Findhorn Sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 25, 2012629 views14 comments

Sunset on Findhorn Beach, Moray, Scotland

Thanks for having a look. I am not sure if I should crop the immediate foreground or not since it looks a little muddy color wise. Appreciate your thoughts. This was mainly processed in LR4 (love LR4) with some minor touch up in CS6 beta (first trying it today).

Canon 5DM2
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L at 70mm
ISO100 1/5sec f/14

Taken on a 1-2-1 with Ian C.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 25, 2012 at 7:53 PM

Breathtaking color and a deep sense of peace. I like the graceful arch of the clouds and the reflected colors. IMO, cropping the fg would make this a stronger image, but it is certainly lovely as is.

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on March 25, 2012 at 7:56 PM

Beautiful Eva, especially the sky and mountains. Initially I thought cropping 50 to 75% of the f/g "muddy" area would be the way to go, but on reflection (no pun intended!) and after looking at the larger image, I wouldn't crop.

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on March 25, 2012 at 8:12 PM

Beautiful image Eva. I am mixed on the FG crop. It looks to me like you would also want to crop the uncolored sky to match and make sort of a pano out of it if you crop below. But on the other hand I do think it is nice as is.

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Comment posted by David Bostedo on March 25, 2012 at 8:35 PM

Wow... love the crossed lines in the clouds and the color transitions. I like the subtle line in the FG, so I'd leave it... but I can see how un-centering the horizon is nice too. Really nice overall though.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 25, 2012 at 8:38 PM

A very serene setting, Eva. The sky and reflection are lovely.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 25, 2012 at 10:23 PM

The foreground color is unusual, but I'd keep it for that reason. I like the reflective bronzey color there. Comp is simple but it works enough to showcase the colors and the great light.

Chris

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 25, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Sweet sky. I am on the fence about the foreground but nice image.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 26, 2012 at 4:39 PM

Wonderful colours, Eva.
D&L

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 26, 2012 at 5:01 PM

WOW, this sky is wonderful, Eva. The arching clouds are the main point of interest to me. The only crop I might take is a very small one to eliminate just the LRHC larger mound. I think too much beyond that starts to really darken the image too much. At least my way of thinking. I'd keep the FG water area for that reason.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 26, 2012 at 5:22 PM

Eva, What a beautiful sky that is. The color and look of those clouds is wonderful. The mountains look great as does the reflection. Looks good as it is, but I really like it with the foreground cropped out up to the beginning of the dark area. It seems to have a more dramatic feel and also seems to enhance the nice reflections in the dark areas. I like this alot.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Verdon on March 26, 2012 at 6:04 PM

nice one.....

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 26, 2012 at 10:03 PM

I like the comp, except for the colorless foreground reflection. Cropping this off makes what remains very interesting.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 26, 2012 at 10:27 PM

Love that sky with those curves of the clouds reaching across the frame and the beautiful color. The silhouetted rocks and stuff in the foreground works quite well but I think I would have to agree with those suggesting a crop of the foreground water. Either way though, really nice in my opinion.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 28, 2012 at 9:11 PM

Nice light!

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