I entered a room at Kolmanskop and liked the scene, but something was mission. I need to add some drama, some color, some action, anything of interest. I looked around but could not find anything. Then the thought came to me to create a sunstar. For those of you who are new, a sunstar is created when the sun is behind a hard edge and you use a small aperture. This is the image I made:

This image was created by simply moving around until the sun was behind a hard edge. However, as you can see only a few windows are clear (or clean). My options were limited. I chose this window because to me what makes this image is the other clear window through which you can see the desert landscape outside. Photography requires that we are always aware of even small details. This is one reason I always use a tripod. It slows me down and since the camera is not moving it affords me the opportunity to really study the image before taking it.

          Always move around. Check out different perspectives, different heights, closer or further away - just explore. Sunstars can be created indoors very successfully. You can use any hard edge and buildings offer many hard edges such as doors and windows. Be creative.