The long-suffering of a photographer and the perfect shot of the sun (5 photos)

The sun is the life of our planet and all living things. Majestic, beautiful, dangerous. Symbol of romance and infinity. This man waited forever to get what he thought was the perfect picture. But also for a very long time.





The Durdle Door rock gate in the UK, on the south Dorset coast, is a naturally occurring arch. Locals consider it a portal to antiquity, and tourists consider it one of the best photo backdrops in the country.



Durdle Door, Dorset, Britain

The sun passes through the arch for a maximum of three weeks a year. And it is possible to catch the moment of the perfect hit of the luminary in a natural rock frame only within five minutes.

Jack Lodge

Photographer Jack Lodge knows this more than well. And he spoke about the pains of creativity to PetaPixel.

The guy repeatedly tried to catch the perfect moment and capture the disk passing through the arch. But luck ignored his efforts. Either the weather was bad, or the forecast was false, or Jack was a couple of minutes late (you have to drive to the arch, and then walk for about an hour) and did not have time to catch the path of the light through the lens.



The task was further complicated by the fact that the sun sets behind the Durdle Door at dawn. Therefore, Jack had to get up at five in the morning in order to have time to get to a secluded place and drag all his equipment there.

Lodge uses a Canon R5 camera and RF 15-35mm f/2.8 lens mounted on a tripod, since he has to shoot directly on the coastline:

The picture was taken in the morning, at ten minutes past seven, with a shutter speed of 1/20 second, at f/22, ISO 100. Thanks to the long shutter speed, the waves are slightly blurred, which gives the picture a special beauty.



Lodge describes the reaction as "crazy" and "amazing". The photos received tens of thousands of likes on his social media page. And although the photo with a solar star became a favorite among users, the photographer himself prefers a photo of a soft and blurry unearthly glow penetrating through the Durdle Door.

The photographer believes that diffused light looks more interesting, since it is more difficult to capture such an effect than to photograph a star that is formed by the sun's rays. And the light on the sand gives the image a resemblance to glass, making it look like a wonderful hand-made product.