic Circle is defined as the area within which the sun remains visible over a 24-hour period and so I encouraged Aurora to capture this image of the ‘almostsetting-sun’. Taken at 10:30pm, I had Aurora shoot on her D850 with a Nikon 20mm f/1.8 lens. The aim was to capture both the sun and its reflection on the water. Setting the aperture at f/16 helps to create a nice clean sun-star as the narrower aperture causes the area of high-contrast light to refract off the aperture blades within the lens. The 20mm prime is my favourite for this effect.