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Perhaps rather blunt, but sunrise and sunset photography centre around the appearance or disappearance of an immensely bright splodge of light, either appearing over the horizon or sinking below the horizon. There's nothing unusual about this, happens every day, has been for a few years now, and God-willing, will continue to. Photographically it's pretty boring, and it needs a number of add-ons to give it interest, certainly if you want to print it for others to enjoy.

The geese had already left, there were a few mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) still snoozing, a handful of teal (Anas crecca) feeding, and a solitary grey heron (Ardea cinerea) slowly wading through the middle of the pond. I had one of my Nikon Camera's, fitted in case you're interested with a 70-200mm f2.8 and 1.7 teleconverter. If you have one of the latest iphones or similar, you could still make a good effort, as you will understand in a bit.

This simple photography tip is part of a series about the importance of looking, and taking time to see. It's only when you do this, that you start to see things