back for another look at this lovely scene, Alex, it's over a year since I left my last comment. It deserves to have more, so here's another : )

This technique has evolved out of necessity. At dusk there is hardly enough light for a good photo of a close subject. Most of the usable photographic light is either in the sky or on the water. Any subject other than these will generally be silhouetted against the lighter background. To take this shot, one need to set the shutter and film speed and apeture based on the background, rather than the closer subject. I trust the LCD image and histogram to inform me that the picture will be adequate. The historgram for this type of shot looks like two peaks (highlights & shadows) rather than the typical single peak in the middle.

With some trial and error I have had success with this type of shot.

Thanks for your comments. I just found this one among the many I had previously set aside. (For every photo I post, I must have at least 50 I set aside. I recently purchased a photo printer and I am selecting a few photos to print for framing and displaying. (I will think about this one).

You both have a great eye. I believe the woman in the picture has both a stroller and a dog with her. I previously published a photo called "Anticipation" where the same woman is clearly preparing a dog for a dash in the Bay (I cropped out the stroller to simplify). Since I took this photo less than a minute prior to "Anticipation", I think the second figure is probably the dog.

I want to say that it is very nice to have someone who really studies your photos so closely and appreciates them. Thank you.

I hope you won't be offended if I say this is a pretty, pretty photo. It just feels so nice and the person silhouetted against the sky could be picking up a child or a bag - it makes no difference, it's just very personal.