Electric Sunset w/rp

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 9, 2010100 views9 comments

I know this comp isn't the best but I only had seconds to frame this and expose it before the light changed. I had rushed to drop my daughter off at her dance class then made a bee-line to the closest picturesque setting. Watching the light change as I was driving had me wishing the time change was next week. I tried several other comps that I think might be better but the light just wasn't there.
Xsi,10-22@15,1/15 sec @f16,ISO 100,2 image blend-1 double processed for the highlights in the sky. Thanks for looking.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on November 9, 2010 at 11:15 AM

Dean,

The light is wonderful and so is your processing. Certainly the horizion is a little low (that's what happens when you have to rush), but I don't think it ruins the image. I definitely recommend cropping down on the blue top of the sky quite a bit. That should balance things out more too. Great job.

Michael

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 9, 2010 at 12:07 PM

Great light/clouds. I agree about cropping some of the sky. I feel like this might have worked better by getting more reflected light into the water in the foreground and by eliminating some of the bare ground. Not sure if this was possible, of course.

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Comment posted by Mike Ryan on November 9, 2010 at 3:47 PM

This is nice. You were fairly successful considering the short amount of time you had. I agree with others about cropping. Perhaps a 4x5 ratio would do the trick.

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Comment posted by Eric Good on November 9, 2010 at 3:54 PM

What great light show and I think you did well to capture it in the time given. That fg pool works well to give the bottom just enough interest and balance. There's a nice triangle of interest created by that pool, sunset on the left edge and the orange clouds in the UR. I too would favor a more 4x5 ratio with a crop off the top. Well done!

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Comment posted by dean hebert on November 9, 2010 at 10:38 PM

Thanks for your comments and suggestions. Here's a cropped version.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on November 10, 2010 at 3:45 AM

Great shot Dean. The colors reflected in the water are fabulous. I like the cropped repost better, but would perhaps even crop another 3rd of the top to make it more intimate and hold the eye in the shot.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on November 11, 2010 at 3:12 AM

Great mood, Dean. Love the color interaction in sky and the warm light on the ground.

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Comment posted by John Williams on November 11, 2010 at 9:59 AM

Definitely improves with the crop Dean. Wonderful light and I like the way it seems to explode from the ridge line.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 11, 2010 at 10:24 AM

The repost makes for a stronger image. Great sunrise, and you did well for rushing to get the best of it.

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