Me, Mrs, Sunset

It's hard for my partner and I to get lovey dovey snaps. How can I take a couple shot of us without being behind the camera?

We were driving to visit a friend in regional Victoria, and the only thing I was looking forward to the entire drive was the sunset.
I pulled the car over on a desolate stretch of road, and we got out of the car to have a little stretch and take a few snaps.


5DII + 24-70L = 1/160, f/9, ISO100

I didn't have a tripod with me, so I pulled my suitcase out of the car and very carefully placed it onto the bag.
I got behind the viewfinder and directed her into position, placed the camera on 10sec timer and legged it.

After a bit of straightening and processing, a gorgeous photo that will soon be hanging on our wall :)

Landscape shots benefit massively from using the rule of thirds. I tried to have the lowering sun in the right third of the photo.
I also love backlighting, and I positioned the Mrs directly in front of the sun.
I completely missed the long stretching shadows that resulted when I was composing the shot. Luck was on my side!