04: LIGHT – GOLDEN HOUR
MASTERCLASS & CHALLENGE
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I took this back on May 11. The same day I got my new lens a 100-400.
The two birds are Goldfinches and they really stood out in the beginning phase of golden hour.
Taken with a 1.4x teleconverter on the lens at max telephoto range. Since I use a crop sensor camera, the 560mm is an equivalent of 840mm on a 35mm film sized sensor. Taken at 1/2000 sec @ f/8 handheld.
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Great shot. “Handheld”, wow, that’s impressive!
Thank you. The image stabilization on this lens is amazing, it allows 5.5 extra stops.
You must be very happy with the lens and the gold finches! The birds are sharp and the background allows your subjects to pop! Would you consider cropping out the lower fence/wire? I don’t think it needs to be there. Well done!
Very happy and being able to pull in the details.
Funny thing. I’m currently using this image on my work computers and noticed that since it was a monitor that the operating system re-framed the image at the 16:9 aspect. The lower fence is not visible. Here I am for weeks seeing this image without the lower fence and did not understand what was different.
So here’s the image at 16:9 aspect. By using this aspect the eyes of the finches are on the rule of thirds grid lines which was a pleasant surprise. Thank for the suggestion – I definitely like this look better. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4b636794ee4287247bf41792d30ce5cf875ca3e7f6bc58fc11b4ea7895615d33.jpg
Great capture. Love that the birds look at each other
Like this crop too – more space. Love those greens in the background and the warm tones on the birds. Brent
Brilliant shot….love the connection between the two birds! and the lens and teleconvertor have created a wonderful melted background. Great shot…esp handheld!
Thank you Rerro. I love the connection between the two birds.
Hi Point. Love it. Great clarity on the Finches and lovely soft background. Very good.
Thank you Denis.
Great image – well captured and the birds are tack sharp and nice blurry background
I thought the one on the star picket may have been a tad overexposed in the breast area, but zooming in I’m not so sure …
I’ll agree with Dianne about the bottom wire
Thank you, Nick. I agree with Dianne as well and have provided a revision.
With the Sun practically parallel with the breast of the male finch, I think there is some more I can try to do to reduce the brighter areas. That is going to take some time because I find masking still a little difficult to do with the post processing software I used – Capture One.
Hi Point. Great shot. There is evidently a connection between the two birds. I have not tried bird photography before. I might give it a try if I could find interesting birds in my area.
male and female, perhaps?
Yes they are male and female. I have them in my yard. Great shot.
Thank you and appreciate the confirmation of the gender. Gets a little confusing to know if one is an immature.
Thank you. I find birds a great challenge and the rewards are so nice.
A sunrise on Lake Illiwarra. Taken a couple months ago, with my smartphone, when the weather was more user friendly. A bit of post processing, with Affinity, to bring out the colors.
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Lovely muted tones Rachael!
Beautiful serene shot…even though the clouds look ominous….it looks very peaceful….and the colour is magnificent!
Thanks, Rerro.
Rachel, those clouds gives the impression of looking at a painting. Various shades of colours in the clouds.
Thanks Christian.
Hi Rachel. This is a lovely setting and nice shot. Love the sky, Dramatic. The lake is peaceful and calm. Like this.
Thanks, for the comment. I really love this area.
Very impressive photo, great composition
I wondered whether it was perhaps a bit too red, especially where the sun is?
I was thinking the same Nick, A bit redish, but I think individual monitors determine what you see. I haven’t done a proper calibration of mine yet.
Hi Rachel, nice shot, love the pier drawing the eye into the shot. Do agree however that the sun looks very red, was this as shot or have you boosted the saturation?
A bit of a boost in saturation. :o)
A bit less red.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5a222f30fa583bda21f36321cc7b34f223faf0950c19e25edff7fb05f8723295.jpg
Rachel, Very nice! I like the second one better, but to each his or her own. Very dramatic.
Great capture – like that my eye goes right to that pier on the lake. Great framing with the foreground silhouette of the grasses. Brent
Thanks Brent.
Awesome image and amazingly dramatic sky and yet, a calming scene. Love both versions
I really like the way the pier leads to the sun and the juxtaposition of the drama in the clouds vs the calm water. Must have been a beautiful evening to watch the whole show as the sun went down.
Thanks Judy. Sunrise. Around 6ish. Just a lone fisherman on the dock. If I remember correctly, there was another in a kayak. Distant sounds of the world waking up. All thous clouds were gone by mid-morning.
Wow…Challenge 4….learning so much already. Golden hour…now this is something that i want to master! It has kind of eluded me…and i have never been quite sure if i was setting the camera up correctly etc! So, i am intending on conquering this in this challenge! so first up, the golden hour…what is it….ummm…well i know it is not an hour! the golden hour most likely occurs when the Sun is between 6 degrees below and 6 degrees above the horizon.
anyway, the image i am posting is my very first attempt at shooting a sunset…using a tripod, and remote shutter release. It was taken on Bathers Beach in Fremantle about 2 years ago. I have improved my photography skills somewhat since this shot…..but wanted to use this as my benchmark for this challenge! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d1338529d811da3183d5d99c08a64dc174f8ef53acf622003c1855f6bb1c505d.jpg
Rerro, even this picture is a pleasure to look at.
Thanks Christian 🙂
Hi Rerro. You are quick of the mark. I think it is a very nice shot. Pleasing on the eye. This is completely new to me so I have a lot to learn in this challenge.
Thanks Denis i look forward to seeing you crack this challenge….:)
Nice image – perhaps the highlights are a tad overdone
This might have been a good candidate for image stacking or HDR image stacking (as is the one I’m about to post)
And I’d prob crop a bit off the left?
Thanks Nick….yeah, as i stated this is the first time….i never even knew what focus stacking was 2 years ago!
I’m still working it out now!
I need time to find a subject, actually I need toknow how to be at home getting lad ready for school and down at the beach (30+ mins away) for the sunrise photos
Yeah…i hear you….i am also about 30 minutes away from the ocean….what we do to get the shot! hahaha 🙂
Nice shot Rerro, I can imagine myself on that boat just enjoying the view. Very peaceful .
Thanks RE 🙂
Sailing is a passion and I can easily see myself on that boat. Lovely shot.
Thanks Rachel 🙂
Lovely, just lovely. Calming. Great job!
Thanks Sara 🙂
I love golden hour on water. Makes me want to be there.
Nice peaceful image. Love the reflection on the sand and the light through the sails
Rerro, that is a beautiful shot. I really like the color on the waves and the reflection on the wet sand. Great job!
Thanks VJ
Thanks VJ!
Great first image @rerrorocher:disqus – yes it is a challenge to get that golden hour light and work with the changing conditions. What I like about your image is the foreground point of interest here, it really does stand out. Lovely warm light, and it is difficult shooting into the sun and getting exposure correct. I’m thinking if you under-exposed this by 1 or 2 stops that sun wouldn’t been “blown out” as much, but then your boat would be a silhouette too. Thanks for sharing. Brent
Thanks Brent….getting there…will master this before the end of this challenge!
I know you will
I like the exposure on the boat and the overall tone conveys the time of day well. Depth of field is good, too because I like the silhouette of the lighthouse on the horizon. I’m starting to work with exposure stacking in Photoshop to give me some options when taking sunset shots. Such a lot to practice & learn. 🙂
Thanks Judy – yes, me too….every time i go out i am trying all these different techniques. the light changes dramatically very quickly…so lots of practice for me!
Love the beams shooting out from above the lighthouse, the sunlight through the sails, and the highlights across the top of the breakers. Beautiful capture, Rerro.
Thanks so much Brenda 🙂
My 1st effort taken April last year – Hunter River at Raymond Terrace
EOS 7D with the EF-S 10-22 (BTW this is a great lens for anyone with a cropped format Canon)
1/100s F/4 ISO 800 lens @17mm and taken at about 7pm
I’ve had a little play and lightened the fishing boat about 1.5 stops.
I took JPGs for some unknown reason so can’t pull much out of the shadows
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/38cbff3415b9207476391752431dc0f5fb6dc067b6acb164781ac22f053f9893.jpg
I like the cloud formation. I’ll bet you can tweak a bit more color out of that horizon.
I did a bit of a tweak in the second post – thanks for your comments
Hi NIck. This is a great shot for your first try. It’s almost like black and white photo with only the golden hue shown for emphasis. I also made the mistake of shooting only in jpeg format with my first camera Sony NEX-5N.
I guess we all have to go through the learning process. Jpeg but still still a keeper though.
Sorry I think I mislead you – merely my 1st post for this Challenge, sorry
and I think I’d left the camera on JPG after taking some sport shots in burst mode.
My mistake. Still, its a nice shot.
Hi Nick. I like it. B/W gives a different look to it. I think the boat is about right. The horizon is what gets my attention and correctly so. Nice reflections. Very good.
Nick, lovely shot. Peaceful.
Nice shot Nick….like the reflections in the water. I think the object on the left adds nothing to the image, maybe crop that out. In this case i would be looking at having the horizon in the middle and having a symmetrical shot
Christine, I’m shattered … You don’t like my boat? or is it the bollard?
Anyway here’s a photo without either, just for you, lol
1/60s, f/5.6, ISO 800, 85mm (I changed lenses) taken a couple of minutes after the 1st posting
and I’ve had a little play with the white balance
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9d92b939e11a720109d2a2e2909731f9b3ba12cb7338d682579b19f6802ac64e.jpg
hahahahahaha….thanks for the good laugh! It is rather dark – but i do prefer the composition on this one!
Hahaha. Hi Nick ! Thanks for the laugh. Now I don’t have the boat to relax on (vicariously) while enjoying the view. This is also a beautiful shot. I like the combination of the golden hue with the dark clouds.
Hi Nick, I prefer this shot , beautiful reflections, and great colours , tho maybe a little dark.. I think it was the bollard that was distracting. I do like your boat, however , I’d love it more if it had a mast 🙂
Love the reflections
I think that I prefer this more dramatic version, even so both are beautiful. Love the reflection
Nick, I really like this photo. It has a different mood with just the little bit of golden color on the horizon against the darkness. To me it tells a story, hope shining through the darkness. Love it.
Really like this image @Sillen55:disqus because of that small sliver of golden light surrounded by greys. Those reflections really add depth to your image and then I noticed the boat, which is a good 2nd (foreground) point of interest here. Something to try is pop a radial filter in Lightroom over the warm sliver and warm it up even more. Well done. Brent
Beautiful reflections and delightfully moody. The flash of sunset gold is lovely.
Backed off on the red a bit.
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This is my first sunrise shot of Borobudur temple in Yogyakarta. I took this with a Sony A7rII and a Sigma art lens 24-105mm F4. It was a long climb up and at my senior age I never imagined I could reach the top. I was lucky my camera shake did not get in the way. There was no place to set up a tripod as the place was teeming with tourists even before sunrise. I had to lean on one of the stupas to steady my hands. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6cc155651948ca7aeb39e6cd57c301d1541837e29f7052043c02bfd986c50106.jpg
Hi REV. Like this composition. As you view down the line the focus softens very nicely. You did well given the conditions. Very hard to get a shot in with lots of people all trying to do the same thing. The sky in the left corner is very nice and catches my eye. The right corner is bit bland. I wonder could that be enhanced in Post Processing?. Might give a more complete balance to the whole shot. I hasten to add that I am a learner driver.
Thanks Denis. I agree with you. I have been trying to tweak the HSL in Lightroom but I could not make it pop a little more. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I am still trying to learn the tricks in Lightroom. Will see what I can do using Luminar. Thanks again.
Hi Rev. Here is my take for what it is worth. All in Lightroom. Grad Filter Left Top. Highlights down to -93. Shadow down to -70. Contrast up to +30. Exposure down to -0.29. Tight Top. Grad Filter. Highlights down to -51. Shadows down to -28. Contrast up to +20. Exposure down to -0.20. Hope this is of some help. I am no expert. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing they say.
Thanks Denis. Will post tomorrow doing your suggestions. Really appreciate it. Have a pleasant evening.
Nice job on the picture but also the climb! I like the composition and the soft colors.
Thanks Sara. It’s really a tiring climb but worth it. The first of the way the height of the steps was just like in a regular stairway. However, the second half was very tiring because they increased the heght from one step to the next one up. Thanks again.
Great leading lines pointing to the sunset. Very nice. Worth the climb
Very interesting and great shot. The sky is lovely and golden on one side and pinkish on the other. I don’t know if you have done any post processing, but i would suggest getting some more detail out the statues and bringing the clarity out in the sky. Well done 🙂
Hi Rerro. Thanks and I agree I need to bring out some more details in the sky. I will post another one taking into consideration the suggestions.
Will appreciate very much your comments on it.
Romy…the changes have really given the image more punch. Well done, its a good representation of the ever changing colours during the golden hour!
Thanks so much. Well, all the comments and suggestions (including yours) helped me a lot. Thank you too.
Great photo and an interesting subject.
I like the texture in the stone work of the stupas and the way your eye is lead into the photo.The soft pastel colours of the sky help to enhance the photo.
And well done to keep those pesky tourists out of the photo!
I did wonder whether you had lightened the sky around the main stupa to give a halo effect. If so I’m not sure the image needed it. Or is that where the sun is coming from?
It also might be worth trying to bring out the colours in the sky a little more.
Hi Nick. Thanks so much. The sun is coming out from the left side. If you look closely there is a pinkish blob between the last stupa at the back and the one next to it. That’s where the sun was if I remembered correctly. I am posting another one with the suggestions. I hope you can comment on it again. Thanks.
Here it is Friends. I did try to bring out more details in the sky using the graduated filter settings suggested by Denis in his comments (..Thanks). Instead of graduated filter, though, I used an adjustment brush in the sky https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7a6fca968ab16d19dd2cc78686e77bc72cbb5f0fe368e2dcb9acaab7f1f4d4c4.jpg .
To: Nick Ellis, For a time I never noticed the halo but now I see it. It was not put there intentionally. I think it is more because of the fact that I did not use a graduated filter in the post processing of the sky. It does give the impression that the light source is right behind the main stupa giving it a halo effect.
Here is the one with post processed sky.
Hi Rev.Like the sky in this version. I can’t see the original you posted. Did you take it down?
it’s there – says awaiting moderation – if you click on it you can see it
Nick. For the life of me I cannot see it.
Sorry. Found it.
good!
Sorry found it
Thank you, Denis, for the settings.
Romy, you are most welcome. Glad they gave you a start.
I think that works better
and as an added bonus the colours in the stupas have been brought out
Thank you, Nick. Much appreciated.
Great photo. Beautiful sky and interesting foreground. Love it
Thank you so much Erez.
This is a really lovely image, Romy.The colours just work so well.
Thank you Kerrie. Much appreciated.
This is really a good looking picture. Nice colours. I like very much the repeated clockmonuments.
Thanks so much, Christian.
I like this one better. A lot more detail in the sky.
This is a wonderful shot! It’s enchanting!
Thank you so much, Amber.
Wow your colours in this shot are striking – and I like how you’ve placed these structures so that my is “sucked” off into the distant left where the colours are warmest. Can you tell me more about this shot – where it’s from, your settings etc? Brent
Hi Brent. Thank you and nice of you to comment. This is a sunrise shot of a section of Borobudur Temple, a Unesco heritage site located in central Java, Indonesia. Taken with Sigma Art lens 24-105 mm F4 on Sony A7rII using an mc11 adaptor. Taken at Apperture priority mode, 24mm F4, 1/60 sec, iso 160 (auto ISO setting), hand held.
Nice – I’ve just added that to my bucket list too
Hi Brent, sorry for late reply. If someday you get the chance to visit Borobudur temple, I suggest you do it during sunrise and then visit Prambanan Hindu temples at sunset. They are both in central Java, Indonesia.
very beautiful shot. Do you have a picture of the whole structure. I would love to see it. the colors are amazing. I see warmth on one side and coolness on the other
Very beautiful picture with amazing colors – great shot
Stunning capture, especially as you said there were people nearby. Wonderful colors and leading lines.
This is beautifully done! The colours and subjects are amazing, Tt must have been a wonderful place to visit and photograph.
Wow – this is lovely 🙂 I really like the composition and the soft clouds catching those beautiful colours.
Very nice composition. The clouds just draw you into the scene.
I like this shot where you see all the structure but would have liked to have a little more of the lovely sky on the left.
Thanks Karen. I did post an update to the photo with more details of the sky. If you have time please take a look and I would appreciate comments pls. Thanks
defenately worth the effort, great shot.
Thanks so much, Andrew. Welcome to Bootcamp.
Awesome shot.
Thanks Keri .
Hi Gang. Off we all go again. Lots of enjoyment to be had and things to learn. I have only played around with this Golden Hour Photography so I am expecting to pick up plenty of knowledge from all the experts out there. Last night 30th May these Skys appeared over my Back Garden. Ran up grabbed the camera and shot. No clear plan in mind. Objective – Capture the sky line as best I could. From a scenic point of view they are nothing to write home about, but hell I have to start somewhere. Shot 1. ISO 800, FL 25mm, F8, SS 0.3 sec, Hand held. Lens Tameron 18-200. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/94896627e529561316388c844462a997112c19554c8e003af42a9710a193abc1.jpg
Wow. You captured the golden hour moment Denis. I envy that sky as it is gloomy here in my place. Been raining for the past 3 days although its supposed to be summer season.
Hi Rev. Many thanks for your feedback.
Denis, the sky is wonderful! Great job.
Hi Sara. Many thanks for your feedback. My goal is to get out over the coming days to try for some more scenic shots.
great capture of the sky colours. Love the purple tone
Hi Lynn. Many thanks for your feedback. I have in mind to go out over the coming days if the weather holds to try a pick up some shots of a more scenic nature.
Beautiful Denis…i knew you wouldn’t disappoint! Well done mate!
Hi Rerro. Many thanks for that feedback. The weather looks set fair in this part of the world – exception tomorrow Friday. The goal is get out to a small fishing port from where you can overlook Dublin Bay and the City in the distance and try for some scenic shots. Hope my plan works out!!. Many thanks again.
Looking forward to seeing Dublin in the golden hours!
Really great colours, supurb.
You might need to chop down that tree, centre left! lol
I wonder how the sky might have looked with a longer exposure, say 30s
And did you really handhold at .3s – well done
and I concur with Christine’s “Looking forward to seeing Dublin in the golden hours!” Me too
Hi Nick. Many thanks for that feed back.Yes did hand hold. You have brought up some interesting questions I need to experiment with. If the weather holds I will try to fulfil my goals on this.
Love the colors. Because I love the character of old Irish houses, I was wondering what a wider angle shot, that included the house, would have looked like.
Hi Rachel. Many thanks for that feed back. I might be able to fulfil your request.
Hi Rachel. See below. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/99d0393f64daa24bc2ca620b2265f7fdd66fd6432ccb8738160cddbc7c25b4d7.jpg
Lovely! I like this shot with the garden. The colour really pops.
Judy, many thanks for your feed back.
Hi Denis,
You really caught the colours well.
Hi Karen. Many thanks for your feedback.
Wow those colours rock @denisobyrne:disqus – I can see why you ran to grab your camera. I’m like that too when nature puts on a show. As for this image I think you captured it well. A few things: Underexpose your entire scene by a stop or two if you’re using evaluative metering mode – that way you won’t over-expose the sky. Also this image would have been even better with a little more roof line on the right, maybe even a panorama crop. Brent
Brent. Many thanks for those tips. Lovely morning here, clear blue skies, sun is shinning, everyone is smiling. Off to play a couple of sets of tennis now with some other pensioners. Ah its a hard life. Purchased your Sunset/Sunrise Cards. I hope you have done all the hard work correctly as my expectations are very high now!!!!.
Hope so too – give me some feedback on the cards. Did you like the checklist? Brent
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/12ec578653acae03642f20707c3c37c3f80dc7eaa8abf441f179e61e0fc95ff2.jpg Love these challenges and having such great feedback from every one. Sunset yesterday – close by. Our golden hour often comes out pink and pastel. Did a little LR to give some punch – hopefully not overdone. ISO 100,F5.6, 1/25, 135mm
Lynne, Lovely shot, the colors are fabulous. I am a bit distracted by the blue on the bottom below the sand, as the sand is a fairly wide swath. Not sure what the “right” thing is to do about it. Maybe try a panoramic crop? Just my thoughts.
Thanks Sara, The bar running across is actually shallower water. We have a lot of sand bars and this is shallow water over the sand bar. Will crop and see what it looks like. See below https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e6cc2ca96958b416434fa7103e1502cbe66039fde0bca7c1700a681fceaf89fd.jpg
Yes Lynn. This is a nice improvement.
Much improved image Lynne! 🙂
What a great image
love the colours and the composition and how the eye is drawn into the photo
I think the cropped version works better
Thanks Nick
Lynne I really like this one better. I would hang this on my wall also. Well done!
Hi Lynne. This panorama is better than the first one, in my opinion. Very relaxing to look at.
Thank you Rev
Hi Lynne like the cropped version. The colors throughout are beautiful. Very nice photo.
The pastels are amazing along with the reflection of the light on the water. I like that S curve of the sandbar and the way it leads the eyes to the mountains in the background Well done!
Thanks. It’s great to catch the light
Ooh, I like this crop, with that leading line on the right. Love those pastel hues and the mountains in the background. Well done. Brent
Thanks Brent.
Spectacular! The layers of colour are very pleasing to my eye. I’ve been gazing at this image for minutes & enjoy every bit of it. I have to make my way over to your part of the country one day 🙂
Hi Lynn. What a lovely shot. It is calm and very peaceful. Like it.
Thanks Denis. I was lucky to catch the light at that moment
Just magnificent! Love the blending lines and the s-shaped stretch in the middle…..the tones are mesmerizing! Lovely time of the day…well done Lynne! Just one thing….it feels like the horizon is not level….just check that.
Thanks Rerro. I did auto horizon but i will try to do it manually. I thought it was just my eyes that saw it.
Awsome photo. I love the colors and textures.
Lynne, I love very much those different colours. With the structure in the foreground it looks as if it’s a sand carpet.
Hi Lynne, I love the layers in the water channels and the pink reflected off the water. I would love to live close to the coast to get shots like this.
Love it great shot, draws you in so many ways.
I really like this. It’s a bit arty. Love the sand and water moving through the picture.
Thanks Keri. It’s what I saw and it worked out better than I thought
Awesome image and beautiful processing. Love the pink curved lines.
Thanks Erez
This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the colors and textures. The colors reflecting in the water are fabulous.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/15242a12f196f143694c90170cb6c9ab6e362615b422f92217ecd7d808667c57.jpg
Here is my first attempt at the golden hour. ISO 200 78mm f/13 1/2500. This was taken on my way home from work on Feb 23rd this year. As I was looking at my photos taken today, I really liked this image from Feb. and would like input. It was taken at 5:23 when sunset was at 5:56. It is a favorite of my husband. I will pick a more recent photo for the next shot.
This is great as it is, Sara. My eyes are drawn to the partly hidden sun. As an experiment may I suggest you crop out some from the left side and top maintaining the panoramic ratio. That would be same as zooming in and would place the sun in the left side as in the the rule of thirds. See which one you like best. Just a suggestion.
Thank you. I hope you like the cropped version.
Love it.
Sara, good picture. Is this a coloured B&W or are those colours natural? I like very much those birds.passing by. I wonder if a crop from the left to put the moon/sun on the rule of third woul improve the composition?
Pretty much out of the camera. I haven’t figured out colored B&W yet in my software. Thank you.
Hi Sara. If the husband likes it what else matters. Seriously though, this is a good shot.There is a nice balance to it. With the sun partial hidden it gives a sense of movement in the clouds. I like it. Well done.
Thank you Denis.
Hi Sara, I love this image…it has an eerie, mystical feel to it.Your capture of the geese (?) is awesome, the way they line up diagonally with the bottom right of the frame and the sun. Wow… Is that really the sun? I feel that cropping from the left and top of the frame, removing some negative space would enhance this shot.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/072930d8f1a59f4c2eee590196558906da3642afccbc87ab2683587e43d18924.jpg
Thank you all. Here is my cropped version. It was quite overcast, I was shooting right into the sun, and this is about what it looked like out of the camera. I tried playing with the colors, but I just kept coming back to this. I am thinking of putting it on acrylic or possibly metal for my husband’s birthday. Yes those are Canada Geese.
Sara
Great photo. I especially like the near monochromatic aspect and the silhouettes, I feel, lend some character . And I like how the geese are giving the photo a sense of movement
and I prefer the cropped version and would leave it as is. But then again I like these moody type/style of photos
Nick thank you.
Love this crop Sara, wonderful mood.
Thank you Erez.
Very nice Sara. Love it. Now the next thing to do is make a big print and hang it on the wall for your husband to see.
Thank you!
soo good Sarah! LOVE IT:)
Yeah this crop works better for me – especially when I click and see it larger. Those geese flying really add to this image, and I like the silhouetted farm scene rocks too. I just wonder if you can play with the white balance a little in this shot? Brent
I like this one better, too. The silhouettes work really well of both the gees and the equipment; like a diagonal line from the sun to the corner. Hope your hubby likes the fancy printed image!
Hi Sara, the image is moody but looks quite dark for golden hour – was it quite overcast?
Thank you Karen. It was.
Interesting photo . I like the moodiness of it and the way the ground is sillouetted against the sky .. I wanted to see more of the moon and less of the clouds.. It made it too dark although I do like the way the light is shining off the clouds. I can see the geese going by.. Good image for a werewolf movie.. lol Anyway as I said.. interesting and intriguing photo..
Hi all. I was not going to post this one. However Rachel Gilmour to comply with your request here we go. ISO 800, FL 25mm, F4, SS 1/10 sec, Hand held. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/99d0393f64daa24bc2ca620b2265f7fdd66fd6432ccb8738160cddbc7c25b4d7.jpg
Denis, Lovely shot. The sun almost looks like a street light. It goes to show you there is beauty in all things, even dare I say the mundane.
Hi Sara. Many thanks for that feedback. The big thing I learned with last months challenge was to keep things simple and not over complicate. The above is a prime example I think. Great to get your feedback.
Beautiful sky Denis.
Hi Keri. Many thanks for that feedback.
Great photo of someone’s backyard .. oh and the sky colours are spiffy!
Nick. Yea it is . Scenic value nil. The sky that night for 10 mins was great.
Thank you Denis! :o) Next time , more of the sky and less of the backyard! LOL!!
Wonderful colors Denis, and the sun through the trees is an extra nice touch
Thank you Denise, but I was thinking a bit more like this, with more sky!? :o) LOL!
BTW, the sharpness of this shot ‘handheld’ is awsome!
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Rachel, as we say here – Now your sucking diesel.
My first image is another from Africa as the late afternoon safaris provide perfect golden hour light. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/05fcd9f4d57d97a90e091e55860935aa5bee5821bb69a0ed52365ed19bb759d0.jpg.
Hope to get out and about this weekend to take some new shots. I love sunrise and sunset shooting and already have lots of photos but there is always lots of room for improvement.
Hi Karen. Nice light in this shot. I wonder if the Jackel could be sharpened a bit more in Post Processing.
Hi Denis, thanks for the feedback.
Gosh….lovely capture Karen….talk about golden!
Thank you Rerro
So pretty Karen. Good shot.
Thanks Keri
Great shot, Its all gold!
Thanks Andrew. It really was all gold especially with the beautiful yellow flowers
great subject and great lighting
Is it me or is he/she not quite in focus? Some of the flowers are and (s)he’s just behind them?
Great capture and a beautiful light
Lovely picture – lovely golden light
What an awesome shot @disqus_VqadTxOfuV:disqus – love the golden tones in your image. I like how you’ve composed this image too – with your Jackal off to the left. You might just want to check your focus on this one, looks like your main point of interest is a little soft. Brent
Hi Brent, agree he is a little soft but shot was taken hand held in fading light with the jackal moving through the grass so was hard to get
Tough to capture a moving animal when the light is starting to fade; I think you did a great job considering the conditions. The jackal is looking right at the camera! You captured beautiful golden light for sure.
Hello everyone this is my first post as I have only just joined, very much looking forward to bieng a part of bootcamp
1/15 sec at f/16 iso 100 24mm
Cheers. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a6633903ffce2eb1d4f5044d03f2ee0283b91fa6ee31a717e945f2d8caaf456f.jpg
Hi Andrew, and welcome to Bootcamp.Great composition… I love the convergence of leading lines of the jetty ,clouds, and the horizon. The beautiful reflections and the soft tones in this image make it very pleasing. I do find the 2 pipes (?) in the bottom left of the frame a bit distracting.
Thanks Kerrie I agree about the pipes. I will attempt to remove (not my forte) and repost. I think a simple reframe will take away from the aesthetic. Cheers.
I agree about the reframe problem. it’s a great shot anyway. 🙂
Hi Andrew! What a lovely shot. Those reflections are to die for. I like the way the pier leads to the sunset and that you have people walking along it to help give perspective. Horizon maybe not quite straight? Good job getting rid of the pipes in the next post, too.
Thanks Judy, your right about the horizon, I have fixed it just havent reposted
no more pipes https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/312961ff61785b328c10cab60e8a840e9de9f44ab346c9559728600bd39d53df.jpg
Hi Andrew. Well done on no more pipes. Lovely shot. Nice leading lines and reflections. Like the sky, well captured.
Andrew, that’s an impressive picture with all those different shades of colour.
Good job on those pipes Andrew. Love the colors. Good leading line too. Awesome.
Love the reflection! Very well done.
Lovely capture, great leading lines, sky texture and colour, and water reflection – a bonus.
This is like a painterly image….really nice colours and feeling to it. To improve this image….next time think about having the the bridge coming at a diagonal – a different perspective. To give the image depth, but also as a leading line into the image. At the moment the eye is taken across and straight out the image
Something like this? Taken 15 minutes after the original and is a very different look.
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Yes….very nice!
I like this one as well – isn’t it amazing the difference in colours in 15 minutes
I see the horizon is straight, lol
I feel that the smudgy cloud reflection in the foreground is distracting and maybe superfluous.
another great image with brilliant colours and a great subject.
If I had to choose I’d pick the 1st as I prefer the colours and the reflections,
Hi Nick thanks for your comments, I agree I prefer the first one also and I think in this case you get away with the framing, I have straigtend the horizon and it looks better (always have problems with horizons) I wont post again though. Cheers.
I think this is the better one!
So dreamy. This is lovely.
Hi Andrew, l really like the image with the beautiful clouds reflecting on the water.
Oh which one do I comment on!
I agree that the pipes are/were distracting, even though it took my eye a while to alight on them given the strong attention grabbing pier and sky and reflections
I feel that the horizon is not straight, and in my view that detracts somewhat (my eye is automatically drawn to horizons – probably because mine are invariably crooked). Even if the camera is dead level sometimes the horizon (or perceived horizon) can look out of kilter .
My other critique is that the horizon is centered in the photo, this is usually seen as a no-no. I’m not sure it is a problem here but something to keep in mind. I note the pink version you dropped the horizon down to the bottom third
and I see how you hid the pipes, very ingenious.
All in all a stunning photo and the subject and colours are fantastic.
I love the colors in this shot. Cropping was mentioned, but I don’t know which way I would go. To me the reflections on the water are more dramatic!?
Love the painterly feeling here, beautiful reflection of the sky and the pier. I actually prefer this version with the pier in the middle and reflecting as well, personal taste I guess. Very well done!
This is my favorite one out of them. I think that this one identifies the pier as the subject of the photo and the water, clouds and sky all bring the attention to the pier. It’s like using the golden light to enhance a person in a portrait. It is so much better without the distraction of the pipes too! It does have the look of a painting. Great image!
Thank you, The painting look was only there for a short while, I was lucky to get it.
Love your reflections here @disqus_YbCItMop9I:disqus and the leading lines. Perfect exposure for those golden colours. Can you tell me more about this scene? Also you camera setttings. Brent
Hi Brent, thanks for your comments, This was taken at Long Jetty on the Central Coast 1/15 sec at F/16 ISO 100 24mm
My Golden Hour https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/335ad827d6b662140b903c73d7630759bfd6bcf3fe8cc87be8e33f2ef93c9323.jpg
Sunrise this morning at Wellington Point.
Beautiful! Are those signs sticking up out of the water?
Hi Sara. Thank you. Yeah they are the channel markers.
I put one up then changed my mind. Sunrise this morning at Wellington Point https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6891356ad884a725b457fe5e7b0b355f86c84e7a0d6ade49d1b935f4907102e9.jpg
Hi Keri. Lovely shot. I wonder could it be toned down a tad by taking down the luminance in the colour section of Lightroom. Might just take the hardness out of the sky. Just my thoughts. Could be talking through my hat.
Now I want to see the one you deleted. lol
I like this, the cold gray water against the warm golden sky
I think you might be a tad overexposed, half a stop maybe? and I think the horizon is slightly higher on the left
I find the way the light has picked up the mist/spray from the boat interesting
Love the golden leading line and the misty look around the boat. The channel markers are a bit distracting but nice golden hour shot
Wow, love how the reflected sunrise on the textured water really sucks me in. Also that spray by the boat catching those golden rays is amazing. Something I noticed is your focus is slightly off here – looks like your camera auto-focused on the water in front of the boat. When shooting a scene like this focus can be an issue so find a object that has high contrast (like one of those further markers sticking out) and place your focus point on that, focus and then recompose your shot – then fire. Hope this helps. Also underexpose by 1 or 2 stops. Brent
Thanks Brent. A good tip to think about next time. Cheers
This is the last of the series I took on May 30th this year. Will have to go out and get new shots now. Weather here has gone soft- blanket of cloud for the next day or so. No Sun. Have to have patience. ISO 800, FL 44mm, F5, SS 1/13 sec. Hand held. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5e72e6e83f54e06aa12fb230a30077eca0a06e3c508ff8c4d5a442433febfef3.jpg
What I can see of the sky is great – that tree is in the way though
To make a good photo of the sky I think you need to find a location where you can see it in all it’s glory
maybe if you had moved to your right and closer to the trees you may have been able to use them to frame the sky above the house
Nick. I fully agree. That is my aim for the next batch. These were just taken for the sake of it. It is very seldom we see sunsets like that over Dublin. I had visitors that night and was in trouble for leaving my guests to take these few shots. Going out and moving around was a non starter.
ISO 200 f/5 1/250 18-135mm lens at 45mm
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Erez, what a lovely setting. This would be worth framing. Maybe brighten the foreground a bit. Lovely shot.
Thanks Denis, much appreciated!
Beautiful. It looks like the right is slightly lower than the left, could just be me. i would like to visit.
Thanks for the feedback Sara
Erez, lovely colours. Good composittion. The whole picture could be a postcard.
Thank you Christian
Great shot, maybe lift the shadows a bit?
Thanks for you feedback Andrew
Just lovely…I really like the rays of light coming through the clouds. The architecture is fascinating.where is this?
Thanks Kerrie! This architecture is typical to Maramures in Romania. A wonderful place to visit: unique architecture, beautiful views and they still live like 200 years ago.
Lovely setting….and i love the architecture….looks like it may be a church. Was the shot taken AM or PM? The sun rays peeping through cloud cover add to the story here. It feels very reverent 🙂
Thank you Rerro! This is a sunset
very nice image, well done
Thank you John!
Great golden hour shot @erezshilat:disqus – love those spires from the church – that’s where my eye settles. This is a difficult image to properly expose due to the very bright sky and the dark foreground structures. This would be a great HDR capture if you have a tripod with you, or had a very steady hand. Shoot 3 seperate exposures (2 or 3 stops apart) and then combine them into a single image. Try it. Brent
Thanks @brentmail:disqus! I actually tried it here, but it didn’t work with the panorama. I should have bracket every image before moving to the next. Instead I took all the images for the dark panorama and than for the bright one and the panoramas do not align. I understand it – the stitching is never perfect and 2 similar panoramas will have different imperfect stitching, but I haven’t thought about it when I took the images. Next time…
Very nice Erez. I really like those rays of light and the brighter sky in the background helping to highlight the crosses on top of the spires. It feels very spiritual.
Just got back from California from a camping trip to Kings Canyon National Forest. Taking a walk I came upon this little shack in the woods as the sun was setting.. Taken at around 630pm I loved the warm light on the door and thought it would make a good golden hour choice.. Settings: 1/60sec F/11 ISO 800 on a 35mm lens https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/be87e27159bd7ca64c8bb6f2d20cb268e0ffc113e9508bac2d198bfba6e82fad.jpg
Terri. Lovely little shot. Like the colours in this, nice soft shadows, and the overall warmth of the shot. Very simple but effective.
Thank you Denis…. I like the warmth and colors myself. It was a very peaceful scene . Sometimes simple is good 😉
Thank you so much Denis.. I love the sunset/sunrise lesson.. Its a real challenge for me because getting the light, exposure and settings just right is not as easy as it looks.
Hi Terri, nice composition, and you’ve captured the light beautifully. Have you considered cloning out the white object on the path?
Yes here it is again with it gone… I caught it too but I had already posted… I hope this is better .. Thanks Kerrie 😉 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/13fd4a53e6fde7acabce6b010aa0f66b6f265199cf726dd8495161bfe8ef1dcd.jpg
HI Terri… this one is Just right!! Nice work. 🙂
Thanks Kerrie.. Thought I had lost you ..;) Appreciate it very much
Terri, the golden door is really an eye catcher. Lovely light also on the roof and the trees on the left. Would it give a better composition if that door would be placed on rukle of third? Perhaps cropping from right.
Here it is cropped on the right side of the photo, however personally I like the tree.. For me it balances out the photo more..even tho its not on the rule of thirds.. However, I like to hear from people on how they perceive it also 😉 Thank you for your candor 😉 much appreciated https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8da05cd98cde9f242d2ee7222025625c6872717bb8b43c892a15008c018cdd4e.jpg
I agree with you Terri, the tree is part of the story and should be left in. great composition.
I appreciate the vote of keeping the tree 😉 It just felt unbalanced without it .. Thanks John
Terri, I looked both pictures again. I like more the cropped one (just my impression) as my eye starts at the door and continue to follow the path near the cabin. In the original picture I hesitate between the tree on the right and the path before following the path. Buth the colours stay beautiful.
Nice job !
Thanks , appreciate it very much Sara 😉
Like this version the best @disqus_imjBJuoPfH:disqus that structure really stands out. Love the lighting in this image too. Something you could try is to “up the shadow slider” in Lightroom, to bring out more details in the shadows. Well done. Brent
I appreciate it… I personally still like the one with the tree to the right because it still looks more balanced for me but I guess its a matter of taste.. It seems lopsided without it.. Here it is with the shadows pulled up to +100. What do you think Brent? 😉 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c96c973da1aaa2491651a1945b2e7c3b7e131c582e3f3fff5de16e72ad962d08.jpg
Yeah like it. Brent
I like the tree as part of the story, too, Terri. I didn’t notice the air conditioner as much when there was a tree beside it! LOL!
I guess I could clone the air conditioner out but it does’nt really bother me personally.. Again everyone is looking at it differently and its kind of divided.. Thats what makes it fun .. seeing different points of view.. 😉
Great shot. Makes one think there is gnome hidden in the trees. Love the golden tone of the door.
I think it would be funny to see fairies and gnomes decorating the landscape … Perhaps I should add them via Photoshop 😉 Thank you lynne
Lovely golden hues….such warmth in this photo….Lovely 🙂
Appreciate the kind words Rerro. I tried to convey the warmth and tone of what I saw.. I don’t know if a filter helped but it deepened the brightness of the yellow on the door.. Anyway thanks 😉
Yes, in this case you want the ambiance of the golden hue to warm the whole picture…not just the door.. The trees and path are necessary, as they tell a story and add balance. It is not always about the rule of thirds. Look up the rule of odds….having 3 objects or points of interest also help balance the image. There is a white packet or something on the path that i would clone out, plus i would try and bring some more clarity and definition to the hut not light…just clarity)
Ok Rerro…. I hope this is what you meant . I cloned out the white packet or trash on the end of the walkway, used the adjustment brush to bring out the clarity and texture of the hut. I’m not sure that did the trick but I’m sure you will let me know.. 😉 Thanks alot for your awesome feedback.. You seem to be very knowlegeable and I appreciate your input. 😉 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/80cf16e74ab2bf1e803d13f6c9944ece5ad862dbb130a8606f86f70fe2dd56c8.jpg
Much better…well done Terri. I think it has done the trick 🙂
Whew! I feel better now and it did definitely make a difference.. Thanks for all your help 😉
No prob’s…happy to help! 🙂
Oh yes, this is a much better photo.
Thank you Rachel 😉
Hi Terri! Great photo, I love the light coming in through the trees!
Thank you Kathy … I guess the timing was right to capture the light 😉
What a lovely image. Looks very inviting!
It is truly a very beautiful place and if you like to enjoy nature and get away from it all then Kings Canyon is definitely the place to be .. 😉 Thank you
I’ll have to check it out. I lived in CA for 6 years and feel like I still missed so much. Keep shooting!
Thanks I will … maybe this will help .. Kings Canyon National Park is adjacent to Sequoia National Park in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s known for its huge sequoia trees, notably the gigantic General Grant Tree in Grant Grove. If you like to camp its an amazing place! Definitely check it out 😉
Fantastic! Thanks for the tips!
Nice little schack – nice picture
Thank you Lone Hauerberg Jensen appreciate it
Sunset north of Broome, Western Australia. The sky isn’t that spectacular, but the reflections on the wet sand is what caught my eye.
1/80 f5.6 ISO 100 at 18mm https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/28440ded573c3c180595c3bad1e978db025868e1ce66b85ef46f2afd2946cd9b.jpg
I love the soft light and the leading lines of the water trail on the left. In my opinion sometimes the sky does’nt have to be that bright and enhanced.. Its a simple photo and less is more to me.. The only thing I would add would maybe be a person sillouetted up on the rocks looking out at the ocean.. It makes me feel so relaxed.. ONly thing missing is a margarita and someone to share it with .. 😉
Thanks Terri, I lived and worked (volunteered) in this area for 12 months, and the sunsets are almost electric most evenings. It was actually the gentler tones of this one that I found inspiring! I totally agree about the silhouette and the margarita 🙂
Kerrie. Nice simple shot. I think you have captured the ambience very well here.
Thank you Denis.
Like the way the sand leads the eye into the photo and sunset. Really lovely
Thank you Lynne
Very nice shot, nice leading line and interesting foreground. well done
Thanks John.
Just beautiful…..Love the colour palette Kerrie 🙂
Thanks Rerro, I have not done a lot in post, though I have cropped the image.
Very pretty. Love the soft colors. Australia is top on my bucket list to visit and this view adds to my reasons why. Nicely done.
Thank you Valerie. Make sure you allow yourself plenty of time to see Australia. It’s a big place!
Beautiful colors and mood. Love it
Thank you Erez 🙂
I love the mood in this shot Kerrie. Awesome colors too. I must find time to visit Australia. All my siblings are there but they are the ones that always visit me. I am missing a lot of nice places.
Thanks Romy, you must visit Australia, especially if you have family here!
Broome is on my bucket list and my partner and I make a pretty good margarita. I really like this shot.
Thanks Rachel 🙂
Kerrie-It is a beautiful shot! The reflections and the water in the sand-awesome.
Thanks Sarah 🙂
Love the leading line on the left, leading me into the sunset. Yes also the reflections are great here. Something to try next time is to get down really low to that little stream on the left, which would make it a lot larger in your image and be an even more impressive leading line. Brent
Thanks for the feedback Brent. I know it would be better if I got down lower, you have given me the same feedback on past posts. I have a physical problem doing that. I need to work out a way to get past this,
Can you use live view on your screen and lower the camera without lowering yourself?
Hi Brent, I’ve just picked up a 2nd hand 60d which has a tilt screen, so that should help a lot. I need to send it in to get the sensor cleaned coz I’m getting lots of noise even at 100 ISO. BTW…LOVE your sunrise shot! I want to be able to produce stuff like that!
Cool photo – note to self “go to Broome!”, “Stay a couple of days” oh and “take camera!”
I really like the colours and the reflections, very soothing and relaxing
Brent’s comments are interesting and I wonder how that might have worked out. I for one have a bad habit of not getting low for photos
Thanks Nick, I agree with Brent’s suggestion, and I’m sure it would have been a much better image. I have trouble physically getting down low. That’s something I need to find a solution to. Stay a couple of days? it’s a long way to travel just for that! 🙂
Kerrie, what I like best here are the reflections on the sand and that stream. Really nice.
Thanks so much for taking a look judy 🙂
Hi All, Took this image of Pelican early morning as sun rising.
hand held using a 50mm – 140mm telephoto.
iso200, fl140mm, f4.00, 1/250sec
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Lovely soft tones created from the golden hour light. Great reflections 🙂
Thanks Rerro
This photo makes me laugh.. I was trying to figure out what that was he was standing on.. I love the reflection and the position of the bird. Not crazy about the intense colors especially the greens but it could be my monitor. Good candid capture 😉
Thanks Terri, Colours are subjective, how ever here it is with a softer green. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/16c2f75265784e7abc54b7e3bbee868d3175715284a4e66040251020d186f5f3.jpg
Ohh ,,,, I definitely like this one better! The softer green is much more appealing in my eyes… Now my eyes go more toward the bird. Love his reflection in the water as well 😉
Thanks Terri, I tend to agree.
Glad you think so 😉
Yeah like this green better, less saturated. Stunning shot @disqus_M3Vu7ObayX:disqus the light on your pelican is stunning, and she pops even more due to the blueish tone of the “log” she’s standing on. Love that reflection too – you scored getting up early for this image. Well done. Brent
Thanks Brent
hmm
yes I think the muted green in this is better
I like this version better, John, because I think the softer green doesn’t compete for attention with the pelican. Beautifully focused & the reflection is really nice. It’s not your typical stance with the bird’s head upside down; adds to the interest and appeal of the image in my opinion.
Thanks Judy, I am glad you like the new version.
Nice capture. Love the reflections all across the water.
Thanks Valerie
Nice image, John…I love the golden light and texture on the pelican.
thankyou Kerrie
Great capture and a beautiful light
Thanks Shilat
John. Great shot. Love the light and reflection
Thanks Denis
Beautiful capture John. Nice color and reflections too.
Thankyou Romy
Great shot. Love the vivid colors and the sharp detail.
Thanks Rachel
Well done! Reflection and the golden light are awesome.
thankyou Sara
I love the reflection of the pelican. The colors in this shot are amazing! When I enlarge the photography I see how sharp the eye is!
Thanks Kathy
I love it! What a cool capture! I love the mirror reflection. I would take this a step further and go real artsy with it. I took my computer screen and turned it so the image was oriented vertically with the pelican on top; there is something surreal about viewing it in that orientation. I’d go even further and cut out the bird, pipe (including the mirror image) and place it against a solid background. Oh, that would be so awesome! But that is just the artist in me seeing the potential in a great image!
Thanks Amber, I will try some of your suggestions and see what happens
great – as I’ve said a pelican shot is a must in these boot camps
seriously the colours are great the reflections are great and the lighting is great
Not a classic pose by the pelican but it’s nature at its best and it works
Thanks Nick, as you say not a classical pose, but I prefer the unusual.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/59cb9c13ef0ce2f2d616445e21847318aff5d140520dbee2d3530e61deb66ba9.jpg This photo was taken at sunset in a park behind the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. I used my Canon 7D, ISO 160, 30mm, f/2.8, and 1/320 sec. We also witnessed the Taj the next morning at sunrise. The colors of the sun on the marble were amazing. Truly one of the wonders of the world.
Wonderful pink pastel hues here Peter….they compliment the colour of the Taj beautifully. Very pleasing image.
Thanks, Rerro.
Peter. Lovely capture. Everything is in sync. Well done.
Thanks, Denis.
Peter, this is a nice shot. So this is how the back side of Taj looks like. When I visited it we were shown only the front with the pool and inside the Taj Mahal but that was more than 15 years or so ago and the time was mid day. I never got to see it during golden hour. You’re very lucky. Awesome.
Thanks, Romy. Our guide knew where to go and when to be there at the perfect golden hour time.
Finally a different side of the Taj.. Always wondered what it looked like on the other side.. I like the path as it leads to the Taj but for me too many plants.. I would like to see it cropped from the bottom a little bit.. I want to see more of the building than the garden. Amazing pastel color and you can barely see the light shining off the roof.. I love it !
Thanks, Terri. I used the plants as a leading lines toward the towers.
See my cropped version under Sara. Thanks.
Peter I like the leading lines, but I think you could crop the bottom just a tad, maybe to the second bush. They would still be there and lead your eye, but not be quite as prominent. I do like the colors. Well done, I would like to visit at some point.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4c1fb25d523f93cf7ec37932cce9e7d1b55b4b66aab57932a81043734387cb8b.jpg Here is my cropped version with less foliage. Thank you for your suggestion.
Peter-I like this better. You still have the leading lines and the palace is more prominent.
Hi Sara, thank you for your advice. I now see how the point of interest is just the Taj, rather than the garden and the Taj. It makes it that much more spectacular.
On my bucket list too. Great capture, love that leading line – the pathway up from the centre to the right. Do they light it up at night – if so that might be a great image too. Brent
We were there at sunrise and sunset. I did look up online now if there are night tours. The pictures are equally awesome. You have to experience it, though. So much more unbelievable in person than what photographs can portray.
Hi Peter – Loving the pink in this picture and the fact that the sky echos the pink in the base of the building. I also like the bushes used as leading lines.
Judy, thanks for your comments and observations. I hadn’t noticed the pink base of the building complimenting the sky.
Hello everyone. I have been searching for a colorful sunset sky and so far they have been elusive so I have settled for this bench and trees in my yard that seemed to catch all the colors of the evening light. Taken last night https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/242b54c6bcd341b76b01d6fb117a751031f500ffb838caf6b6c05890709b60a1.jpg at 1/200sec, F8, 70mm, ISO 125.
Valerie. I lie the shot, colours and warmth of it. I wonder could you make more of a feature of the bench by taking it at a different angle – maybe head on. It seems a little lost with all the other features.
Thanks Denis, I did take a photo of just the bench but wasn’t sure it captured the essence of the golden hour. This is a whole new concept to think about and yet still keep in mind a focus point. I have been unable to upload the second photo for some reason but will keep working on getting it posted. Stay tuned….
Valerie, I agree with Denis another angle would maybe bring the bench out more.
Thanks Sara, I am working on getting a second photo posted.
Nice golden warm sunshine coming through in this shot Valerie. I would like to be sitting on that bench right now warmingup!
The image is rather busy though and my eye is struggling with where is should settle. Think back to the last challenge and have a SPOI, then build your best composition around that, trying to emphasize the golden hues at the same time.
Christine, I appreciate the reminder on POI as I was just focused on getting the warm colors in the shot. I did take a close of the bench but have been unable to post. Thanks as always for your spot on comments!
Yes you got some nice warm colours in this shot @valerieworthen:disqus – and congrats for going out and shooting for this challenge, that what it’s all about. Like the way you used the tree on the left to frame your scene too. For you, what’s your main point of interest here – is it the bench? If so how can you remove some of the other distractions in this scene like the log on the right? Brent
Hi Brent, thanks for the reminder I need to keep a POI in mind. I have been trying to upload a second photo however an error stating I need to be logged in keeps coming up. I have tried to log out and back in however still unable to upload the photo. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Resistance as you would say….. Thanks
Not sure – if you managed to reply to this then you are logged in – make sure images is 2000px wide maximum
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Thanks Brent, I set up a new Bootcamp export for my photos and it has appeared to work. Second image of bench attached. 1/200sec, F8, ISO140, 70mm
Yes, your point of interest is more prominent in this image. Well done. Brent
Nice job!
My pic for this week. I took this a couple weeks ago. Canon 70-210mm FD lens @ 100mm, ISO 400, 1/10 sec., f/8. Post processing consisted of tweaking the black level, clarity, vibrance, saturation, and my fav “S” curve. It looks a bit grainy due to the misty clouds that were rolling in. The moon crescent disappeared shortly after I took this picture.
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Rachel. Lovely shot. Great colours in the sky. Well done.
Thanks, Denis.
I like the silhouette of the trees. The colors are wonderful, well done!
Thanks Sara. One of my many ‘back yard’ shots. Just can’t get away from the trees.
Hi Rachel, love the colors in the sky. Also the moon crescent is my favorite part in this photo.
Thanks Julie.
I love the colors and how the moon is just peaking out. I’d be interested to see what it would look like in portrait orientation. It might lessen the dark weight of the trees on the right.
Lovely shot Rachel…the image definitely has a bit of grain and because of the slow shutter speed you are getting the soft movement seen in the clouds. Were you using a tripod here?
Thanks Rerro. Yes I was using a tripod. My FD 70-210mm lens is strictly manual. No auto-focus, no IS.
Thanks for the confirmation….this could be why we are picking up grain
Fantastic capture @rachelgilmour:disqus – love that glowing crescent moon and the warm colours near the bottom with some cooler (blue) sky near the top. Also nice frame with the trees – well done! With the grain try using noise smoothing software inside Lightroom (sharpening panel) or photoshop. Brent
This is going to be a hard one with the hours I work. So jumping in with my front yard windmill at sunset. Will be the weekend before I can shoot again.
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Roseann. I like this shot. Loads of possible plays in post processing. Shadows up a little. Highlights down and the sky will come into play. I would crop a little from the top. Might play with the contrast and colour sliders. Off the cuff comments.
Thank you. Will give it a try.
interesting photo, I really like the subject matter.
Though, I think the exposure is problematic. We don’t really have windmill or sky, and I think both would be interesting in their own right. The light on the frame of the windmill could look quite interesting
This is probably a photo opportunity that could have benefited from bracketing and HDR techniques
interestingly the photo looks lighter in my photo editing software (Affinity Photo)
I love windmills. I agree with the other comments that this could be helped a little with some post-processing. That said, I hope you will able to do some more shooting when you have the time. I would love to see another shot of this windmill when you are able to take your time with it and not be so pushed for time with your work hours. I think it has some great possibilities. Love the tail piece…Texas?
Yes it is.
Love windmills too…I can see the soft colour tones coming through, but we have a case here where the dark’s are too dark, and the lights to light…next time try using the HDR setting on your camera, or alternatively, use Exposure Bracketing to manage the dynamic range seen here. also, try and give the windmill a bit of room by shooting in a landscape orientation. Great effort Roseann considering your time constraints 🙂
Great windmill with the Texas (lone star) flag on that back! Yes it will be a little difficult with this challenge and that’s why I chose it – to push us all a little more so that we all improve. Look forward to seeing what you come up with. Brent
Well it’s been rain and grey skies where I live, so not much in the way of a golden hour lately – maybe better weather later in the week. In the meantime here is a shot I took about a year ago. I like the curves and leading lines of the stream, and a bit of cloud helps diffuse the harsh light of the sun https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/63fd055dd65acb55615b6b910dc7dbf9237d698019c74ecfa43c15ead1aa8469.jpg
Alex. I like it. I think you captured the evening sun very well.
Thanks Denis – but it’s morning! I should have learned by now to say what it is because otherwise how can you tell?
Great shot! Sunrise!? I wouldn’t call that sunlight harsh. Right now my old bones would welcome it. :o)
Thanks Rachel – yes it’s sunrise… and no filter. Shame about the flare but I couldn’t be bothered removing it – probably could do an ok job in PS although I’m still a beginner with that. But like you it’s the composition that does it for me. Cheers
Like the leading line that forms an s-bend leading us towards the horizon and the sun! Would have preferred the image in a landscape orientation though, it feels squashed into the frame to me. Did you crop it this way Alex….if so, could you give us a wider view?
Thanks Rerro – it’s not cropped, but I did take this landscape shot – I prefer the portrait style as I wanted to emphasise the stream leading us into the photo, and I didn’t want the houses in the shot – wanted it to look like a deserted beach, which happily it was at that hour. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/17c34b0ec58f26392aeb154c8f16274b4eb9fab5c10ed3b3b200902e09eee369.jpg
Much better shot….in my opinion. Just straighten the horizon and may crop some of the top of the image ( just a bit)…overall a glorious sunset and a glorious shot!
Well it seems most of the others agree. I’ve tweaked this version a bit, can you spot what I’ve done? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/36ca0d8070cc1e564b8a6caa5678abdbd0c5fcec2f5fc00d41b9b7559c4822ed.jpg I don’t know about cropping anything off the top though – as it is it conforms perfectly with the rule of thirds and fits well to my eye.
Can’t see too much difference. Love this leading line and the reflected golden light here @disqus_gaqxeQxtLL:disqus really sucks me into the sun here. What aperture did you use here? Brent
Thanks Brent, sorry I forgot to include settings: ISO 100, 16mm, f18, 1/160th sec. I used the narrow aperture to get that starburst effect and got a bit of that – is it just me or is it more difficult to get a full starburst when the sun is very low in the sky. That seems to have been my experience.
It’s difficult for sure – I move around a bit to block the sun otherwise it’s just too bright to get that starburst. Brent
very subtle
You’ve removed some footprints and a silhouette further up the beach and lightened the rocks on the right a little
Did you try to blend in the houses?
To be honest I prefer either of the landscape images – the footprints didn’t concern me
I like the stream leading your eye to the setting sun and I like the composition – seems serene
Good spotting. I didn’t bother doing anything about the houses – they’re a part of the scene I guess. When I was a kid that slope was populated with sheep and cattle! I know these versions are much alike but once you notice something that could be improved a little itch starts and won’t go away. And I guess we often see flaws in our own shots that others don’t notice or don’t mind. And vice versa! cheers
Alex, I agree with Rerro. The landscape orientation gives more a “landscape” feeling. You still have that leading line with the water towards the suun. Beautiful colours.
Thanks Christian, I like them both really, and yes, its a great golden sunrise.Cheers
Alex. My preference is the Landscape version.
It’s all in the eye of the beholder!
I agree with you Alex. I like the portrait style better for this shot. The stream is a vertical element and calls for vertical alignment. Also, I find the rocks in this shot (landscape) distracting. The portrait style allowed you to use the ‘rule of thirds’ and your eye is just drawn to that setting sun.
Thanks Rachel, that’s just what I had in mind.
Hi Alex, I agree with others, of the two I also like the landscape orientation more than the portrait. I didn’t even notice the houses until you mentioned them. But I do understand what you are saying about wanting it to look like a deserted beach. You could add a little burning across the hillside to darken the houses. I would also recommend taking out the footprints in the sand. I think that would add to the feeling that it is deserted. I love the way the stream leads you into the image and also the textures of the water, sand and rocks together. The light just warms everything up wonderfully. Very nice image!
Thank you, I guess it’s all in the eye of the beholder. That’s the thing about photography, everybody sees different things. One thing is for sure, this is a great beach!
Oh this layout is much better! My previous comments still stand. 😉
Love it! Very well done! Makes me want to take an evening stroll.
Thanks Sara – I like evening strolls too but this is the a.m.!
Interesting photo. really nice colours and I like the sky
and I’ll have to agree with Christine re the landscape v portrait, though I imagine you were wanting the little stream leading into the photo
Thanks Nick – yes, I wanted the stream…see below for more
Hi Alex, I like both of these shots, but the landscape orientation is the winner for me. I understand your not wanting the houses in the shot, but I don’t find them distracting at all, as my eye is drawn from the rock through the s bend of sand and water bathed in gorgeous light….to a beautiful sunrise with great colour and cloud formation. AWESOME!
great shot, what else is there to say
I love this image! Reminds me of a place I visited in Queenstown, NZ. I agree the lines are great! I love how they lead you to the sun. Great shot!
Like the picture and the way the curve lead me to the sun.
Beautiful Alex. Leading line from the stream is super. I also like the sun flare.
The US Midwest went from winter to summer this year with unseasonably hot temperatures and heat indexes in the 100 degree marks with humidity levels over 70+%. In other words, it is unbearably and dangerously hot until long after the sun has set. his is a sunset. So, I am posting a sunset image that I shot some years ago in Forest Park in St. Louis. Hopefully, the weather will become more tolerable soon and I will post newer Golden Hour photos. 1/1250, f5.6, 200mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5f1c77a92514dab8f37dc5dd67c723e98d337d68984afe6d504994f0b5306b48.jpg
Interesting with great color. Love it!
Thank you Rachel.
Gorgeous colour you have captured…..with natural silhouettes! I love the soft hues on the left….very nice!
Thank you Rerro.
My kind of photo. Love the silhouette trees and the colours
Thank you Nick.
This is really beautiful. Love it!
Thank you, Kerrie
Thank you, Kerrie.
Hi vjmudd. Like this shot. Good composition in my view.
Thank you, Denis.
Great colours and I like the silhouette effect
Thank you, Karen.
Stay safe @vjmudd:disqus – I like this image you’ve posted, colours are nice and warm. You probably know what I’m going to say next… what’s the one point of interested (other than the sun) that you’d like my eye to settle on? Think about that when you go out and shoot – find something in the foreground that you can make your point of interest, then move around and find a composition that rocks! Brent
Thanks for the suggestions, Brent. I agree with what you are saying regarding better composition and something in the foreground. I was standing in a parking lot at the time and shooting something else when I turned and saw this. I just snapped a few shots off before I lost the light, then went back to what I was doing. Hopefully it will cool off some and I can get out and take some actual golden hour photos soon. Vicki
I also like the silhouette in this image and the way it fades very softly on the left. Very nice! Hope it cools down a bit soon for you so you can enjoy this Bootcamp assignment 🙂
Thank you, Judy. It cooled down for 2 days, but the skies were gray and terrible. They’re still terrible and the heat is back. I did get to shoot in the 2 cooler days, but the photos are horrible. They are even too bad for any post-processing to help. That’s the way it goes in the Midwest. Lol!
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This is my latest golden hour photo. I decided to try to get the sun through a lantern. I like how it turned out. ISO 200 58mm f/5.3 1/60.
Great idea Sara – before I read your comment I thought it was actually a lamp that was switched on!
Alex, thank you. I bought the lantern from Feed My Starving Children last year. I love it!
Very creative, Sarah. It’s a lovely image, beautiful soft flare and ray of light passing through the lantern.
Hi Sara, did you know that if you put your f stop up around 20/22 you get a good starburst – give it a go!
Karen, I will try that next time! I had my husband hold it as I was not getting the results I wanted with the lantern on the table or the porch.
Sara. This is very good and creative. Well done. Next time play with the F stop and higher numbers as Karen has suggested.
Denis, Thank you, I will.
Love it. A special kind of light in the lantern.
Rachel, thank you. It didn’t come with a light, I have a battery operated votive in there, but thought the sun sinking would be perfect.
Sara, this is so creative of you to think about shooting the light this way. I love the burst coming through the lantern. Very cool!
Thank you!
This is really a great shot,thinking outside of the box really pays off.
Thank you. There are so many trees in the yard and I didn’t have the opportunity to go much farther than the porch, so this was what I came up with. I really like it.
What a clever POV… I love the beam of light shining upward from the center and the starburst in the center.. Very creative 😉
Thank you Terri.
Very creative Sara, such a unique way to capture the sun. I see you were using quite a wide open aperture…next time try using a higher f-stop number to get the star burst of the sun
Thank you Rerro! I appreciate the kind words.
WOW!!! So creative, love it! Nothing more to add, except try a smaller aperture (f16 or f18) for star-burst effect, but then you’d lose that shallow depth of field which I like too. Excellent work. Brent
Thank you. I will try the smaller aperture next time.
great and very innovative
and the only thing I’d add is I wish I’d taken it
Great picture – good idea.
Very clever! Great image Sara. That ray of light popping up to the right… is it a reflection, or maybe some lens flare? I like it.
My second shot for the golden hour was shot on the weekend. I especially drove down to the beach…Trigg Beach to shoot the sunset. Perth is renowned for its colourful sunsets, so this is what i was after. I shot a panorama using 10 images to give the viewer a vista of the colour palette i witnessed, but also to show the view in total. It is not a perfect shot, as i was still struggling with the harsh exposure changes. Because of this i shot each portion of the panorama using three different exposures and then the camera blended the three into the best fit…not sure this is the correct way of dealing with this, but the result is not too bad. I was hand holding at this stage….and from what i experienced, i will be using a tripod for future HDR shots I was not happy that the rocks were not tack sharp! Anyway …hope you enjoy the product of my trails and tribulations 🙂
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Rerro. WOW. This is pretty darn good!! I love the colours and the extra wide view. And those rocks are ok too. I admire your skill in putting this all together considering the water moving whilst you were taking each set of shots. I love it.
Thanks Kerrie…much appreciated 🙂
Rerro, this a great picture. Beautiful colours. The hand holding is not visible in the waves. That beach is indeed worthy a visit. You are lucky.
Thanks christian…it was the rocks that were my biggest worry. Being in the shadow and almost a silhouette, but i still wanted them sharper than i got them 🙂
great spot and lovely colours. I wouldn’t worry about it not being perfect, at least you were out there giving it a go and boot camp is after all about learning.
Thanks Karen….exactly…which is why i want to learn from this shot…so next time i can get everything perfect. How can i improve on this then?
Maybe try a longer exposure to get smoother water but definitely need a tripod for that. I also think the rocks are great but the ones on the bottom left I find a little distracting so maybe change the angle so you concentrate on the two central rocks and get a bit more separation between them.
Thanks Karen…yes….sound advice, thank you 🙂
Rerro. I am glad to see you are learning as well. You have given me some ideas with your details of how the shot was composed. I like it. As for the rocks, well it is dusk and objects are not that sharp in that light. In my view they are about right. and I know they are rocks. The sky is great, setting sun, whisper clouds giving movement, good colour. Yes indeed very good in my opinion. Print and Frame.
Thanks Denis….i want to master these sorts of shots, so any tips on how to improve are most welcome.
Wow, that is a very dramatic photo. I love the colors.
Rerro, this image took my breath away when I saw it! I agree with Denis, it is dusk, things are not always tack sharp, including rocks. I love the colors together and the rocks on the left don’t really bother me. In fact, I really like the way the wave is hitting the bottom left rock while the water on the right seems to be still coming in. However, I guess if you really wanted to, you could crop out the rocks on the left, or as Denis said, print and frame and I would add hang it on your wall. Great job!
Thanks so much VJ…very encouraging….and like i said to Sara, i think maybe i have been too hard on myself about the rocks 🙂
Beautiful! The colors are awesome. I do not have any additional advice as I think the others have the right of it. It is a matter of personal preference for the rocks. Well done, I would not have thought it was 10 shots!
Thanks Sara….i think i have been too hard on myself about the rocks. 🙂
Beautiful shot, very impressive especially for hand held.
Thanks Andrew 🙂
Really nice photo, I will have to try this method sometime.
I was struggling with the huge range of light….so opted for the HDR on the fly….glad it worked out. First time i have tried it 🙂
You are so talented! I know you have your criticisms of this shot but it is beautiful! I am always impressed by your bag of tricks! Well done!
Thanks so much Amber – this does encourage me a lot! 🙂
Wonderful!
Wow, this is stunning. I don’t see one single thing I would even attempt to criticize about it!
Thanks Chris 🙂
Love this image @rerrorocher:disqus and well done for pushing yourself. I know exactly how difficult it is to capture a pano like this – one of my favourite and best selling canvas prints was done using this method, except I had a tripod and special panorama head on it (that allows me to shoot 3 exposures every 15 degrees). Something that happens when shooting pano’s and not having the camera level is that the horizon becomes distorted and kind of bent. This happens even from my drone when I tilt the camera down a few degrees. Only way to fix this is with mega post processing. The easier solution is to shoot level, and then crop off part of the sky or foreground in post. Well done for pushing yourself, and I’m looking forward to your next pano. Brent
Thanks Brent – I am determined….will use a tripod next time for sure!
Super cool and for handheld fantastic. My couple of attempts with handheld I’ve tried to keep the horizon at the same position in the viewfinder, ie at exactly halfway or at exactly a third. As sometimes you just have to handhold eg in a zodiac! Or more likely the tripod is a half hour drive away!
I really like the sky and the contrast in colours, brilliant. And I even like the positioning of the rocks. A question though – is the water really that deep aqua colour.
A hint with a tripod on sand. – grab some old unwanted CDs or DVDs and place one under each leg, will help to reduce the tendency of the legs to settle in sand. I’d like to say that it is an original idea but, well, it’s not, something I picked up reading about long exposures.
PS: I’ve now read the rest of the comments and especially note the comment about a longer exposure. Something I’ve been trying lately (though not as often as I’d like) That would, I think have worked really well in this photo
and I really can’t ad anything else to others comments
Thanks for your kind, encouraging words Nick. I did up the aqua saturation to enhance the water. Great hint…Re: the cds, will give this a try for sure!
Long exposure…..i did get a few shots on the day too…but i was just playing around with that, my focus was on getting the extreme difference in light right!
This is a beautiful shot. I love all the colors and the turmoil in the water. The bright orange sky adds another dimension to the photo. I think it is a great hand held shot. I have yet to master the tripod!
Thanks Kathy….yes…the tripod is something i am coming to terms with too.
Beautiful shot! The colors are amazing and the technique you used is something I have never tried. Thanks for all the information on how you composed the photo.
No problem Valerie….i hope that my rumblings will help you all! 🙂
Wow! What amazing colour. I’ve been devouring your notes here – thanks for all the detail. I’ve got to give this a go and practice shooting a panoramic scene…with my tripod :).
Look forward to seeing your finished pano Judy! 🙂
Wow. Thanks for all the detail re the shot. Want to try something like this. Inspiring!
Wow. What a master piece. I love the crystal blue water and the blues and oranges in the sky. Very sharp and clear. Great job.
Thanks so much Barbara 🙂
My second shot taken at a local park. Shame I didn’t go earlier to get the autumn colours on the trees but it’s a place to keep in mind for next year. ISO 100, f11, 1/30s at 22mm https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1394b05eb502a53239ca4ff81c52872145785c53783afb3ddd0087a967e8f677.jpg
I love the golden tones in this image, nicely framed by the trees. The composition is good with the
leading lines and the trees taking the eye around the edge of the lake. Are you able to lighten the foreground a little?
Thanks Dianne
Nice shot. I can see why you would consider going back to this place. I wouldn’t wait a year. It looks to have a lot of potential for several different perspectives.
Thanks Rachel, yes it is a great place and each season offers something different
Karen. Lovely photo. Love the colours. Very nice soft golden colour. Might try a lighten the foreground as suggested by Rachel.
Thanks Denis
Karen, I really like the warm light hitting the trees and reflecting into the water with the foreground being much darker and silhouetted against the background. My suggestion would be to darken the lighter edge in the foreground and also to clean up the white dots, which I am assuming are flowers in the grass. I think that the lighter areas in the foreground and white spots are distracting and darkening could really add to the image. I would also get rid of the lighter colored stick in the water to the right. I think this has potential with a little post-processing to be a very good image!
Thanks for the feedback. It’s really interesting what other people pick up. I hadn’t noticed the white dots or stick
Karen, lovely soft, warm light on the trees. I would like to see both a darker foreground and a lighter one, as I am not sure which one I would like better. Autumn colors or not, I think this is a very good shot.
Thanks
lovely image, is it possible to lighten the foreground a little?
Hi John, the foreground isn’t that dark on the original
Lovely serene image Karen. The golden reflections in the water give this image an extra punch. Composition is good too..well done!
Thanks Rerro
Love those colours on the trees and grass, and the reflections too. Like how you’ve framed this shot with the trees on the left – and those 2 ducks really add to this shot. For me I’d like to see a little more image on the right, where the reflection starts to turn blue – which will make the tress stand out more (complimentary colours). Brent
Thanks for the feedback Brent, will certainly keep that in mind next time
A nice peaceful image
well framed and the golden light on the trees is superb
I’m finding the white dots (reflections) in the foreground a little distracting and wondered whether the foreground could be lightened a little – though having said that I note that it is somewhat lighter in my editing software
lovely picture – quiet and peace full
Thanks Lone
Really like this photograph. Nice detail and lovely reflections.
I have had a go at making the changes suggested but I’m not too good on post processing, hope it is an improvement https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cdce7ec9b422442b5a013ecbe6310dbb87e65180a1f80c6fecd620ae73c421be.jpg
yep much betterer
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This is one of my favorite sunrise spots! This was taken last week in Fort Myers Beach, FL. The sun was just hitting the horizon. I am never quite sure how much to crop as I don’t want to lose the palm tree on the left.
1/125ss; f 5.6; ISO 320: 70mm
Kathy. Lovely sky and the silhouettes of the palms are very nice. Nice balance here in my view.
lovely hues, maybe a little brighter would be worth looking at, great image
Very inviting. I love a good palm tree silhouette. I think the crop is good and balanced. I might make that orange pop a bit more.
Great composition!
What a wonderful shot Kathy, love the silhouettes against the liquid gold background. Very effective and a very pleasing image!
Kathy, I find your picture well composed: on the left that palm tree, on the right the ‘open’ water. And then of course the beuatiful colours with the clouds.
Can you upload a larger image please @disqus_0q5gtMkZhk:disqus would love to study this in more detail (2000 px wide). Brent
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Here is a larger image! I look forward to seeing what you can do with it! I love the golden hour. Especially in the mornings. This is SOOC.
Amazing image Kathy. Love those palm tree silhouettes – makes for such a great tropical sunset. Also that tall tree is a good left frame to your composition. Something to try is to give your sunset more pop is to use the radial filter and increase the contrast and add a little more warmth. Brent
Great photo and you’ve captured exceptional colours. That sky is brilliant. I want to be there.
re cropping – My preference would be to crop to the trunk of the second tree as I find the square building a tad out of place
now I’m running for cover as others will no doubt disagree …
I think that is a great idea. When I take photos of this area, I always try to move to avoid some of the distractions of the buildings but inevitably, I can’t take them all out. Thanks for the nice words!
Really nice picture and color
Hi Kathy, nice shot. Why don’t you try cropping out the tall palm and see what you think
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/18f6a6208008c2c3d70aa78284b873df825cb7bad5f3fc64624c410a8d3c2015.jpg We live in an older suburb with many mature trees so it is hard to see the full sunset. However, this is what I see from my back deck many evenings. This was taken after the leaves were down so the sunset was more dominant. It has been very rainy in NJ for the last few weeks so I’m having trouble finding good sun rise/set scenes. Taken with an IPhone.
Leila. Great shot with an iPhone. I wonder could the highlights be taken down in Post Processing. It might soften the shot.
nice framing and colour well done
Leila, I agree with Denis about the highlights, But wonderful colors.
Isn’t the sunset so majestic? Beautiful golden tones here Leila. Not sure how the iPhone settings work, but could you tell us how you set this shot up on your iPhone. There is the bottom part of the image that is blown out, that could be fixed in post processing using a gradient filter and reducing the exposure. See if you can fix the blown out highlights.
Love silhouettes
Though I think your phone has let you down and averaged out the lighting, thus the photo seems to be blown out in some areas. If it was exposed at maybe a stop or two less the colours would be more intense and that glare of the sun would be reduced.
Hi Leila, I agree that the highlights are a bit blown out. Can you bring them back a little?
Thanks, all, for the comments. I tried post-production a bit but it doesn’t always work with the phone. Am posting a different version of the same scene that came out a bit better. Same settings on the IPhone. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/69f56b07d580a9a23c8a3ad59a5e56bb2d00094824d0fd10b1a6bc775a31dc60.jpg
Leila, in my view the second image is a lot better. the trees are in focus and the sky looks better defined, and not as much overexposed. It probably could be tweaked a little in a photo editing software
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11.25.16 4:41PM f/8 1/2500 sec. Taken on the Intracoastal Waterway on our way from Calabash Creek to Georgetown. I cropped the image so the horizon line was at the bottom third of the photo, and I lightened the cloud on the top left, which I thought was kind of distracting. CC welcome.
Hi Fiat 76. Love the sky. Nice and dramatic to good effect. I wonder could the water be lightened off in places?.
Denis, thanks! I can try to lighten the water! Stay tuned. I am hopeful I can improve this image!
Hi Fiat I agree with Denis a little less water and little lighter, very good image well done.
OK, John…less water and a little lighter! Thanks for your comments. Much appreciated. I have hundreds of sunset/sunrise images having been up and down the Intracoastal Waterway several years. I am looking at some of my other images with a more “educated” eye thanks to all of you who commented!
I agree with several of the comments. I’d be interested to see it cropped with less water it flattens the image somehow. The sky is too beautiful to compete with the water.
Amber…stay tuned. I am going to tweak the image. Thanks for your input!
Can’t wait!
Lovely-agree about the cropping, less water.
Thanks, Sara…am going to tweak this…I thought I did crop out some of the water, but it wasn’t enough!
Hi fiat, the clouds are definitely the POI in the image, so i would be looking at reducing the amount of water you have portrayed here, so the viewer focuses more on the cloud activity. I am interested in what lens you used and what your ISO settings were, as when i zoom into the image i am seeing a lot of noise coming through.
Rerro, thanks for your input! This was taken two years ago with my Sony a55 and probably a 200 zoom lens (an older Minolta lens I used on my film camera to boot). For some strange reason, the ISO setting is not appearing in the EXIF date. I, too, noticed the noise when I posted this, but it’s not showing up on my display. Also, the images I see on my display with the two editing programs are different. I tried to calibrate my display, but I used the program on the laptop, which I realize is crappy but better than nothing. I have another copy of this image and am going to “work” on it based on your comments and those that follow.
Look forward to seeing it Fiat 🙂
Great cloud formation there’s a lot going on there with light touching/highlighting some areas and creating the ‘dark’ rays towards the bridge.
Cool piccy
I’d agree with Christine that there is a bit too much water
Thanks for the feedback, Nick! I agree…this needs a little tweaking!
Hi, nice shot, but I think I would like to see the shadows opened up a little.
This has a yin yang feel…lots of clouds and turmoil equaled by lots of water and calm. The trick is finding balance and the bridge on the horizon is the center point where you’re standing trying to decide…which way do I leap…into the storm or into the calm? I love it. Depends on how it speaks to you, but to me I wouldn’t crop the water.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e903dceb3f45f4ee7a790be666da3596d8fae325bd714a30a91bebf4eb1c3502.jpg Took this sunset at Red Lodge Montana last year just outside Yelllowstone. The sun was setting and there was this huge storm cloud moving in. I call this image “The calm before the storm”. It was shot at ISO 400, 55mm. F/11 & 1/640sec.
Love it! I really like Red Lodge-great area.
Thanks Sara
Definitely ominous looking Jim…..wonderful colours you picked up in between the thunderous dark clouds. I also like the rays trying to break out. must have been a big down pour!
Thanks Christine
Jim. Great shot. Like the sun rays to the left, Has great atmosphere to it. Tells of an impending storey.
Thanks Denis.
Great photo I think you’ve caught the ominous cloud
I like the colours, the blues and the reds
My only suggestion would be to have taken a couple of steps to the right to move that tree a bit more to the left as I think it’s a bit distracting and hiding the centre of interest
Thanks Nick
Great sky & cloud shot. Like the streaks in the blue part of the sky. Leads the eye to the setting sun and the trees
Thanks Lynne
Hi Jim, clouds can certainly provide some amazing captures. Love the sun trying to burst through and the colours
Thanks Karen
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This is an image taken at sunrise at Lake Tepako in New Zealand a couple of years back. The burst of colors coming over the mountains was just breathtaking. Like others, the golden hour tends to allude me though I do love it. I hope to capture some new images soon! In the meantime I’ll start here.
Wow, very dramatic panorama. The sun on the mountains could be a photo by itself. What a gorgeous view!
Thank You Rachel! Funny you should say that as I do have another shot that isolates that. I’ll upload it in a week or so when I’m back home!
WOW! Just beautiful.
Thank You Sara!
What a stunning image Amber…..love the cold blues and the left and the warm oranges on the right, and the aqua water in the middle. How many shots was this panorama and did you use a tripod? Also please share your settings with us as well as the time this was taken. The only thing i would change is the little log at the bottom left….and the rock middle bottom, try cloning those out. Otherwise a fab shot!
Thank You Rerro! I actually have a panorama setting on my camera. I shot it handheld. I will share my settings once I am home to access my image on my apple. I do know it was taken fairly early in the morning as we hadn’t adjusted to the time change yet.
I totally see what you’re saying about the log and the rock. I’ll but some work into that. You’re the best!
Uploaded an enhanced version of my original image. Thanks for the advice!
Amber, very impressive. All those different colours. Beautiful panaroma.
Thank You Christian! We were very fortunate to witness such beauty.
Amber. Very nice shot. Very well balanced, has everything in it.Print and Frame.
Thank You Denis! I’ll have to look into printing it!
Absolutely stunning
And I have the same questions as Christine
and my only really eyecatching issue is that the lake seems to be on a slant, I’d suggest straightening it, but you’d lose some of that fantastic sky on the top right
Thank you Nick! I do see the slant now. I’ll take a look at straightening it when I am able to get back to my photo computer. 🙂
Hey Nick, I did post another image as a reply to my original. I took your advice and straighten the lake. It doesn’t lessen the image at all.
Great shot. the colours from golden to blue in the background and the lovely light on the mountains Wonderful
Thank You Lynne! It was quite the palate of colors.
Thank you so much @lynnefmurphy:disqus
beautiful shot Amber. Did you take several pictures and put it together or was it one panoramic picture? This would look great on my office wall LOL
Thank You Juan! It is a single panoramic shot, thanks to a setting on my camera! I might have to check out the print quality. 🙂
Thank You @disqus_GS4axOeNE1:disqus! I took one panoramic picture. I wish it would look just as amazing enlarged but I fear it may be a little grainy. No tripod and all…lol.
Nice photo with nice color
Thank You Lone!
Thank You!
What a great panorama, I love it!
Thank You Karen!
Lovely panorama, and great timing on the light! You might be able to pull event more focus to the orange mountains by darkening the lower third a little.
Thank You @disqus_jQhbwBCFPu:disqus. I did post an updated version as a reply to my own image. Not sure if I did that right but hopefully that one is a little better.
Wonderful panorama and great light. Love the warm colors over the right mountain vs the cold colors over the left.
Thank You Erez!
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Hey All,
I took your advice and straightened it a bit, tot rid of a few distracting rocks and enhanced the colors just a wee bit.
Here are the details of the shot as well:
Focal: 5 F: 2.8 S: 1/250
While “clouds” are good for the Golden Hour, since this month’s challenge started the the sky near me has had clouds thick and overcast most of the day and for most of the week, including a number of days of rain. I am only getting a “grey” hour and it is not looking to change any time soon. So I have found a sunrise photo I took last year at a beach nearby. Settings: 1/320s @ f/5.6, ISO-200, lens M.12-40 @ 40mm
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Great, nice colours, oranges and greys, brilliant
Especially love the “mercury” look to the ocean, one of my favourite looks.
my only wish would be for more photo to the right about another 1/4 perhaps. O have you cropped this side out?
Thanks for the great comments Nick. There is not much more in the original. I did straighten the horizon a little and cropped just to square everything up. Perhaps 1/10 all around.
In that case I’ll settle for what you’ve got
Rodney.Lovely shot. Nice sky and colours. Like ocean. The swell behind the shore wave gives a nice sense of movement in my opinion.
Thanks Denis
Great golden sunset Rodney. In this case i think there is too much ocean in the frame. I like the silhouette of the ship on the horizon, and would like you to try and crop the bottom of the image, and bring the horizon down to the bottom rule of thirds line. Give it a try and share with us.
Thanks Rerro. I have cropped the bottom and it is now a much different picture, partly from the changed aspect ratio which is nearly 2.5:1 . The emphasis is now on the sky and I like this version too.
[Just a note that on the east coast it is our sunrises that we get across the ocean. ;- )
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Wow….what a transformation….fantastic Rodney! And thanks for info on the sun, i will keep that in mind 🙂
Yes, definitely now a focus on the sun. Thanks for the suggestion. There is often more than one photo in the shots we take.
how true… definitely like this cropped, almost panoramic view!
Good idea – the crop works better than my thoughts. But just to show you can’t please everybody, I think the crop is too severe, you lose that bit of fantastic light reflection down on the bottom left. I’d crop to just above the land.
it was this wider thinner look that I was after when I asked if you had anymore to the right. It needed a different set of eyes to look at it
Nick, here is another “wider” shot by cropping the bottom … but not quite as “wide” as the first crop. Just for you I have cropped the land out, which put the horizon dead centre, while the sun and ship are on the side thirds. Rules and broken rules are all good. I like this one too. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6c6df46a12b8e45dd76fdbd6459b0d9133a6e07c8c068be4cc2fe5d0840029bf.jpg
Yes!!!
Nice shot
Thanks Lone
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Calabash Creek to Georgetown, SC, along the Intracoastal Waterway 11/25/16
Cropped and removed noise, as per recommendations. EXIF data: Sony a55 Manual 55 mm f/8.0 ISO 400 1/2500
Better?
lovely shot. Like the sun rays through the clouds – almost a rainbow showing up around the dark clouds
Thank-you, Lynne! Hmmm…did not see the “almost rainbow” around the dark clouds. Appreciate your comments.
Fiat76. I like this version better. I still think you could lighten the water a bit. Just my view and taste.
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Denis, I am still on a learning curve with editing, but I was able to lighten the water…maybe too much? I want to get this right!
Fiat76, In my view this has a better balance. Well done. I am learning as well and some of my suggestions can off the wall. Have a look at the highlight slider and take it down. See how you like it or the reverse as the case maybe. If you use the Grad. Filter on the sky and do this it will reduce the glare a bit. Mess around with it and see how things turn out.
Yes, this is more focused! I almost would eliminate the water and bridge entirely. Just make it about the clouds. They are powerful enough to stand on their own. Emphasize the blues and oranges a bit more. I do love a good cloud/sun image!
I think this is a better image in terms of getting the clarity out of the clouds and the water. we can now see the reflections in the water, and getting some colour too. Remember the rule of thirds…try and have your bridge on the lower rule of thirds line, even if you need to chop some of the cloud at the top to do this.
But the rule of thirds is made to be broken. I think this photo works, the sheer majesty of the clouds is the main POI and the bridge and water add the icing – a new rule of fifths, perhaps.
BTW @fiat76:disqus I prefer this version for similar reasons others have stated
Thanks for all the feedback! I played around with some of your suggestions: “… open up the shadows, eliminate the bridge and water, emphasize the blues and oranges, adhere to the ‘rule of thirds’….” In addition to heightening my awareness of some of the composition/technical aspects of golden hour photography, I learned some additional editing tools! I personally think the bridge and the water are integral to the photograph. Thank-you, Lisa Chapin, for your affirmatory comment: “…a yin yang feel…lots of clouds and turmoil equaled by lots of water and calm….”
I like the second photo. You were able to lighten the water and still make the clouds look natural.
This picture was taken in the autumn 2017 – I was out taking picture while the sun was rising, and this is one of my favourite.
Settings: 1/160 sec, F5,6, ISO 200, 70 mm (24-70 F2,8)
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What a wonderful image Lone….well done! The lighting is beautiful in the morning glow…..and the apple is lapping it up!
Retro Thank you very much – yeah it was a really beautiful morning, and I really enjoyed to see the light from the sun catch the apple.
Love the dew drop too….are you able to zoom in on that….to see what has been refracted?
I have tried to zoom in on the drop but I am not able to see what has been refracted – in the drop there is a light that is what I can see.
No probs…..next time try it out as an experiment…try make that your POI….its makes for a unique creative shot….esp if you saw another apple in the refractive image 🙂
I will do that next time, it sounds like a great idea. Thanks
Lovely shot!
Sara Thank You
Dew drops on the apple are great, focus is good, background bokeh fits well, well done. Really enjoy this photo.
Ralph Thank you very much
Nice simple shot capturing the light
Thanks Karen
Great shot! I love the composition.
Amber Thank you
Beautiful light! The golden color ad the softness of the light make this photo so pleasant to look at!
Julie Thank you
Great image and the lighting is fantastic, nicely blurred background and the lighting on the darkside edge gives just enough definition.
nothing else needs to happen with this image – superb
BTW I had a close look at that water drop, as you and Christine were discussing. My humble opinion is that it’s an upside down trunk silhouetted, maybe from that lightish patch in the background.
Nick Thank you for the feed back
And I think you are right about the water drop
A delicious red apple, ready to be picked. Great.
Peter Thank you
Awesome image! The bokeh in the background, the complementary colors, all the fine details on the leaf and the water drop on the apple – great work
Erez – Thank you for your feedback
Lone, I love this photo … looks like a still life painting.
Richard love it to – thanks for your feedback
dew drops on apple are great, focus is good, bokeh in background fits well, well done. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/82d8b15b170e8df1a56f66e36316d192227c280920ef8311be883d6a0375a960.jpg
An Armada of fishing boats basking in the sun….very peaceful image. Tell us more about your image Ralph, what lens and what settings did you use? Where was this taken, and what time of day….is this sunset or sunrise?
that is a really nice photo with great colors, it is so calm.
Thanks for the settings Ralph….the image is really good, and the reflections very pleasing. It is a bit busy, but i think that adds to the story. Well done a good sunrise image!
I love the colors! I do have a hard time getting my eye to land on one thing but I don’t mind that! Beautiful scenery!
Apparently I didn’t do this correctly, I meant for my comment to be applied to Lone Jensen’s photo of the apple so I’ll start over. Sorry for any confusion. In this photo I was at the bay early morning, sun was just starting to cast its self on to the docked ships. Settings: F/16, 1/40 sec, ISO 100, focal length 17 mm
Ralph You can edit your own comments, and remove the text that is not belong to the picture, and put in the right text.
Thanks for the clarification Ralph….you just need to reply on the image itself
Yeah, simply copy this text then reply to original image. Brent
Thank you, did what you suggested, much appreciation.
Thank you Lone and Rerro for your comments and the clarification on getting this done. I believe I have all corrected now.
This sunset was taken in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, some months ago. It’s almost the blue hour in this one. Slightly cropped but no other adjustments. Settings 1/640; f/2.2; 4.15mm; ISO 25B. Taken with an IPhone https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1aa07a0a6af451877cfcc561e395b066a19290b0aa4e1faad0ed1d39b3822f57.jpg
Beautiful image Leila….amazing shot with an iPhone….esp that you got such clarity deep into the image using such a wide open aperture!
I am not sure about iPhones and their setting for photo’s, so maybe you can clarify…what is ISO 25B?
Rerro and @Leila Gonzalez Sullivan, I think the ISO 25B is what the Photos viewer for Windows 10 reports. I noticed this myself the other day.. Seems as though it thinks the 25 is a file size and is reporting 25 Bytes (B). I found with one of my ISO 3200 images it showed ISO 3.2 KB. ! …
Rerro and @leilagonzalezsullivan:disqus , I think the ISO 25B is what the Photos viewer for Windows 10 reports. I noticed this myself the other day.. Seems as though it thinks the 25 is a file size and is reporting 25 Bytes (B). I found with one of my ISO 3200 images it showed ISO 3.2 KB. ! … so just plain ISO 25
Thanks, Rodney. It didn’t make much sense to me given the other settings the Photo viewer reported.
I don’t think it has always done this. Must have been a recent update. …
… By the way I like your photo with the nice smooth calm water for the boats and the sun just peeking out from behind the hill. Great clouds too.
I don’t know what that ISO is; it appears in the file info on my Microsoft image app. Am planning to buy a new IPhone soon as the cameras in the 8S and X can be adjusted much more. PS–I was in St. Thomas for business and never got near that gorgeous beach!
Leila, really nice image nice cloud formations and the light on the still calm waters is fantastic
I had a bit of a play in my photo editing software and it didn’t really add anything
I’d recommend cropping the road (or most of it) from the bottom – in my view it’s really dead space and doesn’t add anything to the overall photo.
and maybe putting a tree in front of that house on the right – but that’s starting to get too difficult
I would love to be there Leila… Very nice image.
Maybe it is worth cropping a little on the bottom, reducing some of the black area.
Here is my first ‘Golden Hour’ image. This was taken in the natural grassland park near my suburb last night. I had hoped to photograph deer, but they were not to be seen where I walked. The path took me through a small, shaded forest and the light on the edge of the trees, dried grass seed heads, and new grass caught my attention. I liked the way the trees framed the scene which looks through to the Rocky Mountains on the far horizon. Settings: 1/25s, ISO 1600, f/25 at 70mm using a tripod. I also took some exposure bracketed shots, but have not settled on combining the exposures in a way that I like better than this shot. In Lightroom I reduced the highlights and brightened the shadows and made some small luminance adjusments to various colours.
Question for my Bootcamp friends…what do you think I could have used as a wider aperture? I wanted to make sure the whole image was sharp, but f/25 might have been overkill. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e4dc3fb410394e9f25dec5332f619e39a12e4e73cdb469a2b3d0704d0ceb523d.jpg
Gasp…i love this Judy! The image is so well composed, and the golden light draws me through the trees down the path in the meadow. Very well done!
So glad you like it, Christine! I was disappointed I didn’t see any deer, but this shot is one I’m very happy with. I’ll find the deer some other evening.
Judy, I like very much the soft light that gives your picture an effect as if it was a painting. Lovely framing with the light path and those clouds in the background.
Thank you Christian. I was also surprised by the painterly effect this image has. I think it has to do with the rim of light on the edges of the trees.
Judy, this reminds for some reason of the Wizard of Oz. It is lovely, well composed and balanced and for me has a storey to tell.
Thank you Denis!
I am a fan of this style..by style I mean vertical landscapes.. Sometimes it helps me focus on the main points of interest in the frame.. I love the soft light and warm glow coming into the scene.. I want to know what lies beyond the path as it trails to the right.. the trees frame the photo nicely 😉
Thanks Terri. I’m glad you feel like you want to follow the path. It’s a very nice walk, but the mosquitoes are awful right now 🙂
I’m sure the mosquitoes are…. 😉
Judy, I looked at this and my first thought was “Wizard of Oz” … and then saw Denis’ comment ! Lovely photo with the path meandering through the nicely glowing scene.
Ha! I’m now going to title this image ‘The Wizard of Oz Shot’ thanks to you and @denisobyrne:disqus
Great composition and color balance! If you have a chance to try this shot again, I think you could drop down to f16 and still have everything visibly sharp. I think it would be interesting to get down low and try a few with a shallow depth of field focusing on the frame trees. Beautiful!
Thank for your suggestions, Brenda. I will see what I can do the next time I’m there, and I’ll conduct an experiment with various aperture settings. I did try getting low (20 cm from ground), but lost a lot of variation in the grasses and the view didn’t appeal as much to me. I didn’t try a shallow DOF, so I’ll definitely try that out
Makes me want to take a walk down the path! Well done!
It’s a lovely walk.
Great photo, nice framing and the path leads you in. The late afternoon/evening light on the grasses is superb.
Well captured. A really lovely image.
Pity the Rockies weren’t covered in snow and taking a greater part in the photo. But nature often doesn’t cooperate. lol
Now re your aperture question: that is much harder. Generally the smaller the aperture the more in focus, but there is a sweet spot for each lens. Things can start getting fuzzy after you go past a certain aperture. It’s called diffraction and relates to light being diffracted from the iris of the lens. Starts happening after about f/11. I’d suggest you google it and there’s probably test results somewhere on your lenses.
The other point is how much of a photo is in focus (hence your use of a small aperture) I read an article recently that suggested that whichever point closest to you in the photo you want in focus you actually focus at a point double that. Using your photo, if that leaf at the bottom of the photo, to the right of the track, is say 4 feet you focus at 8 feet, which might be the dandelion(?) In articles it can be discussed as hyperfocal distance.
I think the articles I read were from a group called ‘Photographic Life’
Brent might have published on the subject as well, I don’t know
Yes @disqus_W81kCdSr3n:disqus and @Sillen55:disqus , depending on what you want in focus in your image there are a few options available. Considering that you were at 70mm, the better option would be to focus stack at the front middle and end of your image to get everything tack sharp, otherwise focus 1/3 of the way into the image at f8 would generally give everything sharp to infinity. Hyper focal distance will only work if you were shooting at 40mm and under.
Hyper focal distance is explained perfectly here by Varina Patel….this video transformed the way i look at landscapes!
@brentmail:disqus has a really good course on everything regarding landscapes on the SIC page https://shareinspirecreate.com/courses/ulpc/
The Ultimate Landscape Photography Course
Learn how to capture stunning landscape photos from Jay & Varina Patel
thanks
Thanks for your comments Nick and @rerrorocher:disqus . I’m going to follow up with the suggestions from you both and do some experimenting. I think, the bottom line is I just have to get to know how this lens behaves in this case. I typically use this lens (70-200mm f2.8) for sports photography in ice arenas where the lighting is often poor, and I know it well for that purpose.
Great shot- lovely capture of light. Great leading line and framing. maybe no deer but it also looks like a gnome could enter the scene at any moment.
Thanks Lynne 🙂 I think you are right about it being the right spot for a gnome.
Such a lovely image! Beautiful light, especially the light coming through the grass in the midground. Very well done.
f/25 is usually an overkill, but the image looks sharp even so. You’ll have to experiment (or find over the internet) the best value for your lens.
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This is a photo of the sunset at Cape Meares. This is located east of Tillamook, Oregon. It is the smallest lighthouse on the oregon coast.
1/500 sec at f/4..0; 23 mm, ISO200 Nikon D90 with 17-55 Nikon lens’
Beautiful image Doris….love the stained glass look in the lighthouse and the last sun lightly illuminating the colour. Next time try and shoot with an aperture of f18 – f22 to try and get the sun star effect. The clouds are also gorgeous…Well done!
Hi Doris, very nice photo! it’s a beautiful sunset and you have got a very nice subject, the lighthouse. I am much attracted by the stained glass in the lighthouse and I am imagining if a sun ray struck through this glass, how beautiful the color and the reflection would be. 🙂
Doris, the colours are well balanced. Beatiful effect on the water and the clouds. And of course on the lighthouse.
Dorris. This is a very well balanced shot. Lovely colours and sky.
So beautiful! Really love the colors in this one.. I think the crystal in the tower is fascinating but too dark.. I would loved to see it when the sun is higher in the sky and it really lights up. I bet it would be amazing.. I probably would have used the radial filter and brightened it a little bit to show off the gorgeous stain glass but that’s just me lol .. Excellent job!
Lovely sky! I agree with Terri… I’d love to see the light play a bit more through the glass. Maybe you could try opening up the shadows just a bit, although I do also like the silhouette of the lighthouse tower.
Wow, our lighthouse doesn’t have the colored glass. This is lovely. My only suggestion would have been to change position just a little so the sun wasn’t behind the lighthouse frame. Next time!
Well done. I agree with some of the comments about changing position slightly.
I really like this Doris. As already suggested, I would experiment with lightening the light within the tower just a little & shifting position so the sun wasn’t behind the tower frame.
Great effort
Nice cloud pattern leading to the lighthouse and nice colours
But I think you can do a lot more with what is here
a couple of ideas: 1. if you go into your photo editing software and look at your levels (it’ll show a histogram) move your while level to (in my case) left. that will lighten up the image – your histogram will show that everything is squashed to the left (the blacks)
or 2. go into your curves and move the curve above the line – this will also lighten up the image –
3. have a play and see which appeals
I’ve noticed a couple of comments on where the sun is in the image. I’d want it both ways – could be interesting shining through the lens – so move to the left or it could be interesting positioned more to the right hand side of the lighthouse – ie move right.
I would have tried both (if actually physically possible) I would have also like to try having the sun in the middle of the lens.
Having said all this this is a very interesting image and I like it a lot
Great shot. I agree with the various suggestions. Lot’s of potential in this one.
Sunrise is a special time by the lake.. This is a shot around 650am on Lake Hefner at the East Wharf area in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/926db0a08cf30a7c0849d8d428954259280090dd0efa9390c38fc573ba50f6a9.jpg Its so peaceful and the sun is just peaking over the buildings and the sailboats are all lined up in the harbor. Settings: 1/125sec F5.0 ISO 640.
Nice colours in the clouds which blend in well with the buildings and contrast with the line of white boats.
Appreciate your comments Rodney.. Thank you for your insite
Terri, really nice colours. I like the repeatedblue coloured boats and the coloured clouds.
Thanks I appreciate it Christian.. It definitely was a calm and beautiful scene. 😉
Beautiful… my eye keeps going to the orange umbrellas. Perhaps you can mute the color on them just a bit.
I see what you mean.. I muted the color more.. Is that better? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/32516181ccee8dfeec21f080dbd559e0f83a47c48f405fa192f20e86ac933189.jpg
yes, that does help.
Very nice.
Hi, I actually like the original version where the umbrellas match the sky and the first line of boats is a lovely pale blue-white. It just seems more alive.
Thanks Leila.. I agree I liked the original better myself. 😉
Nice example of Golden light Terri….I am thinking the sun had not risen yet, so there is still some of the blue hour visible. The photo is quite busy…composition wise, and my eye is struggling to settle on something specific, there is the leading line of the boats in the water, but that is leading me out the image. Thinking back to the SPOI….what were you focusing on here?
Apparently not SPOI.. was concentrating on the golden hour theme and the boats in the harbor. Does everything have to be a SPOI when doing landscapes? I was actually trying to convey the feeling of early morning sunrise rather than point out a single subject.. How can I improve this or do you have any suggestions or is it just not a good photo? I have no idea how to make it less busy. Perhaps cropping it differently would help?
I think it displays the golden hour perfectly….the light and colours are amazing and satisfies the brief….It is a good photo, everything is tack sharp, but i was just trying to think how to improve on the composition and how we can make it even better. I think having the aperture up at around F18+ would make the lamps in the street lights pop into stars, and having a longer shutter speed would flatten the water.
You have some very valid points here and I will incorporate them into my next selection for post.. I like the longer shutter speed idea especially for flattening out the water. 😉 Thank you Rerro
I was wondering why you posted the same image twice …
if I had to choose I’d take the 1st but with the umbrellas of the 2nd. I prefer the reflection of the boats in the original and I think muting the umbrellas has taken a little colouring out of the sky.
Great photo and I think the cloud formation frames the restaurant really well and the reflection of the sky on the windows helps to tie the building into the photo. My eye goes to the building and then wanders around the image looking at other parts. I find it interesting
The only thing I’d suggest is hiding the van just to the right of the building, I think because you can only see a little of it it detracts from the image
Wow what a keen eye! I actually posted the same photo taking into account the various comments of individuals and how they wanted to see it.. I changed or muted the umbrellas to see the difference but you are right it took away from the colors in the sky.. I forgot to use the adjustment brush to make a change to one color only… instead changed everything that was that color.. I never even noticed the van but that’s a good suggestion and I am sure I’ll remove it when I complete this photo.. Thank you for your comments 😉
Terri. I like the sky in this shot. I get a sense of hope of a good day ahead once the cloud burns off. I wonder if the next time you try a longer shutter speed you would get a smooth water effect. It would help to enhance peacefulness you talk about.
I have already been scolded by Rerro on the long shutter speed lol… Yes I will work on that and stopping down my f stop also. Thank you for your suggestions 😉
Raby Bay Sunrise. F7.1, 1/320, ISO 125.
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What gorgeous soft tones. I love the simplicity of the image and the rays coming through the clouds acting as faint diagonal leading lines. I think this image would look great using the long exposure technique!
Rerro. Means a lot to have you offer this feedback.
Happy to help Keri 🙂
Awesome!! Well done!
This is gorgeous!
Thanks Lisa 🙂
This one goes to show that all golden hour images don’t have to be dramatic in colour. Your soft tones work very well!
I agree Dianne. I did not know it yet but my neighbour had passed away on this morning and everything about the morning was sombre without me knowing why. I was honored to capture this. I developed, framed and hung this photo for his wife.
I’m sure your neighbour was very moved by your thoughtfulness Keri, that was a lovely idea.
Great photo, nice composition and the colours are fantastic. and the light reflection off the water works well
and a superb cloud formation. All round really nice image
I’d adjust the horizon, to my eye it seems a smidge higher on the left
Thanks Nick. I appreciate your comments. Me and horizons……I must walk around with my head tilted.
Don’t worry, I rarely get it right myself. It’s the 1st thing I adjust in my keepers
don’t worry – I sometimes think I take all my photos with on foot in a pothole
LOL!!
Keri. Picture post card. Nice shot with good balance throughout. I agree with Nick re the horizon.
I am a shocker for straight horizon. Thanks for the feedback.
The soft colors make it look like a painting… great capture of the clouds and the light beams coming through.
Thankyou Brenda
This reminds me of a painting done in the style of the old Dutch masters. It’s lovely. Love the rays of light peeping through the clouds. Lovely photo, Keri.
Thanks Judy 🙂
Beautiful capture Keri, it’s so peaceful and gentle. Perfect timing.
Sometimes in the city we have to accept what what is dished up
Sunrise this morning at about 6:45 (when I’m usually firing up the toaster!)
24mm f/2.8 1/40s 100iso
I rectified the lens distortion (ie straightened the power pole down the street)
and tweaked the curve a little (just a touch)
Sorry about the power lines but they’re needed to run the toaster. Anyway I’ve left them because, well, I have. Next time I’ll take about 20 odd steps down the street and not have those close ones – though they do frame the main POI.
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Wow…it has a burnt toast kind of feel to it Nick!
What lovely colours….pinky oranges, and in this case the lines do indeed add to the picture…leading you to the POI…great shot!
Great sunrise, Nick. When you expand the photo to full size, everything looks so sharp.
Nick. Great shot. Love the sky. In city life, power lines are everywhere, just part of the fabric you might say. In this shot they add a sense of realism.
Incredible colors! Good point, Denis. The power lines do add a sense of being there… I hadn’t considered that before.
Wonderful colors. It wouldn’t be the same shot without the lines from this perspective. Great job!
Spectacular colours! The power lines don’t bother me at all. I live in a city, too. I’m used to seeing them.
I think the power lines tell the story, and it would not be as good without them. Great shot nick.
While I’m patiently waiting for a good evening to catch some golden-hour light, here’s one of my favorite memories from January 2017. I took this at sunrise (3:45 AM) in 25F temps. Normally, I’m not getting out of bed to take sunrise photos, but this was a not-to-miss opportunity, as my husband so helpfully pointed out (before he went back to sleep). 1/1250, f1.9, ISO 50 [location, if interested: -64.26233, -63.10783] The only post-processing is a crop and straighten. I haven’t quite decided if it works, as it breaks so many ‘rules’, but I kind of like that it breaks the rules. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bd0b26584e2a89d594dcd7fb5d34a5174cab6984d159bc9753f4bdf72fe4078e.jpg
will replace asap, as it’s uploaded a pixelated version.
Yes one very cold part of the planet
I like it, rule breaking and all
Brenda. Thats what it is all about. Breaking the rules. Nice shot.
I actually put those coordinates in google to see where this is…..in the middle of the ocean somewhere….very very cold! Sunrise at 3:45…my goodness! But what a glorious sunrise it was….the yellows are vivid against the aqua. It is so powerful that you would have needed a filter of some sort, so it was clever to just get a glimpse of it, otherwise it would have blown out the whole image.
Here’s a clean version, sans pixilation. Sorry about that! Thanks for the comments. The temp wouldn’t have been so bad if we were standing still. Rerro, you’re correct! I neglected to mention that I shot everything with a circular graduated ND filter… good catch! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3c77f2617f64905dc3413ea22bf61e9e17e28a1a71b8f283a1993e8cd8149a90.jpg
Here’s what the mountains behind the shot above looked like… it was absolutely surreal. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a453a5c0b93e5a87c39b371ed8f3d77bd644023896dd26ab32924bb4d956ddab.jpg
Brenda. Love this. You have caught the light brilliantly.Very well done.
Wow, beautiful!
Beautiful
YESS! love it!
wow it is a really lovely shot
Very cool!
It’s quite o.k. to break the rules sometimes, and I think the shot works. I like the glimpse of the powerful sunrise and how the clouds (?) pick of the band of light and carry it to shore.
Very nice Brenda… I especially like that glimpse of light on the right of the frame.-That’s one big boat you’re on!
Long Wharf turning it on again. 1/100 sec at F/16 ISO 100 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/eacf6df120bf0b1848a1cb05c5b100dc8ed0832cabc4477651fe6116a386f7d6.jpg
Lovely reflections and interesting golden tones on the water here Andrew.
Thanks Dianne
I get this funny feeling I’ve been here before …
nice clouds and super reflection
is it a bit too dark, centre right? the pier seems to be hidden in the shadows
Hi Nick, Thanks for your comments, I played around with lightening up those areas and kept on returning to the heavier look, I guess thats just me. Cheers.
Great shot, Andrew. I wish I were there. So peaceful.
Thanks Peter
Thanks Peter, Its a great place.
Peter. Very nice light through out this shot. I like the reflections. Good one.
Thanks Denis.
Andrew, beautiful picture with those clouds and the reflection.
Thank you
This is an interesting shot…i have had a look at it with different perspectives. I think you should try cropping the top of the image and bring the horizon onto the top rule of third line. Give it a try and see what you think. Also, the highlights have blown out in the clouds and the reflection in the water in the middle of the image. Next time check your histogram and adjust your SS and aperture so it is not clipping the rhs of your graph…or you can use a graduated filter
Thank you Rerro, I wasn’t sure what to do with the horizon, I have followed your advice and allso addresed the highlights, Still pretty hot though. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9a9fbfc0c38444ba61537e98bcf4a8ef9900cb37a7cbb9dbb67028b4037b0536.jpg
Andrew, you did a nice job here. Well done.
Love how the light and clouds reflect on the rippled water surface… makes for some great texture! Beautiful shot.
I like it…..you have done well. Esp looking at it on the big screen
Thank you, I will try to remember to check my histogram in the future. Cheers.
Very nice! I love reflections like this! Well done.
I think I prefer this crop, Andrew. While you have lost some of the interesting clouds, the water is just still enough grab that reflection. In my opinion it’s more interesting…less ‘in your face’ that you don’t see the sky, but the reflection forms interesting detail in the foreground of this image. Lovely image.
I love this cropped image Andrew, I think the reflections are just perfect. It was worth losing some of those clouds.
Both versions are beautiful. Personally I think that I prefer the original version. The reflections are gorgeous with a great painterly quality
Love
This was taken early this month but I’ve been having computer problems and have been unable to access Bootcamp. It was taken late in the afternoon and shows the effect of the sunset on clouds in the east. It’s not as dramatic as I would have liked but still pleasing colours. My settings were F5.6, Shutter Speed 1/750 and ISO 400 at 35mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7021246f8f997ad991d13ccaabc8bcec158f6a62a5ef67bd526302cba1dc491c.jpg
Nice composition, great cloud formation and super reflections in the wet sand.
I think you’ll find if you have a little tweak in your photo editing software with your curves you can easily get that dramatic look. Say bring the bottom 1/3 down a bit and pin the top 1/3 to about where it was. Have a play
Oh and I find that person further up the beach distracting – can you make them move please?
Thanks Nick I’ll have a look at what I can do with curves, not something I have used a lot. I’ll also tell the distracting little person to move on while I’m at it! Cheers
Yes, how dare they get in your photo! lol
Hi Dianne, I like the “Fire” in the sky. I agree with Nick about tweaking with software to the sky more dramatic.
Yes I’ll give Nick’s suggestion a go. I appreciate your comments!
Thanks Peter, I will re-post one on Monday with changes made to reflect your suggestions. I’m often wary of over processing the image!
Enjoyed receiving your comment Peter.
Dianne. Nice shot, Good sky. You could most likely enhance it in Post processing. Next time play with your shutter speed. A slower speed would have a good effect on this water. Like the shot though.
Thanks Denis I appreciate your comments!
Lovely image Dianne……the sea rolling back has left a nice leading line, and the reflections on the beach have beautiful soft pastel like tones. Nice diffused light. 🙂
Thank thanks Rerro, I did like the leading line and the reflections in the wet sand. Happy to be out that afternoon!
Great shot, Dianne! My only addition to the comments below is that if you use a tripod on a shot like this, you could use a slower shutter for smoother water and you may be able to drop the ISO for less noise in the dark clouds. While the uninvited visitor is somewhat distracting, he/she does provide a sense of proportion and vastness to the waves.
Thanks for the comments, I’ll consider using a lower ISO and lower shutter speed next time as I’m encouraged by the comments and suggestions given by the group:)
I am going to be the Devils Advocate here.. I love this photo and the man in the distance does add scale and proportion, however, I am not so sure about the using a slower shutter speed.. I happen to like waves that arent’ flat and glassy sometimes.. Now on the other hand it would make the clouds more drawn out if you use long shutter speeds and that would add more movement to them in the sky.. sooo.. I guess its just my own personal preference 😉 Super nice reflection off the sand and love the pastel colors in the sky and water.
I think the advantage I’m finding with the group is that comments give us another way to think about taking an image. It was a last minute trip to squeeze in a walk so I just grabbed my camera and no tripod. Now I will go back another afternoon with a tripod and take some with a slower shutter speed – smoother water and maybe cloud movement. I appreciate your comments!
Dianne, lovely colors and reflections. Keep the person or not, totally a personal preference. I can’t decide on my own photos if they should stay or go sometimes. I guess it depends on the mood you wish to project.
Thanks Sarah, I had rejected one I took which had two people and a dog which didn’t add to the story. The person in this one showed me a nearly deserted beach late in the afternoon which is a bonus, so I was happy to leave him in. I’ll post another one on Monday (I’m away until then) which include the early suggestions the group had made including removing the person.
I like this photo just as it is. I get a real sense of depth with it as the cloud formations seem to continue to the far horizon. Very nice.
Love it as is – beautiful colors and nice reflections. Love the curling water line.
Dianne, I love this image just the way it is. I think you have captured the energy of the sea, and a beautiful pastel sunset that seems to roll on forever.
I have made some changes to my image to bring out the highlights more and removed the little person from the left hand side. Any thoughts?https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/48ef165465a7bd5852ffae5568adaa0917836f796b78ebf9b4a77246aa4d1806.jpg I
I am still waiting for a beautiful Arizona sunset. Until that happens this is a sunset from San Diego, California on a gray/black day. The sunset glowing off the buildings caught my eye. I used a 28 – 300 lens, iso 500, 1/320, f7.1 (no tripod).
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Phyllis. Nice cityscape shot. I do like the reflections of light of the buildings. Very dramatic sky as well. I wonder could some of the water front be cropped away.
Hi Denis, I agree it needed to be cropped and the right side looked lower than the left. This is my second try.
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This I like this better Phyllis, the crop bring more emphasis to the moody skies and the glow on the buildings.
I agree. It is funny how you don’t see it at first but when others help with thier comments you see what they see. Thanks
Phyllis, I think this is better, too. The contrast between the sky and the buildings is very effective.
I agree thanks.
It’s beautiful like this Phyllis. The light on the building make them stand out from the dramatic sky
Thanks for the comment!
Hi Phyllis, Love the drama in the sky. Did you get rained on? I didn’t know it rains in San Diego.
Peter, thanks for the comment and yes we did get rain that night.
Great cityscape. the late light on the buildings works really well and the brooding sky over the city only helps to enhance the colour and variety of the buildings.
Oh and I prefer the cropped version, more punchy
Nice! It looks as though the right side is a tad lower than the left. The sky is very dramatic.
Thanks, I agree i think the right is lower. I will try again.
I love the mood you have captured, Phyllis. The contrast between the dark sea and sky, and the light on the buildings is just great!
Thanks
I find the landscape of the city striking.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e6db0b022840d848c5fd34dd543e66e38a3bd24ec31f2a6925bc2a73b916f4e1.jpg I tried to lighten up the photo as several suggested. I tend to go darker rather than light. Thanks for all the comments.
Me too
but with this one I would have gone lighter still
I took the liberty to have a play
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Nick, I like what you did to lighten things up so that you can see more details vs. a silhouette.
Doris what a lovely shot. Nick lightening it has brought a different dimension which I really like.
Beautiful colors, love the mood.
Took this one from balcony early morning, ISO200, fl56mm, f7.1, 1/400sec
(I know this is not the right lens to use, but the only one I had at the time)
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Love the drama in the sky, John, and the ships in the harbour are a nice foreground element. The sky looks a bit too saturated for my personal taste,but that might just be my monitor. Did you make any adjustments when processing the image?
Thankyou Judy, I will try and fix
John. Great shot. I love the rays coming through, and the lighting on the marina. Well done.
Thankyou Denis
Hi John, I agree with Judy. The colors in the sky don’t look natural, especially by the white clouds. The oranges and blues in the lower third are great.
Thanks Peter
Well done for getting the image with what you had with you – You have managed to get the whole marina and the golden glow. I am distracted by the unusual blue sky and the hot spot in the ocean, but you have managed to catch the beautiful glow on the water in the marina. You say you had the wrong lens – what lens did you use?
Thanks Rerro, I used a 56mm Prime,I am going to try and desaturate a little
Thanks for the info John – nothing wrong with that lens. Next time play around with the exposure triangle. Three things you need to worry about ISO, SS and f-stop. We are wanting to get most things in focus here, so aperture should be around f11, most times i shoot on ISO100, then its just the SS you have to worry about. adjust that until your histogram is not clipping the sides and your exposure should be good to go!
Thanks Rerro, I will keep that in mind.
Sorry I don’t get the lens reference – was it a bit longer than you would have liked? In my view any lens that grabs a nice image is the right one.
An interesting image, though I wonder whether you may have done a little too much in post processing. The sky seems a bit too blue/azure and the whole image appears very contrasty.
?
Thanks Nick, I will try and desaturate
Here is a desaturated version, do think this a little better ?
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Much better, beautiful colors,
Thought I’d post this recent image – from Goolawah National Park near Crescent Head. Woke up early, noticed the stormy clouds and then the light started to happen, that golden light. Grabbed my gear (and coffee with cream) and rushed down to the beach before those light rays vanished. The waves were quite big and there was a long delay between them. Managed to capture this shot with reflection on the wet sand between waves.
I considered cropping it even more because at first there was too much happening in my shot – then I changed my mind. I like the complementary colours (blues and golds) and that flawless reflection. What do you guys think? Shot at 24mm, f16 for max depth of field and shutter speed ended up at 1/40sec and ISO at 160 (both in auto as I was shooting aperture priority mode). Brent https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/835b687f71480e7094d05c60589cd260a68ba8356ffcf718667104f82cb5491c.jpg
Awesome shot @brentmail:disqus ! The reflections are superb……this shot is very similar to what @disqus_YbCItMop9I:disqus posted earlier. The slower shutter speed you used helped with highlights from the emerging sun! Would be great if you could share a picture of your histogram in this case.
Thanks for sharing this Brent. Gorgeous reflection! And yes the blue and gold complementary colors are just nice in this photo.
Look at the rays of light peeping from under the storm cloud – that is special. I like all the stuff going on here, especially the vibrant blues and golds. Maybe crop a bit from the bottom to the edge of the cloud on the right as there’s not much happening in that very bottom section.
Lucky you
great piccy
Meanwhile further south, this was the best that Sydney offered. From Balmoral, 35mm f/8.0 13s 100iso at about 6:35am
I’ll try again Monday
PS I know it looks dark, because it was
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Nick. I think you have captured the scene very well indeed. Well done.
Yeah that’s why I headed north, to get away from all the rain
Brent. Magic I think describes this.
The clouds and their reflection are amazing. The colors are amazing. How far do you live from the beach?
This was when I was camping right next to the beach, 20 second stroll
What a fabulous start to your day – good for the soul! Thank your for sharing with us.
My pleasure
Nice shot like the clouds mirror in the Water? And the Sun just Breaking through the clouds
Awesome shot. Love the rays and the painterly reflections
Beautiful! Love the reflections and the sun rays.
Love the reflection! The colors are just about perfect.
One of my favorite types of shots. Reflection, clouds and the sea. This has a lovely sense of calm before action. Great start of the day
Yes – love that calm
I love the reflections in the water. Nice colors in the sky as well. Great composition!
thanks, peter…appreciate your comment!
In this photo shoot, I was planning to capture the waves movement with a slightly slow shutter speed during the golden hour. After shooting for maybe 1.5 hours, I have packed everything and was ready to go. But looking at the series of photos I shot, the water wasn’t right. I did not get the waves I wanted. So, okay, I got back and tried a few quick shots. And yes, the waves came. This photo was taken handheld, 1/10s, F22, ISO100 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c52eb4131959a2964abf9fd21d1bd71214c6dfcad1913b0afc559521ce9f86f3.jpg
Handheld for 1/10s… big round of applause because focus is very sharp. The slower shutter speed delivers that soft, frothy skirt at the shoreline. I like the leading line of the bridge to the sunset. Well done, Julie. It’s a beautiful photo.
Thank you, Judy!
Julie. Lovely shot. Well done on Hand Held at that shutter speed. Yes you got that milky look at the waters edge. I think you could have gone slower on the shutter speed. You would need a tripod though. Have a go the next time. Great sky and nice balance to it. Like the reflection across the water..
Thank you Denis!
Hi Julie, I absolutely LOVE this image. It’s soft, yet sharp…Your capture of the shoreline is just beautiful combined with the line of the bridge. The sun over the mountain is really lovely, however I am drawn by the white foam and beach pebbles to that lone fisherman with beautiful glimpses of light on the rocks. I’d be tempted to try cropping to bring more attention to the fisherman, and the RHS of the frame. It’s just gorgeous Julie, so well done!
Thank you Kerrie!
Love it Julie. The bridge that guides the eye to the sun and the soft waves vs. the dark and sharp pebbles. The fisherman is also a nice touch. SO well done
Thank you Erez!
Wow….what an awesome shot Julie…..i love the composition, and the different layers you have in the image. The tack sharp rocks with a subtle glow, the soft foam from the waves and the the golden orb hanging in the sky….all work so well together. My eye is drawn along the surf up the rocks and onto the bridge, down the bridge towards the sun! Just fabulous…..well done! 🙂
Thank you Rerro!
It is a really Nice photo like the Line in the bridge and the Line to the. Sun in parallel great photo
Thank you Lone!
This is quite a dreamy shot for me. The bridge is really soft yet the shoreline looks painted to me. Really very nice shot Julie.
Thank you Keri!
Great photo
Interesting frothy, slightly blurry waves at the shore and the light reflection of the rocks to the left are superb. I even like the fisherperson on the rocks
Well done for handheld at that shutter speed (what lens length?)
If you want to blur the waves/calm the water more you might want to look at some neutral density filters and longer exposure times
Thank you, Nick! I like the fisherperson on the rock as well.
The focal length was 21mm, taken by the Canon 16-35mm F2.8 II
interesting
I seriously looked at the f2.8 and decided that as I would use the lenst mostly for landscapes and probably on a tripod decided to get the f4
Nice. I really like the two leading lines. Nice capture of the waves and misty looking background. clouds echo the waves. Love it.
Really great shot. Love the sun reflection and bridge both bringing you into the photo. Nice golden light!
Beautiful Shot! The colors are gorgeous.
Love the mood in your image @disqus_SjYpp6vrXe:disqus and yes it’s good to wait for the waves in the foreground. You’ve got another great leading line from your bridge and the reflection of the sun on the water rocks! Well done. Brent
What a fantastic image! Looks like it was worth the wait. I love the muted palette as well.
On the evening of June 7th 2018, I took myself off to the small marina and fishing port of Howth – north of Dublin City. It is a very popular spot with Dublin people and tourists alike. Full of nice Restaurants/Bars if offers nice ambiance on a fine sunny evening. It also offers great photo opportunities which I hope to show over the course of the next number of posts and I hope you all enjoy. So here I go: shot 1. ISO 200, FL 28mm, F8, SS 1/250 sec. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d50df06bc72af5b601d6e398c1391da93bef5a607b8ef441b3a4ee5e1a561387.jpg
Sorry the shot below is the wrong one. This is shot I meant to post. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/44f4eccb2a93a42f7cd315cd461571216f0d4e030455843479e23f0c460b8bb4.jpg
Beautiful reflections Denis. Such a peaceful scene!
I think that the left side is a little low vs the right side.
Erez. Many thanks for the feed back. I had not noticed the alinement left v right.
Hi Denis. Great repetition and angles with the masts. Was the sky that purple and pink ?
Peter. Yes the sky is as shot.
Lovely reflections Denis…in a very still water. The sky is a lovely colour
Rerro. Many thanks for the feedback. It was flat calm and a lovely evening.
Nice shot – lovely Colour in the sky
Lone. Many thanks for the feedback.
Lovely reflections Denis.
Keri. Many thanks for the feedback.
Great image Denis, beautiful glassy water for perfect reflections, and lovely colours in the clouds. Well done.
Nice. Ok, better that nice! Subtle colours and great reflections, a very engaging photo.
Though I must point out that I think the 4th boat in the 2nd row isn’t tied up properly … lol!
Nice! Great colors and reflections.
Sara, many thanks for your feed back.
We don’t have nice sunsets lately and the sunrise is much too early in this season, so here is an sunrise image from few years ago, in April so not too early.
ISO 100, f/6.3 1/125. 18-135mm lens at 33mm.
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Erez. Lovely shot. I like the cloud hugging the valley below. Adds a nice touch to the shot.
Thanks Denis and yes, without the clouds it’s a boring scene
Erez, this is still a very effective shot, and the steps of colours in the clouds is very interesting. I do like the golden glow on the tree 🙂 Where was this shot taken?
Thanks Rerro. I answered before, but I don’t see my reply here, so if you are receiving it second time – I apologize. It was taken in Motovun, Croatia
Tank you…i might have missed it. 🙂
Nice shot i really like the clouds
Thank you Lone
Very interesting photo, the clouds and colour are riveting. and the light on that big tree is really eye catching and effective. That cloud is very interesting and makes you want to study it
Now that big tree seems to me to be leaning to the left (as does the little tree/shrub on the right)
this to my eye makes the whole image seem to be on a bit of a slant
Thanks for you feedback Nick, but I remember the tree was slanted. Maybe the angle is not perfect (hard to tell without a reliable reference), but the angle here matches my memory of the scene (another un-reliable reference…)
Really lovely shot Erez. I really like those patches of light in the low cloud.
Thank you Kerrie 🙂
Beautiful shot, makes me want to visit.
Beautiful. Love the mist in the valley. Golden light on the trees
Beautiful capture @erezshilat:disqus – and congrats on getting the cover for last months magazine! Love that first light and the fog in the valley looks great. Only suggestion is watch that halo around the top of your tree. Brent
Thanks for the congrats and the feedback @brentmail:disqus . I don’t see a halo on my screen. Will try to check it on another computer
Brent, I see the halo … but how would you remove or avoid it without destroying the tree ?
Please email me the original RAW image – and I’ll have a look
Brent, it wasn’t my photo … it was submitted by Erez Shilat 19 days ago. Perhaps you can get the RAW file from Erez.
The pastel colours in the mist is lovely. I also like that golden light on the tree, so tall over the rest of the scene. Beautiful shot, Erez.
Thank you Judy
Erez, I really like the atmosphere that this photo conveys. It looks like the promise of a beautiful day !
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fb278bda7b5725d2340bd109b7ffc199e2639fa145bf4d48ef19896d63ededa5.jpg This is a photo of sunset at the beach in Puerto Vallarta. The sculpture is an angel with wings. She gets to see the gorgeous sun setting every night !! My Tamron lens created the lens flare. I shot this at ISO 100, 18mm, f/22, and 1/25 sec.
Peter. Great sun flare and light balance throughout the shot.Like it.
Thanks, Denis.
Great capture of the sun here Peter, with the aperture set to f22 to get the beautiful flare…..and the soft golden glow on the image is just lovely 🙂
Thanks, Rerro. I had been playing with the aperture. I was shooting into the sun in the early evening for a few shots. What I found was when I had a more open aperture, the exposure blew everything out and was over- exposed.
Beautiful light and a great capture of the sun flare. Well done
Thanks, Erez.
Really lovely shot. I love the colours and that sun burst!!!
Thanks, Keri.
great sun flare
Thanks, Nick.
Wow! amazing flare Peter! This shot could go in to their advertising brochures! Just Lovely.
Thanks, Kerrie.
This is a great photo! I admire the sun flare. I’m not sure how to get that effect. When I shoot at the sun like you have done here I just get a big blown out spot in my photo! Can you explain to me more how you captured the sun flare — was it a happy accident, just because of the type of lens you’re using, by using a filter, etc.? I’ve got lots to learn and I’d love to learn how to do this!
The Tamron doesn’t accept filters. I think it was just the angle of the sun at the right time. Lucky on my part. Maybe Brent could explain lens flare better.
Great capture! The sun flare really creates a dramatic effect. Love it.
Thanks, Valerie.
Great job! Great colors!
Thanks. Sara.
Beautiful Sun rays Lovely photo.
Thanks, Janice.
Hi Peter, great shot. Very good choice of Aperture f22 for the sunrays. Really amazing.
Thanks, Romy. I was trying to get a greater depth of field to capture the statue and the tiki huts.
Wow, lovely starburst effect here – good job shooting at f/22 to get that. Love those warm tones on the statue and the silhouetted palm trees gives this whole scene a tropical feel “yes, I’ll have another piña colada”! No need to change anything in this image – perfect! Brent
Thank you so much !! I appreciate your feed back. Could you explain to the group how best to achieve the starburst effect?
Good idea – I’ll make a training video soon
Thanks, Brent.
Really nice, Peter. That starbust from the sun is gorgeous.
Sunset at Spoon Bay Central Coast
Not sure of this one so will be interested to hear your comments.
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Wonderful capture of the dramatic sky. Love how it turns from very hot at right to colder tones at left
Andrew. Lovely dramatic sky. It never fails to amaze me. The colours change by the minute. Lovely shot.
Great colours! That’s one dramatic sky. It might benefit by lifting the shadows/exposure a bit in the trees. Cheers
I will repost once done, thanks.
Nice, great photo – it’s almost like a bushfire
i was going to suggest you lighten up the ridge but in the enlarged version it looks ok
Maybe crop the beach and some of the ridge out as they are a tad distracting and make the vivid sunset more eye catching and main centre of attention
Thanks Nick I will give it a go.
Nice image Andrew. I like the radiating angles/ lines of clouds mirrored with the angle of the tree line.
Nice dramatic sky Andrew….i like the diagonal line of the hill and trees, and the faint diagonals in the clouds. I have been contemplating about the beach, but i think it adds necessary balance, it also draws me into the image and up the hill. Try using the adjustment brush and lighten up the green bushes just a touch. Very good capture of the colours of sunset!
Thanks Rerro, Here comes the lightened version. Cheers. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1f37376af3891920be8d6a8cabc4510c13233448e4a147f9e022318703334730.jpg
Great….it has lifted the the details out the shadows….well done! Much better 🙂
Beautiful colors in the sky – great shot
Awesome!
Great clouds and riveting colors.
Wow! This looks like the sky is on fire. What a wonderful capture.
Great capture @disqus_YbCItMop9I:disqus – love that fire in the sky! Yes I do like this version with a little more detail in the shadows and good job not losing that punch from the sky. Would love to have seen a wider crop of this scene, especially to the left where the headland reaches the beach. Brent
Amazing sky! I like the subtle adjustments you made to the vegetation in the second image.
A mix of sun and mist, Saturday morning at the boat ramp. I like how it gradually fades from sharp sunny focus to soft indistinct mist. The kayak provides a splash of colour and a good focal point and I really like the detail in the stone wall, and how the tree appears to be growing out of it. Taken about 35 minutes after sunrise. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b7f3862f674223ccfad402afde623507fc0a3ba018533d91df8fb3398071d2a4.jpg
Very interesting photo and I like the way you’ve used the tree and wall to frame the scene. The light on the wall and tree are very interesting as well.
Where was the photo taken and what settings did you use
cheers
Thanks Nick, yep that’s a great natural frame alright. I’ve added the settings now, forgot first time. This is Narrow Neck beach, Devonport, Auckland NZ. Cheers
Lovely golden glow on the wall…it really lifts the details and textures. I like the way the wall curves around and leads us to the surfer, and the way the seaweed forms a natural leading line to the surfer, then the eye moves to the boat and trailer….then out to sea and to the kayak on the water, through the mist. I did find all the footprints in the sand at the front of the image a bit distracting, but that is a minor……the picture is well balanced composition wise, and works well. It is also quite sharp considering the low light. Well done Alex 🙂
Thanks Rerro, the footprints bother me too but there are rather a lot of them so I thought I’d leave it as is. This is one of three I’ve entered in the annual Auckland 24hr photo competition which was last Saturday. Cheers
Fantastic…good luck with that! 🙂
Lovely light and a nice combination of wall/tree that frames the image. I love the finger of water and the surf-board pointing to each other along with the curved lines guiding the eye. The mist in the background is a nice touch too. Wonderful composition.
Maybe try to remove the car and boat from the beach. they are little distracting.
Thanks Erez, the scene was crying out to be photographed. I guess part of the appeal for me is the combination of water craft, kayaks and a fizz boat, and it’s part of a procession – the guy carrying his kayak to the waters edge, the trailer boat about to be launched, and the guy in the kayak already in the water and disappearing into the mist. And the boat is itself a bit of a subtle splash of colour – that’s my reading of it anyway, but photos, and art in general, is a personal thing. Everyone sees something different. Cheers
Alex. A very good composition. Well balanced throughout – Colour and Light. I like the way the light draws me in, starting at the wall, on the surfer, car and trailer and on to the misty horizon. Well done.
Just what I had in mind Denis, thanks
Beautiful job! The light is awesome.
Thank you Sara, it’s a very pleasant place to be at that time of day too.
I like the way my eyes are drawn to the kayaker looking out to sea, as he he watching the sun rise. Today is going to be a great day !!
Thanks Peter. I thought a good name for this one would be Outward Bound.
Very appropriate.
I love the mist in this photo, it makes it dream like. The sharp focus of the foreground against the misty shoreline is beautiful.
I love the warm colours. The curved sharply focused stone wall leads my eyes to the red kayak, the background faded nicely in the mist. Lovely capture.
Wow, that’s lucky – sun and mist in one shot! Yes, you’re right about kayak and wall. The wall reminds me of giraffe markings – growing up in Africa. Like how you’ve used the wall and tree to frame your composition and yes love how your image goes from contrasty to hazy in the distance. Nothing I would do to this image. Brent
Thanks Brent, I hadn’t thought about a giraffe but now you mention it it’s obvious. The light was all over the place that morning, very interesting.
Great composition, Alex. I could see myself leaning against that wall with a cup of coffee watching the morning unfold.
I took this shot a couple of weeks ago at Flinders, on the Mornington Peninsula. There weren’t any clouds, so I settled for the first light on the beach. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e42d44ff1bb428355a14c09c18f0b44c50be752a33c634cac5a3acae52d8156e.jpg
you get no clouds and that’s all I get … lol
Seriously great low shot. The water stillness and reflectiveness is brilliant. I normally don’t think much of kelp on beaches but this works, I think because of the colour and angle of the light hitting it. I really like this photo
I’m not even going to complain about the two power poles!
Hi Nick, thanks for the comments. I have removed those power poles, and on zooming in to do that, I now notice a lot of halo/banding over the headland. I’m not sure how to dal with that in LR. Any suggestions would be much appreciated 🙂
-All that said, now I can’t find the edit I just did. Will post when I can!
Kerrie
I seem to have lost 3 replies to this
I’ll try again
Your Halo/Banding is probably “Chromatic Aberration”
There’s a reasonably good discussion of it on a website called ‘photographylife’ at the end of that discussion there is a link to how Lightroom deals with Lens Corrections.
Google them and Chromatic aberration and you should get it. I’m not putting the link here in case that is the reason my posts are disappearing
Hi Nick, thanks so much for the info.There is soo much good reading to be found on that site! My workflow in LR always begins with lens corrections, however I was editing a jpeg file. ( did a whole morning shoot not realising I wasn’t shooting RAW)! I went back through the history of the edits, and found that I had actually created/increased the halo when I reduced the highlights (too much.) We live and learn…thank you again 🙂
I like that you have used the seaweed as your focal point, and have good depth of field onto the surface of the water and onto the horizon. What lovely pastel yellows on the surface of the water and the horizon. Very effective and good image Kerrie…well done 🙂
By the way, could you share what lens you used, and what your settings were?
Hi Rerro, thanks for the feedback. I’ve posted my settings below the image above, (don’t know why I forgot to add them last night!) I used a canon efs 17-85mm lens @ 17mm
Great shot, First time I have appreciated kelp on a beach.
Thanks Andrew, I was a bit disappointed to turn up and find the beach so full of weed, but it did catch the light nicely.
You beautifully transfer the calmness of the scene and the kelp is beautifully lit. Lovely image Kerrie
Thanks so much for the feedback Erez, very much appreciated.
Kerrie. You have capture a great image here. Great balance between light and colour. Very good depth of field and I like the glassy composition of the water.
Thanks so much Denis for your feedback
Very nice. Composition pulls you right in to the photo.
Thanks so much for the feedback Valerie
Great job, feels like I am there. This is a little better as the smell of the kelp does not come through! 😉 A very calming picture. Well done!
Thanks Sarah. I actually don’t mind the smell of kelp!
The sun’s yellows and oranges reflect so nicely on the water and beach.
Magic golden hour shot here @kerrie_clarke:disqus love the way the kelp on the beach is backlit by that warm light. For me that’s the main point of interest in your scene – wonder if you could emphasise it more? Brent
Lovely golden reflection on the water and the golden colour of the big area of kelp . Very calm and peaceful.
Here’s my first attempt at sunrise. It was a cloudy morning and was just getting the sun peeking through the clouds. I tried to crop and edit using histogram in GIMP. First attempt at using photo editing software, so I have lots to learn! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8c2f7897bd3c46ffdb8883f533ecd8f5f407f333c479b537113d664d4c790847.jpg
You have captured a beautiful silhouette Lisa….and the golden glow of daybreak is magical! Very creative to use the leaves to kind of shadow the sun a bit, otherwise it would have been overpowering. Would love to know what settings you used. A way to improve on this image would be to have the sun forming a star through the leaves by adjusted your aperture…..well done at using your surroundings, this is exactly what we as photographers should be doing….there is so much going on around us. A excellent first sunrise….look forward to seeing more creative images from you!
Thanks for the encouragement! I edited my original post and added my camera and settings. This is such a great, friendly format to learn!!
Lisa. I can feel the same at times re other shots posted. The old saying – Far off Hills are always greener – comes into play. I like this shot, the softness of the background and the clarity of the tree in the foreground. Nice colours of the rising sun. Next time around try a higher F Number ( F16 upwards) and it will create a sun flare. I am repeating here what I have been told and I am no expert at it by any means. Keep shooting Lisa and no need to feel inadequate/ intimidated. I look forward to seeing more shots from you in Bootcamp. Well done.
Thanks for the tips and encouragement!!
Well done, welcome to bootcamp! The colors are lovely.
Lovely colour and the soft background is interesting. Keep at it and enjoy
Hi Lisa, welcome to Bootcamp. This is a lovely shot as it is. I am imagining the photo with sunflare through the leaves. Maybe when you get the chance to take this photo again you can experiment with smaller aperture F16 or F20 as suggested here by Denis.
Perfect example of how BootCamp is pushing your skills @lisa_chapin:disqus – and that’s exactly why I created BootCamp. Yes look in your ‘backyard’ for examples and don’t compare yourself to everyone else in here. The only person you should compare yourself to is your previous self; Are you a more creative, knowledgeable photographer than you were 12 months ago? Are you enjoying photography more than you were 2 years ago? Do you feel like you’re progressing? As for your image – it ROCKS!!!! Love it – and I’m not just saying that. It’s very creative and love those silhouetted leaves and that golden glow in the background. Something to try next time is shoot with your wide open aperture (as you did) but then close it down to f16 or so and see if you can get that starburst effect too. Well done. Brent
Thanks for the encouragement! I’ve been practicing and took some other shots — I need to review and post them to see if I’m making any progress!
I agree, it’s a beautiful image. I also agree sometimes I don’t post my images because I don’t think they measure up. So it’s good to push ourselves. I will start….tomorrow.
Thanks Chris. I feel encouraged here to keep trying. While others here post photos way better than mine — what better forum to learn from!!??!?
I received other comments here on this photo that talked about changing my settings to bring out more sunburst through the leaves. Now I don’t see those comments. Where did they go? I wanted to review the comments and practice the suggestions given to me.
This is lovely. The depth of colour in the distance is soft, warm and peaceful.
Thanks Judy!
This is Howth Marina from a different perspective. It is also a fishing port which is off to the left. However on that evening the fleet were all at sea. ISO 200, FL 18mm, F8, SS 1/400. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9eea10e6c31d900a4f64f8b7b8c719751caa617b7ab404c7c927c782a6d231ce.jpg
Love the soft colors. Very peaceful feeling.
What a view! I struggle with the colors coming out in the photo the same as the “live” scene. The colors of the sky here are very authentic and I’m sure exactly how the sky looked when you took this photo. I struggle with capturing that authenticity, my colors get skewed in the photo.
Lisa
you might want to have a play with your “light balance” settings on your camera
They can also be adjusted in your photo editing software
Lisa. Many thanks for your feedback. I just play around with the settings. Sometimes it works and for that again I loose out,I might come away with up to 10/15 shots of one scene and keep one.
Very nice Denis. We did not get to that area on our trip, but will earmark it for our next. Lovely soft colors.
Sara, many thanks for your feedback.
Here is no. 2 of golden hour. I wanted to combine the hard structure of the bridge with the soft twilight and water around it. Iso 1600, 16mm, F 6.3, !/30 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6d85cdd276e298f996796d0d47dc5889945a9f032c3fef0feb9af4baa58d38ef.jpg
Very pretty. The bridge is the focus and the sunlight is the photo bomb – sneaking in so subtly as if to say “I’m here too!” Lovely.
Thanks. I like the concept of the photo bomb!
Nice job! I am appreciating pastel colors with this challenge.
Thanks Sara
Lynne, Nice shot. Good and sharp and depth of field is good. I like the light balance throughout.
Very Nice shot with the bridge in focus and the sunlight is beautiful
Nice
The twilight colours framed by the bridge are very interesting and eye catching
just as a curiosity, how does the bridge look from the other side with those twilight colours reflected off it?
I think you did that (hard structure with soft water/light) very well. Love your leading line from the top right and that golden glow below the bridge. Your image is so sharp – can see all the details in the railing. Brent
Thanks Brent. Appreciate the challenges and fantastic fellow photographers
I like this one, Lynne. I really like that most of the colour from the sunset shine through between the pilons and reflects in the water. I feel this draws my eye to the colour on the horizon.
here is no 2 of golden hour – This is one of my favorite tree and I really like it in this light.
Settings: 1/30 sec, F16, ISO200 24mm(24-70)
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I have a passion for trees. They tell us so much. I like the golden glow on the trunk and the tree appears to be an elder statesman – seen much
Thanks Lynne – Yeah trees tell us much.
A really lovely image Lone. Love the colour tones brought out by the golden hour, and zooming in on the tree trunk the colours and detail are just amazing! Well done 🙂
Rerro thank you for your feedback
Hi, Lone. This could be turned into a pastel painting. The colors are are fantastic, from the clouds against the blue sky, to the green and orange in the foliage. The tree brings everything together.
Peter thank you for your feedback
Love the sunlight on the tree. Well done.
Thanks Doris
Lone a simple shot and very well captured. Love the light on the tree.
Denis thank you
Lone I just love this image, I keep coming back to it again and again…beautiful tone and light, and great composition. So well done.
Kerri thank you very much for the feedback.
Amazing shot Lone. I love the composition. I tried viewing it on big screen. Very nice lighting on the tree. I suggest you make a big print and hang it on the wall. Well done, Lone.
Romy Thank you for your feedback it sounds like a great idea to make a Big print and hang it on the Wall
Great abstract landscape @lonehauerbergjensen:disqus – love that golden light hitting the foliage and the blue sky at the top. Well done. Brent
Brent Thank you for your comment
That is indeed a tree with lots of character, Lone. The light picks up the shape of the trunk and branches very nicely.
Judy Thank you
Beautiful image. I love a great bare tree.
Chris Thank you
Beautiful. I like the way the golden light shines on the tree. Great composition. I also like how you use the tree as a leading line to bring the viewer into the picture. Awesome job!
THank you barbara
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Boot Key Harbor (Marathon, FL) f/4.5 1/1250 ISO 100 26 mm Not sure about this one…lots of drama! The sunrises and sunsets were incredible most nights/most mornings. I have captures that are much more subtle, and some that are equally dramatic. I don’t remember doing much editing on this one. CC/ suggestions welcome. I am anxious for some feedback. Hurricane Irma wreaked a lot of damage in Marathon and Boot Key Harbor, so we were not able to winter there this year; hence, the older posts.. The opportunities for golden hour images are few and far between where I am at the moment.
Fantastic colour like the silhouet Against he Sun
Thanks, Lone, for the comment.
Lovely shot. The silhouettes of the boats work. The colors are crazy, in a good way!
Thanks, Sara! The day ended with a roar!
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Did some editing.
Fiat. Two different shots now. I think I would be leaning towards number 2.
Denis, I think I am leaning towards the second image, too. I like the sky better in number 1, but I like the detail of the boats in number 2.
Hi fiat, the image has improved with your editing, as it has brought more details out in the boats. It does have a surreal feel too it! It was a powerful sunset, thats for sure!
Rerro, thank-you for your comments. It IS surreal!
This one is much better. The colors in the skys are vivid but not over powering and you brought up the shadows so that you could see the boats a little better. Very nice!
I think I preferred your original image @fiat76:disqus – Jamie when photographed in a sunrise or sunsets you don’t expect too many details in the silhouettes in the foreground. You should try to shoot HDR images – That way you can get more details in the shadows too. Brent
Will give that a go. I have not shot in HDR. Yet.
Love the contrast of the boat silhouettes and the blazing skyline. Very dramatic
Thanks for the feedback, Lynne! Dramatic it is!
Fiat. Very dramatic and vivid sky line. It is a pity to hear of the storm damage caused to such a lovely venue.
Beautiful, vivid orange colours complemented by the blue sky. Nice capture.
Thank-you!
The photo is very nice. I do like the colors but am wondering if you saturated it a little to much. Just wondering.
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Resistance has been tough this week. So here is a sunset picture from our lake vacation last year. I believe I was on the boat with my husband, we had been out fishing. ISO 100, f/8, 1/250, 16mm.
Nice refraction of the sun on the lake. Sometime the clouds just are not there. nice shot.
Thank you Doris. The clouds had been there most of the week that summer.
Sara. Lovely clear sky with a nice soft sunset. Nice reflection off the lake. Nice balance to this shot.
Thanks Denis. It was a nice break from the chill and rain of the trip.
This is a beautiful soft and peaceful shot Sara….i like the sun’s reflection on the water!
Than you Rerro. I do too. I was glad for just a bit of movement in the water. I think it made for a better picture in this case, more interest.
Hi Sara. Lovely sunset and light reflection. I like the sun in the middle as the treeline was almost symmetrical. Nice balance.
Thank you Romy.
nice image
looks very peaceful
It has a certain quality that differentiates it from the usual sun and reflection photos
Thank you Nick.
You’ve got to keep moving to breakthrough that resistance Sara! What I like about your image is the reflection of the sun – I think if you crop a little bit off the left or a little bit off the right this image would be much stronger because the sun would then be off centre. Brent
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Here is a cropped version. It does make a difference. I opted for the right side as I wasn’t happy with cropping the left. Thank you.
Good job – might even crop a little more off the bottom too. Brent
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Here is the 2nd cropped version. Little off the top and bottom.
Nice and simple. I like it.
Good job – might even crop a little more off the bottom too. Here I cropped your image and added a little more colour (more bluish except for sun – which makes sun colour pop more). What do you think? Brent https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/83bc04a32fb567836fe3f0c0fde652a2cdee0f012b4b4f9364554f1dec55f2b6.jpg
I like it a lot! Thank you. I always worry about doing too much in post processing so I probably don’t do quite enough.
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Sunset at Rockaway Beach Oregon = 1.250 sec @ f/7.1 ISO 200
Doris. Nice setting sun and great capture of the cloud cover.
Wow, what an awesome looking sky….it perhaps needs to be opened up a stop or 2 in terms of exposure as it is too dark….try this and repost Doris 🙂
Doris
you have an extremely interesting image here.
I know you’ve said you like things dark but this is, in my opinion, a tad too dark. a bit too melancholy?.
those clouds are amazing but could be absolutely fantastic if they were able to shine
Christine has suggested you may be one to two stops underexposed, I’m thinking about 1 1/4 ish.
I suggest you either look at the exposure and have a tweak or two there or look at your histogram and move your light levels to the left until those clouds really do their thing!
My second photo for the golden hour. Taken last Sunday evening at 7:30PM on the South Fork of the Snake River. My objective was to catch the sun going down over the hill behind the trees and show the water and soft reflections. I tried to bring up the shadows in postproduction however was unable to bring them up anymore. Taken at 70mm, ISO 160, F11, 1/100 sec. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/01cd9633cdd957c2792027e6a2334da011fc452563c50fe7e0954ce17c16429e.jpg
Valerie. Great sky here. Very vivid colours and light. Well done.
Thanks Denis!
Gosh Valerie, what a magnificent sunset….we are definitely getting the orange coming through on the surface of the water. Can i ask if you added extra saturation to this image?
Christine thank you for the comments. I did not adjust the saturation however the white balance is set at cloudy. I believe that is what has the impact on the color. I increased clarity, added a little sharpening and increased the shadows. Those were the only adjustments.
Nice shot with a very intense atmosphere in the orange sky and clouds.
Thank you for the comments.
Valerie, I like the way you framed the trees on the right to add to the composition. Very nice colors.
Thanks Peter for the nice comments.
Lovely scene Valerie. Very relaxing to look at. Love the colours.
Thanks Romy. It is my favorite place to sit and relax.
Great image
reminds me of sunsets on the river when I was growing up
Thanks Nick. The river is one of my favorite places.
Beautiful!
Thanks Sara.
A beautiful masterpiece. Love the colors. Just amazing.
Thank you for the very nice comments!!
welcome
Stunning Valerie, this image is really, really good! Colours are amazing and the way you’ve exposed this image is spot on! Like the way you’ve framed the image on the right with the foliage. Brent
Thank you Brent. I appreciate the inspiring comments!
So golden! Beautiful colour, and I like the framing with the trees.
This was taken on late Saturday afternoon near Maleny, a hinterland town about 40 minutes from where I live. The light on the pink grass flowers was beautiful. Aperture F13, Shutter Speed 1/30 ISO 200 at 16mm
This was taken late Saturday afternoon on the roadside near Maleny which is a hinterland town near where I live. The light on the grass flowers was beautiful.
Aperture F13 Shutter Speed 1/30 ISO 200 at 16mm https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3b984d9523bae6eb189e441bcf5200f7309597812ccdbd16194a18900c0a77e2.jpg .
Dianne. Like this capture. Nice sun flare on the left (soft) but there. Good colours. I think you captured a good image here.
Dianne…i love the thought process of the composition here….the sun has blown out on your image. Next time try exposure bracketing or if you have an soft graduated filter, this would have worked in this situation to tame the powerful sun! Perhaps see if you can use the graduated filters available in LR or PS ans see if you can minimize the blown out spot on the top left corner
A great, nicely composed image. You’re right, the light on the grasses is brilliant
it’s a pity about the sun
A couple of more photos, where in effect you were exposing for a lot dimmer sun would have allowed you to HDR the images and possibly getting the best of both worlds (needed to use a tripod though)
A graduated filter would certainly have helped tone down the sun and the sky and kept the grasses as you have them. The problem with blown out highlights is that there is no detail for the software to extract. did you perchance take another image , underexposed? If so you could possibly steal the skyline out of it and use it here.
Did you have more image to the left?
Apologies for not replying earlier due to computer issues. I only took 2 images and didn’t have my tripod. I have been trying to take your advice and hope my next image will be better. Unfortunately it wasn’t a planned stop!!
Lovely colors.
Beautiful colors. I really like this photo with all the golden colors. Great job
Thanks Barbara.
Magic image here Dianne – Loved the way the grasses are capturing the afternoon light. Something to consider when shooting into the sun is two under expose your image by one or two stops, So that you don’t “blow out” the sun and lose that golden colour. Brent
Thanks Brett, I will try to under expose to help, and I’m experimenting with bracketing.
Dianne, this really appeals to my personal taste. The light coming through the grass heads is gorgeous. Lovely.
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Another sunset 🙁
Craig, lovely shot. I like the light and balance in this. Nice reflections and light on the water. A simple scene, but very well captured.
Lovely shot and great reflections on the water Craig….i do see some white edges around the tree on the right that need to be corrected. I think you may have done some lightening on the tree there…not sure? I am wondering if perhaps the image would look better without the tree….try cropping it out and see what you think….just a thought
Hi, sorry for the poor edit. I have posted one I did with more care. I tried cropping out the tree, it didnt seem to work, the capture appeared unbalanced.
This is a scene from the foothills of the Drakensberg in Natal South Africa. Taken at F12, 1/100sec https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4eda786a4f2b4a8905fb7175b254fc4bec0067b77ed4481b4e4bb4685dee8297.jpg
A much better edit, well done Craig….a fantastic shot of one of the most beautiful spots on earth! The diagonals in the sky match the pattern in the water, making for a very pleasing image! Thanks for going back and reediting this, it was well worth it 🙂
Hi Craig. Lovely shot and nice reflection too. Much better. I like the sunrays.
great sky and great reflections. I agree that the tree is a bit offputting but agree that cropping is not the answer as you’ve stated. maybe a few steps to the left would have lessened its impact
I prefer your second edit
Craig I like this one better, but the green is a bit bright for my taste. Looks like a bit too much saturation? But it a personal preference.
I like both of them. I think the first one had more of the reflection in the clouds and God rays as they call them.
Masterpiece. Love the beautiful reflections. The sun rays coming across the sky are awesome. Nice work.
That is stunning. I literally said “Oh, my God” when it popped up on my screen. The added element is the reflection in the water. Perfect.
Wow Craig, stunning light rays in this image! Love the reflections off the pond. Something to keep in mind when post processing this image is to watch out for the “halo effect” around the tree on the right. Magic capture. Brent
This is a beautiful image!!! Perfect reflections.
The sunrise gods were not good to me this morning as I patiently waited on Manly Beach.
I was hoping that the rain clouds would have cleared up but alas not to be.
I noticed a gap in the clouds further south and wandered down to North head and took this
16mm f/8 1/125 s and iso 100
Not what I was after but not too shabby.
Learnt a couple of things, long exposures (15 – 30s) just of the surf and clouds are quite bland – they need a POI or two.
and the idea of cds/dvds under the feet of the tripod on sand works really well
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We have the same problem here at the moment….rain…rain..rain! Not sure the top piece of the sky is adding anything to the image here. I suggest cropping slightly to bring the horizon up to the rule of thirds line
Nick. It may not be the classic Sunrise you were after. That said I still think you captured the mood of the moment and a very good image. We have been blessed with weather in Ireland for the last few weeks. However that is all set to change over the next day or so. At least that is what they tell us.
I like the mood here, Nick. Inspite of the rain clouds you were able to capture a glimpse of the sunrise colors.
The mood is great. Not the typical sunrise colors, but who wants to be typical? I agree that a small crop of the sky may help.
Great photo. Love the storm in the background and you have a nice balance of shadows in the foreground. Maybe a little more lightening of the shadows in the foreground might help. But overall this is a great picture.
Great idea about using long exposures to make the clouds blur and the DVDs under the legs of your tripod should work really well too – just don’t leave them on the beach! Yes that weather has not been great here in Australia the last few weeks, with a record rainfall. What I like about the shot is the bottom of the class where’d looks like it’s raining into the ocean, If you had a longer lens you could capture that stormy rainfall with golden background. I do like the way you’ve framed the bottom of your image with the foreground foliage and on the left with the cliffs. Brent
Great atmosphere in this shot, and seeing the promise of a new day with the sunrise behind the storm in the distance is a delight for me.
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Nice Shot with the cloud mirror in the lake, and the nice yellow colour in the sky – great shot.
Beautiful shot. I love seeing the rays of the sun and also the reflections on the water.
This is a very serene sunrise Craig, well composed and presented!
I love this one Craig, can you please give us some information, where it is
and your settings etc.
This is a shot of an island just off the harbour – called Ireland’s Eye. It is a wild sea bird sanctuary. ISO 100, FL 41mm, F29, SS 1/10 Sec. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8f30144613ce4c6bcf163bf7d4679c9ca905df32d7f2c95be6617c3c3f713290.jpg
Dennis, I think that you have composed the picture perfectly and love the colour in the sky. You might want to consider cropping the photo on the right hand side slightly so that you are only seeing the road and not the triangular piece of ground just below the sea. Just my personal preference.
David, many thanks for your feedback. Good suggestion re the crop. Had not noticed that.
Beautiful sunset colours Denis.
Dianne, many thanks for your feedback.
Hi Denis. Great sunset shot.
Romy, many thanks for the feedback.
Denis
great colours and great subject
I wondered whether cropping out the marina made for a better photo and concluded that it didn’t look balanced. Seems to need more water underneath – though cropping out the bottom patch of water might work better.
I noticed a couple of smudges to the right of the island – you might have a spot on the lens or on the sensor
Nick. Yes I could experiment with a bigger crop, but on balance I thought this to be about right, I noticed those smudges as well – just as I was posting. Could well have have a spot on the sensor that needs cleaning. Will check the lens out first. Many thanks for the feedback.
Lovely sky. I agree about cropping just a little on the right. Very well done.
Sara, many thanks for your feedback.
Beautiful sky. Great colors. Composition is great as well. Nice pic
Man, I’ve gotta come and visit your country sometime Denis. Stunning landscapes! Brent
Here is the sunset shot of the fallen tree trunks at the beach in Taranaki, New Zealand. I used the small aperture to capture the sun rays and highlighted the rays in the photoshop. My question is that the Sun is still too bright and I have bright clippings. But if I reduce the bright clipping, I felt the colour is not nice anymore. How should I improve this photo please. My settings are F20, 1/50s,ISO 500 and 28mm. Thanks https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4ee1b2273de515462074b1cf061a713383a1bc56995c0596cd70b364c34f7054.jpg
Love the composition and the way the tree stumps are silhouetted against the dropping sun. I see you used a large F stop to get some flare from the sun. You might want to consider very slightly increasing the shadow slider just to lighten up the foreground a little. Just my personal preference.
Thanks David, see my updated version please
Lovely silhouette Janice against the almost cloudless skies. Would you consider removing the tree on the right hand side as it doesn’t add to the image and then your sun flare would be more in line with the rule of thirds? Not that everything has to follow the rules! Perhaps it may add more impact to your main subject.
Thanks Dianne for the suggestion, see my updated version please
Great silhouette, I agree with other comments, well done.
Thanks John
Great natural silhouette here Janice…..next time try using a graduated filter, or exposure bracketing to manage the hot spots.
Thanks Rerro for the suggestions.
Janice great shot. Lovely silhouette against a great background.
Thanks Denis
Thank you all for your helpful suggestions. Here is the updated version, it is simpler and better I think. Thanks. It is very nice to be in the BootCamp. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7616b852835bd78e34d5512e44850d76ce0ad7f38195129f9bff47ff950e3a5e.jpg
Very nice capture, Janice. Great silhouette.
Welcome to BootCamp.
Thanks Romy 🙂
Great job! Love the colors.
Thanks Sara
I do like this version better. You lightened the shadows and there is more color in the sky
Thanks Barbara
I like this version better. I like the composition and the colors.
For the camera settings of images like this maybe open up the aperture to f14 from f20 to reduce risk of diffraction but still get the sun rays. And lower the ISO to 100 from 500. If you don’t have a ND filter then bracket the shots so that you have more dynamic range to assist with reducing the highlight clips.
Thanks Point. Rerro also suggested exposure bracket the shots. I will do so next time to have more options for post processing. Thanks
Yes this is spot on, well done
Yes this image is much better – because you simplified the composition. Well done. Brent
Nice job getting that star burst, Janice. As others have said, the simpler composition is good.
Great photo
fantastic lens flair
I like what you have done with the second image
superb
Did you try taking the photo from a higher angle, to get more water and beach? Just curious to know what it might have looked like
Thanks Nick. I went there couple of days later and took the photo at even lower angle, so the bottom branch is clear of the background. I will remember to take photos at different angles next time to have more options. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/68564f636c561fc98c00e58859c1b1a0952d0185161330c89d01811595c5a86d.jpg
Great shot. Love the sun rays coming out from between the branches. Great composition as well.
Thanks Barbara
Great capture here Janice. It’s difficult to get that starburst effect here in Aus and New Zealand due to the intensity of the sun. What I normally do is take quite a a few images and slowly moved from left to right as I obscured the sun – That way there will be one or two images that have that brilliant starburst effect. Your aperture is correct at F20. Was this image under-exposed by one or two stops? Brent
Many thanks Brent. Above photo was shot in manual mode and didn’t under-expose. Just before this image, I tried F11,1/200s, ISO 200 28mm and there was no starburst. Today I tried to blend these two photos in photoshop, but my photshop skill is not good. I loaded both images here, one is no starburst at F11. And the 2nd one is the merged photo, the Sun is still a bit over-exposed and I have a little bright clipping at right. Is this okay (as it is the Sun) or should avoid it completely? Should I clone some branches over to cover the hot spot? Thanks https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ae79e672a17890a1a29008f42fe7aebaf137a6775d184619483a68c538b26640.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/315609ee7e732e6d4164dd2f1e60f1cd29f12d1e944ce119665712f6ebb08e7a.jpg
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On an early morning walk, I was able to take a few shots of a Tri-colored Heron. The Heron was “canopy feeding” where the bird extends his wings outward in order to create a large shaded area that is supposed to attract fish for feeding. It is perfectly in focus but I am happy with this shot as it was handheld. 1/500 ss; f 6.3; ISO 250 at 400 mm.
This is a beautiful capture of the heron. The spreading of the wings and the focus of the bird looking into the water makes for a beautiful image. I love the muted tones, reflections and depth of field. Well done at 400mm! My only suggestion is to allow for more area in front of the bird if possible or perhaps a square format for this one. But then you’d loose the impact of the ripples on the water!!
There is plenty of room to add to the front. I was thinking of the rule of thirds. Keeping the birth in the top third. If I cropped it differently, you would use the ripples. I added another photo will more room in the front.
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Great photo, great capture
very sharp and the reflection is superb
Whilst the ripples are interesting I would crop for the bird and reflection as they are your centre of interest and as Dianne says I’d crop with a bit for the bird to move into. I’d probably take a bit off the top and bottom as well
I think the ripples take the eye away from the heron
Ooh, I like this one even more – a little more room around your main point of focus really makes this image rock! Brent
great shot Kathy , I think Dianne is referring to, is to try to get the subject walking into the photo
instead of out. but I can see for this one it would not work. love this one.
I actually agree with both of you. And that is what I was going to do until I saw the ripple! Thank you for your kind words. I love photographing birds.
Lovely shot of the heron….great reflections in the rippled softly lit water too. Well done….:)
Kathy this is a lovely shot. I like it. Print and Frame.
Well done. I Like the ripples and reflection.
Beautiful. Handheld at 1/500 at 400mm – the Heron is very still. Excellent shot!
Just lovely Hard to capture these guys. Well done hand held
Thank you! I need to work on getting used to a tripod!
Wow Kathy, this image is so sharp! You’ve got to click on the image and view it LARGE! Great capture, love the ripples and the body language of your bird, not to mention the reflection too. Stunning shot. Brent
Thank you Brent! I appreciate your comments. The heron had been searching for his breakfast and I thought I missed the shot but he was kind enough to pose for me again.
Beautifully focused, Kathy. You have a talent for capturing birds going about their daily business. I also like the ripples and the soft green background. I probably prefer the second, larger crop over this one, but only by the tiniest bit.
Thank you! I enjoy watching and learning about the birds in SW Florida. I have alot to learn about their habits.
Wow, lovely image. Great focus and details and I love the water ripples.
Very Happy to have joined the Boot Camp community. This is my first post to the group and looking forward to getting constructive feedback on my photo. The photo was taken with my GoPro Hero 4. Settings 125Sec, F2.8, Widest angle on the camera says 3mm? and ISO100. The colours in the sky were just fabulous and I wanted to capture such a magical sight. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5720d9390570eb64a1971e18531e68be0b4344f7de226e6abb8318b4dc802c47.jpg .
great capture, how did you achieve the horizon ?
John, thank you for commenting. I took the photo using a GoPro Hero 4 using the wide angle setting. Using a really wide angle setting tends to distort the horizon as in my picture. It is just a function of a very wide angle lens.
Thanks a John. I achieved the horizon by using my GoPro on wide angle which bends the horizon just like using a fisheye lens. Sometimes it works and looks pleasing other times just looks a mess.
Thanks David, great image
Interesting shot here David. I am not familiar with the GoPro….3mm….that is quite a wide angle….wider than a fish eye angle, which is around 6mm i think! I kind of like the uniqueness of having a rounded horizon……I like the painterly clouds, however the colour of the sun, does not look natural…..did you change this?
Thank you Rerro, I tried to make the sun look more natural in Lightroom but could not really get rid of the glare. Need more tuition or practice.
Would like to see the raw image without processing….maybe you could post that for us here?
Rerro, as it was shot on my GoPro it is only a JPEG. Anyway I will dig out the original and post it.
Yeah I think you can shoot in RAW, but it may just be the latest GoPro that can do that? Brent
Denis to be honest I don’t really know how wide the angle is but when I looked at the settings on the photo it said 3mm. Seems a bit extreme doesn’t it? Thanks for the comments.
David, welcome to Bootcamp. I hope you get as much enjoyment out of it as I do. I am not familiar with this style at all. It has a very unique look to it. I like the colours in the sky. It seems too have a bit of a glare of it, I wonder could that be softened in post processing.
Denis thank you. I have done some small edits in Lightroom but couldn’t get rid of the glare in the sun. More practice needed I guess.
David. For the fun of it, bring down the highlights – right down. Reduce the luminance in the yellow. I find it is a mater of playing around. Anyway all these are very subjective.
Thanks Denis, I will give your suggestions a go.
Welcome to Boot camp
That is a very interesting photo. I don’t think the older GoPro has such a wide angle setting – I’ll have to check (I don’t use it much, it’s more No1 sons toy)
Anyway – great colours, I can see why you wanted the photo.
Have you tried to straighten the horizon in any photo editing software? just curious
Thanks for the comments Nick. No I did not try and straighten the horizon. Just personal preference.
cool
Nick, thank you. I typically use it down by the beach or anywhere I might want to take a photo in or near water. Good bit of kit.
Lovely! I like the rounded horizon, it is something unique. Very well done. Colors are awesome.
Thank you for your kind comments Sara, much appreciated.
I absolutely love the colors in this photo and the curvetur really makes the person feel like they are right there. Great shot of the beach and water.
Thank you for your kind feedback Barbara.
Suddenly the world seems smaller with the curvature. :p I love the colors – seems pastel painterly. Love the shot. 🙂
Thank you Point. Much appreciated.
beautiful both as an abstract and as a statement of the beauty of light.
Thank you for your comments Lynne.
Welcome to BootCamp David, I’m sure you’re gonna love it. Wow what amazing colours in your image here – I think this is the first GoPro Challenge image submitted. What I like about your shot is the super wide angle – fish-eye look. I also like the contrast on the foam of that wave due to the low angle of the rising sun. Something to keep in mind when photograph directly into the sun is to under-expose your camera by one or two stops. I’ve got the GoPro 5 I think and there is a EV setting somewhere in the menu, so that you can underexpose your scene. Brent
Thanks for the feedback Brent.
Very cool! The blue vs gold is terrific.
Thank you Judy.
Very interesting colors! Love love love! It looks like a watercolor. Great Job!
Thanks a lot for your comments Amber.
Wow, just wow. Love the yellow that fades into turquoise.
Thank you Chris.
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Do Not know if this is better or not. Anything, thank for the comments
Thanks Doris, next time you can add your corrected image under the original one you posted, by clicking reply on the original post. In this way, we are keeping all comments and posts together. P.S i love the dark sky….and the patterns in these clouds!
Doris, I like both shots. I think you have endless possibilities to play with here. I would suggest that you create a few copies, load to Lightroom or what ever post processing programme you use and play with the sliders. Personally I might like the water a bit lighter etc. Just my preference. I think the shot is very good as is. This is where subjectivity comes into play. Well done.
Doris what tweak did you do in the software? BTW what software are you using?
you seem to have made it more intense.
I’d echo Dennis’ comments, make a few copies of the original and then change just one thing in each and see which you prefer.
As a practice I never overwrite my original, in case I want to go back to where I started, hence the suggestion to make a few copies.
Nice shot. Not sure if it was that dark when you took the shot, and if not you could up the shadows a little and the whites and it would probably make it pop more.
Beautiful.
As it has been raining and raining and raining….i thought i would share picture i took back in Oct 2017. It was a portrait workshop, with a face painter and model….location, the salt pans…unfortunately they were dry…so no reflections, gusts of wind, but beautiful golden light….actually the sky was literally on fire!
1/250 sec. f/2.8 200 mm using Tamron 70-200mm at about 6h30pm
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The wind lifted the headpiece up
Rerro. Magical. Great shot. Love the lighting. A keeper for sure. Print and Frame.
Thanks Denis 🙂
Lovely and very unusual photo. I think possibly I would have cropped just under her elbows as the bottom of the photo is very dark with little interest. Also possibly lightened the shadows in her face and arms a little. I am no expert though!! The feathers in the head-dress with the light behind are gorgeous.
Thanks for your comments and suggestions Hilary 🙂
Cool
great backlighting. The light coming through the feathers is awesome
Fill flash on the model? or some other light source? It seems more intense on her face
Thanks Nick….there were a few photographers that used a speed light at this stage, so might have been help from their flash
Beautiful! Love the background lighting!
Thanks Valerie….the natural rim lighting from the sun is awesome in portrait photography!
Beautiful! Very well done.
Thanks Sara 🙂
Very beautiful. I love the background and how you were able to light their face at the same time. Great job!
Thanks Barbara, there were a few photographers that used a speed light at this stage, so might have been help from their flash!
Welcome. Glad you got to catch some of their light.
Yeah….i was always a ‘only natural light’ girl but have found a new respect for fill lighting….it gives the faces an amazing lift out the shadows 🙂
Rerro, nice capture of the head dress and the sun coming through. Nice capture of the beautiful colors in the background. I like that the model wasn’t aware that the photo was taken. Well done.
Thanks Jeff….i like the candid shots too!
Wow Rerro! that light through the feathers is just amazing. I am drawn by the light , then to her eyes (they look awesome) .Love it
Thanks Kerrie….was only a fraction of a second that the wind held the feathers up, and i was in the right place at the exact moment! 🙂
I like the way the light is shining through the feathers and yet the detail can still be seen. Great shot. 🙂
Thanks so much Point!
Hi Rerro, great shot of the face. Love the feathers with the sun light around the edges.
Thanks Janice 🙂
Wow Christine, this image rocks! Love, love, love the golden light coming through those feathers. When I click on the image and look at it large, I notice the details and the glow around the feathers, and the face-paint adds to the “tribal” feel in this shot too. I also like the darker tones at the bottom which don’t distract me from the main point of interest here. The only thing missing in this image is he dress – I think it needs to be a little more tribal, more “indian, fur skins etc”. Brent
Thanks Brent – yeah, I agree only the head and arms were tribal. Would have been awesome in full tribal gear!
Oh yeah…that golden backlight is the bomb!! Add to the that the model’s eyes and the subtle extra light on her face and it is a powerful portrait. Thanks for sharing this one!
I love the light coming through the feathers on the headdress. Great image!
Thanks VJ
Wow, what a stunning image. I am always in awe of your images Christine!
Thanks so much Chris…I am humbled by your kind words!
I had a go at HDR stacking and thought I’d post the result, so people get a bit of an idea of how it might work.
I took a series of images last Saturday morning (after getting up really early and not getting a decent sunrise)
The settings were 35mm, f/10 and 100 iso and I varied the time,
I took 15 shots in total. The shortes 1/25s and the longest 1s. I simply moved the shutter speed one notch for each photo. This number of photos is overkill. I’m pretty certain I’d get similar results with 5 or so shots spread over the same range. The camera was on a tripod . Unfortunately a bit of a breeze sprung up during the exercise and blurred the leaves.
My photo software allows me to HDR stack RAW images, so that is what I did.
The result was a bit dark so I tweaked it a little. It is the 1st image
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3rd image is the one taken at 1/25s
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Nick, I actually like the darker photo better. It has a real stormy feel to it. Nice job with the limited light you had to work with.
Yeah, your HDR image really does beat the single exposure images. Brent
2nd image is that taken at 1s
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Of the three this is the one that I prefer. Very pretty and very good job on your first attempt at photo stacking.
I like this one. I have only pieced together 3 images to make a panorama not tried stacking yet. Now it is next on my list. I really like this image, probably wouldn’t have noticed the blur in the leaves, but it doesn’t take away from the overall feel. Well done.
I love this shot. The layer stacking shows how the clouds were moving and there is a hint of light through those clouds. Great job.
Nice job….and great effort on trying out different SS’s and the HDR technique Nick
hi Nick, nice example of HDR. Love the clouds and the changing light on the water. Also that splash of light/colour on the grass is great.
Wow! I will have to give it a go one day.
Nick, great job doing the HDR. This is something I will have to perfect. You have achieved a very nice silky touch on the water and it offsets the sky very well.
Glad you’re trying HDR – and yes it can be a little tricky. What I normally do is simply take three exposes – 2 or 3 stops apart, And then combine them in Lightroom. Lightroom has a de-ghosting feature also, where you can get rid of the leaf movement you have here. I really like the composition you chose in this image with the tree and the foreground framing your shot, and that golden glow off the water really adds to this image. Keep pushing yourself Nick. Brent
So peaceful. I really like that pool of light on the water, but the movement in the clouds is my favourite aspect. Great job on the HDR processing in my opinion as it looks very natural. My biggest gripe with HDR is the halo effect. I’m finding Lightroom doesn’t introduce as much as Photomatix.
Nick, I like the way you framed this shot, and I like the way the sun is reflected in the water.
Hi everyone. I was at a friends graduation and wasn’t able to take sunrise or sunset photos and back home it has been raining a lot. So here is one I took while learning how to use filters. I took this one back last fall. I used my nikon D750 @f/8, 1/250 of a sec, ISO 200 at 62mm. Enjoy https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/65951b40afb53a3304dcf04b1b398438bb0092779ff67b4ff4df7b36809dfcdd.jpg
Hi everyone. I was at a friends graduation and wasn’t able to take sunrise or sunset photos and back home it has been raining a lot. So here is one I took while learning how to use filters. I took this one back last fall. I used my nikon D750 @f/8, 1/250 of a sec, ISO 200 at 62mm. Enjoy
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Hi everyone. I was at a friends graduation and wasn’t able to take sunrise or sunset photos and back home it has been raining a lot. So here is one I took while learning how to use filters. I took this one back last fall. I used my nikon D750 @f/8, 1/250 of a sec, ISO 200 at 62mm. The first one is the orginal (darkened by this forum, second one is a brighter versions, neither does the original any justice. Enjoy https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/65951b40afb53a3304dcf04b1b398438bb0092779ff67b4ff4df7b36809dfcdd.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5c387c9918ec7e9aad1a21f1545179238f0be996d726b07adbacf8968188a940.jpg
The sky is beautiful pastel yellows and blues, and a main focal point, so i would suggest cropping the ocean away at the bottom, so that your horizon is not in the center but rather on the lower third of the image and leveled. I am at odds between the two images…which best suits the mood. Either way, i would suggest bringing out some detail and clarity on the lighthouse and the bridge. Nice shot Barbara….:)
I made the suggestions you suggested as well as a few other minor modifications. Let me know what you think. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fb21b4259f40ecbc3e9a750a3f0e788ebc329291870d6269e47f67d13ed49fdd.jpg
In my opinion a much better composed and appealing image…well done Barbara….i like it!
Thanks
Better!
Hi Barbara, lovely image, I really like the light and colours in the 2nd one. Could you tell us what sort of filter you used?
On this shot I was still using my polarizing filter
Barbara, I like both shots for different reasons. Top one is more moody and yet I might try and lighten the water a little. Bottom one is bright and the clarity is good and yet I might try and bring down the sky in this one. Good shot.
Hi Barbara, I actually prefer the dark image – to me and has more mood and emotion, kind of like the calm before the storm. Well done. Brent
Thanks.
Nice shot, Barbara. Am I correct in thinking this is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (one of my favorite subjects at sunset from Kent Island south of the bridge) and Sandy Point Light? I think I recognize the construction platform on the lower right corner of the bridge.
Yes you are correct.
Taken December 2017 using the Fuji “portrait” lens – the 56 f/1.2 @ f5.6. Used nine AE bracketed shots merged in Luminar. One of the few times that Luminar has done better for me over Photomatix Pro.
It was an odd morning the sunrise was ‘meh’ which to itself was even a surprise since at that of the year it is normally just grey skies and wet. So went looking for other options and seen this tree with the sun “ball” coming through and then it happened – the sun reflecting upon itself! Was not expecting that. It is mostly sky because nothing impressive below the road at the bottom of the frame.
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Absolute stunner…love it Point! Well done on using the bracketing option!
beautiful
Fantastic sky. Double sun, simply spectacular
looks even better full screen
I had to look up Fuji 56 to find out what it was/is. My education continues
I’d be inclined to crop out the road and maybe the bottom of the vinyard (just up to the bottom of the posts) as I found it distracting and had to have a closer look.
Point. This is a great job of work. I can say no more than WELL DONE.
Gorgeous picture. Love the colors in the sky.
Just wow. Looks like an image from another era, time or space
Gorgeous!! I agree with cropping the bottom just a bit as the line is a little distracting. The colors are fabulous! Very well done indeed!
I just love that Fuji portrait lens too – it rocks! As for your image, I like the way you’ve captured that double sun. Just like you, I’ve tried many different HDR software tools, but now I create my HDR’s in Lightroom so that I don’t overcook them. You’re post processing in this image is great – I like the strong contrast in the clouds and the foreground, and that bit of ground fog in the distance. Thanks for sharing. Brent
Wow! Brilliant!
Amazing Shot!.
That sky is amazing! Great shot!
That’s a “wow” photo alright, and a great example of how opportunities can suddenly appear out of nowhere. Right place, right time, right gear, right skills = great result!
This is my last shot in this series you will glad to hear. It was taken from the summit of Howth Head looking south over Dublin Bay and down to Co. Wicklow in the far distance. ISO 200, FL 41mm, F16, SS 1/50 Sec. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6dbe4b8214d9564c760c850c7cf02c36378905b8e167b37301bcbea776a30b83.jpg
Great looking vista Denis! I love the rolling greens in the foreground and the rolling reds in the back ground and that they are a ‘kind of’ mirror image of each other. The water is nice and smooth, and is a well balanced image…Good effort!
Rerro. Many thanks for that feedback. I am quite happy with this one.
This is a great photo. I love the pastel colors in the sky and the blues of the water and greens of the hills. It just gives the whole picture a beautiful balance.
Barbara. Many thanks for your feedback.
Love this. While i like the green I’m fascinated by the sky and wondered what more sky would look like — Just a personal whim. Great shot – lovely colours and vista
Lynne. Many thanks for your feedback.
Very well done Denis! The composition is great and the colors, well what can you say?
Sara. Many thanks for your feedback.
Thanks for sharing this image and the series of images Dennis. What I like about the shot is the way you’ve captured the green land, blue water and reddish sky, and then the white boat which is where my eye settles. Your shot is tack-sharp when I zoom in too. Not quite sure about the colour of the sky – to me it looks a little too overdone. Great capture. Brent
Brent. Many thanks for your comments above. I will load the original for you to play with. In the meantime I have made an adj to the sky. attached. If you get a moment you might come back to me. I know your a busy man. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/52c9fdf726e624a7cd16747cd866d1ba9e6721c9b1adb69c14b8057c8a3533f4.jpg
Hi @denisobyrne:disqus thanks for sending me your RAW file. I did some editing – and this is what I came up with. It’s a great shot but my suggestion is to only do subtle editing on your images. This is the most I would push that sky. Brent https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e031cb115d8ddfdad999a31f3f4d9a77a85aa519871ea685677fe1aa2e474f7d.jpg
Brent. Many thanks for that master class.
Denis, I like your composition in this image. Definitely a lovely spot to take in the golden hour.
Judy, many thanks for your feedback.
Love the land, sky and water together and the boat draws your eye right into the image. Nice job!
vjmudd, many thanks for your feedback.
Great image Denis! Love the three distinct colors. Sure hope I get to visit Dublin some day.
Chris, many thanks for your feedback.
This photo was taken at sundown on the Hougli Rover in Kolkata – the sun was to the right, what little of it you could see, and the smog was quite thick, though not as bad as I’ve seen in Delhi! This was taken with a Sony a6000, 55mm at 1/250sec, f9.0 and ISO 100. It’s a bit of a different take on “the golden hour” but I was quite pleased with it. What do you all think? It has been cropped a bit to remove a road bridge above, but not much else. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8e02ae39a17fa03c2f8ce85b22c2c7a8de31341a2e2d8a098314e70090e26c6d.jpg
I like the reflections in the water. The smog does give it a different look then your usual sunset. Not sure if lightening the shadows a little on the boat would help it to stand out a little more. Nice photo.
Thanks Barbara. I did wonder that about the boat. I am still learning Lightroom.
Hi Hilary. I like the reflection of sun on the water and of course the very photogenic boat person. I find my eye straying to the background silhouettes of the other boats. However, over all I love the moody sense of the light and smoggy background.
Thanks Lyn
Thanks Lyn
Thanks Lyn. Mmm, pretty similar to Rerro’s comment but, as I said, my perspective was limited by being in a small boat!
Hilary. Lovely reflections on the water. Nice silhouettes in the background. Nice mood to this shot. Well done.
Thanks Denis
Hilary well done! I wonder if cropping a bit more off the top so the boat is on the top third of the photo, following the rule of thirds? Just a thought.
Thanks Sara. I’ll have a look and see what I think.
A very pleasing silhouette Hilary, you have captured the essence of Kolkata….how can we make it better? Using a circular polarizer to assist with the glare on the water. And a lower perspective would have placed the boat above the horizon…right now the horizon is going right through the main focal point.
Thanks Rerro. I am pretty sure I did have a circular polarizer on the lens – I usually do in places with bright light etc – but mayby I hadn’t got it adjusted properly. As for a lower perspective, well, I was in a small boat at the time, so maybe a swim?!! I do see what you mean though, and it would look better with the horizon not behind the boat like that.
yeah…i wasn’t sure where you were standing!
Another way might have been to get closer. Unfortunately also not an option as we were using the same method of propulsion as him and he was travelling across our path. Still, you have to make the most of what you have I think.
Really like the highlights on the water in this image and the silhouette boat and sailor. You also left space on the left for the boat to travel into, well done. I think what’s missing in this image is the golden colour, Have you tried to adjust the white balance? Brent
Thanks https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/574f4581002cb535f1a031fb1b0e77d32a40e5afc48974172977cfbde24854f1.jpg .Is this better Brent?
Can you upload original here https://goo.gl/CbnfaS
Thanks for your interest Brent. Unfortunately my computer has gone to a technician today. I only have a jpeg on my iPad. Will send the original as soon as I can. I have backup discs but no means of connecting to my iPad and no other computer. Hopefully sometime over the weekend.
Hi Brent,
Now I have my computer back, I am trying to uplaod the photo but it keeps telling me I don’t have permission. I have signed into Google, and see where it is supposed to upload, but I have never used this part of Google before. How do I go about uplaoding the image.
Thanks
Hilary
Just email to me
Hi Brent, I tried that to brent@brentmailphotography.com. It came back to me as undeliverable, file too large. The RAW file, which is what I assumed you wanted, is 24Mb. I could send the original jpeg – I shoot RAW+jpeg?
I’ll work on that google drive folder and make it public
Hi Hilary – I think there is potential here to enhance the image with colour as Brent has suggested, but I like this muted, slightly moody version. I’m curious.. was this how you remember seeing the scene?
Yes Judy, this is how I remember it – I personally am not sure about extra colour. It really was very misty and murky. Brent has offered to look at it and asked for the original but unfortunately I have just taken my computer to the technician for an up-grade so have to wait until I get it back. Can’t connect my backup discs to my iPad, and don’t have a cloud backup – metered and unreliable internet connection!! I do like living in the counrty though!!
Took this photo the morning before Anzac day, strong cloud cover, but with sunrise
coming through. iso1600, fl50mm, f5.6 1/30sec
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John well done. I like the muted colors. I wonder if you could have moved to the right and taken the photo without the fence on the left? I find it a bit distracting, although I do like the composition of the rest of the photo. Not sure how a slightly different angle would have worked.
Thankyou Barbara, I Have posted a cropped version, I think
it does look better.
Very nice photo. Love the colors in the sky and the scene in general. Great job!
Thankyou barbara
Very interesting colours and lighting here, with dramatic clouds….a longer exposure here would be a definite option next time.
I agree somewhat, but the clouds were moving a bit quick. I wanted
to keep the cloud detail.
Thanks Sara, here I have cropped as suggested
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Sara was right about the fence. I do like this, and especially the light in the tents providing a different contrast. Lovely.
Very interesting shot and a little different. I think the crop improves it and the high contrasts of colour and sharp lines in background dramatize the scene which fits well with the memorial statue.
Really like this cropped version of your image John. What amazing cloud colour you have in this image, and what makes the clouds pop even more is the blue lights on the marina in the background. Well done! I really like the way you’ve placed your main point of interest off to the right. How can you improve? I think a little more space about the statues head would be great. Also I’m noticing a little too much “halo effect” around the statue. Brent
Thanks Brent, no more room for the head, will keep in mind to allow more next time.
not sure how to remove halo, will give it a try.
John, the cropped version is the one. Love the cloud cover and background. Great capture.
Great pic, John. Love the pop of contrasting colour from the marina against those dramatic clouds. I also like the definition in the clouds.
Hi Brent, I think I have managed to remove Halo.
thanks for pointing that out.
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We have had an unusually wet few weeks here in New Jersey. Yesterday I was finally able to capture a sunset shot without telephone wires and other distractions. The reflection of sunset on the water coming through the pier was a bit different, although the clouds weren’t very interesting. I only had my IPhone with me so the sun is a bit blown out, but I like the overall effect. Only minor cropping and some emphasis on shadows and contrast in LR. I wonder what that orangish thing is below the pier, looks like a sunken surfboard. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0eff9c70826bcd87e7deffdc62d6a5ef6e17f1b418862da50c9861ed1bb906b9.jpg
Lovely Leila…i like how the sun is peeping through the bottom of the peer from the reflection off the water.
Think that orange “surfboard” thing is lens flare off your camera lens. Great capture of the sun peeking our from under the clouds – shows, the best camera is the one you have on you, even if it’s an iPhone. Brent
Leila. Great shot with an iPhone.
I like the reflection backlighting the pier, too. Very nice, Leila.
Hopefully I will get to take some pictures of a sunrise or sunset here soon. Been very cloudy and rainy over here. Till then here is another photo I took while learning about filters. I used my D750 with a polarziing filter, F/13 @1/80 of a sec (on a boat), ISO 200, 44mm. I also cropped the photo, lightened up the lighthouse and add some clarity and detail as well as other adjustments. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ed9dec3103df2d684717613280b85ca7622baac4b798a26274939475110ac4f0.jpg
Hopefully I will get to take some pictures of a sunrise or sunset here soon. Been very cloudy and rainy over here. Till then here is another photo I took while learning about filters. I used my D750 with a polarziing filter, F/13 @1/80 of a sec (on a boat), ISO 200, 44mm. I also cropped the photo, lightened up the lighthouse and add some clarity and detail as well as other adjustments. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2a83a3dd6df5db49bd889476cfd34275cf1473306025d66658138cf73b2d5ccf.jpg
The glare from your previous images has been taken care of by the CP, it has also helped slower the SS down causing the water to be less choppy
Thank you
Like this golden/yellow clouds and your lighthouse really pops (maybe too much compared to the rest of your image). Yes filters are important and take out the glare. Thanks for sharing. Brent
Thanks. Yea I probably lightened up the lighthouse to much. Overkill to compensate for this forum darkening everything
Barbara, I like the flow to this image. This is good work. Well done.
Thank you
Barbara, I really like the sky. To my eyes, the lighthouse is almost in 3D…and I’ve just seen@brentmail:disqus ‘s comment… and agree the clarity is proably a bit over done. Love the yellow and blues. You’ve reminded me to use my polarising filters more.
Thanks
Such a gorgeous image. Where is this lighthouse? Love the sky.
Thanks. The image is taken by the Chesapeake bay bridge
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Sunset at the Garibaldi Pier. It used to be the boat house for the Coast Guard. They do not use it anymore. People do like to fish off the pier. 1/125 @ f/10 ISO 400 I tried to darken the clouds a little. Otherwise, I I did not do very much with the photo.
Hi Doris, this is a lovely photo. Your composition is perfect in my opinion and the reflections and soft colour make me feel that I am there. Well done.
Thanks you Annette.
LOVE your leading lines in this shot Doris, and the reflection adds even more leading lines – right up to that boathouse which for me is your main point of interest in this scene. I can see bits of “golden light” reflecting off the wood structures. Excellent work. Brent
Thanks you Brent.
Doris. This is a great image. your leading lines, light and balance to the shot are great. Well done. I would print and frame.
Thanks Dennis
What a stunning composition Doris, and you have captured the beautiful golden glow on the shed and the pylons…just beautiful!
Coming from you, that means a lot. Thanks
This is a great image. Subtle beauty…nothing overdone here. Beautiful leading lines, awesome light and reflections, and I love that foreground as well. So well done Doris!
Thanks Kerrie
Really nice! I especially like the golden light and reflection in the water.
Thanks Valerie. I appreciate you comments
Doris lovely, lovely shot. The reflections and the leading lines. If one was to get really picky, I would crop the boat out on the far left. But a beautiful image. Well done.
thanks Sara. Probably right about the boat.
Stunning shot
Doris, I think you nailed the composition on this one. Love the way the golden light picks up the pier and leads you to the boathouse.
This is a beautiful imagine. I love the reflection of the posts in the water. Great colors. Love this photo.
This is stunning! Love the leading line of the dock. I love the light. I just love it!
Love the light. Beautiful image!
Nice composition and leading lines. The light seems very soft
Doris, the leading line with the golden light makes it a great composition.
Beautiful photo, love the reflections and light.
Hello Everyone, great pictures you are posting. I have been out of commission for a few weeks, glad to be back on track and hope you don’t mind if I post 2-3 pics in next few days to catch up.
This one was taken at Maree, SA and I was trying to capture the sense of remoteness and stark beauty of the region. Heavy cloud made it ideal for a soft light although no sunset unfortunately. ISO159, f/6.3, 1/640
52mm manual setting.
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Annette, I wonder if this was taken in Landscape mode would you have gotten a better result – re the remoteness and stark beauty of the region.
Thanks Denis, I am not sure, I think I tried in landscape but other things got in the way. I will have a look to see if I have one in landscape too. Good point.
Hello this is my second entry for June. I wanted to get a brilliant sunset and finally succeeded in the East Macdonnel Ranges NT. ISO400, f/8, 1/30sec, 230mm. I welcome your comments as have not taken many sunset photos.
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Great shot – amazing colours here Annette. Like the darker mountain at the bottom and the “ghosting” trees too. You were really lucky with the clouds and colours here. How can you make this better? I’m looking for a single point of interest in this shot – my eye goes from sky to trees then back to sky. Brent
thank you all. Your comments have helped boost my confidence, I thought it might be awful. I agree with Brent and was looking for a point of interest but there really wasn’t anything that stood out to me in the area.
Annette. I like the sky. The ghosting of the trees gives me the impression of a bush fire. Good image.
Whoa…..love the passion in this one. The abstract feel takes it to another level! Well done…quite a unique approach with the almost double exposure on the trees and sky 🙂
Beautiful colors. Can picture myself behind the camera as this image was taken.
Talk about a sky on fire. Beautiful.
Spoon Bay
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Andrew. Great image. Love the way you captured the wave. Great sense of movement .The shot has a lovely balance to it. Well done.
An absolute stunner Andrew! It’s a keeper…well done!
Love this image Andrew, the foreground is sharp, the wave action is beautiful with your slow shutter speed, and the light and colour in the clouds is great. I aspire to this sort of shot.
What a fantastic shot. If I ever take one like that I will be over the moon. I love the subtlety ad soft colours. excellent work.
Great photo. I think you nailed it re: shutter speed. There is smoothing of the water and yet you can still see the action.
Well done a beautiful shot. Reminds me I need to try long exposure shots. Unfortunately I don’t have this scenery to work with. Love it!
Great contrast of colors, along with the drama of the water. A beautiful shot.
Beautiful. The long exposure creates a whole different mood and the golden sky compliments it.
Thank you everyone for your comments.
Divine, Andrew. Great use of a slower shutter speed and I like the composition with different elements in the foreground, mid and far horizon.
Love this shot! I like how you’ve used a slow shutter speed to create a silkiness in the water and waves. It almost feels as though I am there watching the waves unfold.
Just beautiful Andrew, wonderful image!
This is amazing. I love the golden sky against the blue water! Smoothing the water with the low shutter speed really is beautiful. Great photo.
This really makes me want to work on shooting is shutter speed mode! It’s a great juxtaposition between hard and soft. Wonderful light as well.
Beautiful image!
Majestic and peaceful. Nice use of long exposure to get the water soft and great composition. Love the golden tones in the sky in contrast to the blues in the water. What a masterpiece.
Stunning with cloud bank behind, and the golden glow and the waves. I could keep looking at this.
Wow this looks like a painting. Stunning photo!
I agree with other comments — looks like a painting. Great capture of the water and the sun!
Andrew, this is beautiful. One of those scenes that is worth revisiting. Make a big print and hang it on the wall for everyone to see.
This is the last one for awhile. I took it at Hawker in SA when there was the opportunity of a point of interest and a great sunset. What I have learned from these shots is that waiting well after the sun goes down is worth it. Amazing how the colour often comes up later.
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Annette, how true that is. Well done, great shot.
Awesome! I agree about waiting, the sun likes to play with us photographers. I would maybe crop just a bit off the left side to see if that makes a more impactful shot.
Striking photo! Love the cloud color and lines and then the breakup with the tree. Well done.
A stunning shot Annette….love the silhouette and the backdrop of different shades of sunset you have captured here….just check that the image is level…and yes….waiting after sunset is te key…tat is wen the magic begins 🙂
Annette
absolutely stunning and well worth waiting for
and what camera settings did you use?
Post second image. Thank you Nick, Rerro, Phyllis, Sara and Denis for your comments. They are all very helpful and I have learned a lot from them. I have just changed the cropping and think it looks better. ISO 400, f/7.1, 1/125, 52mm, manual setting. I just lightened it a little in Lr to bring out the foreground and took away the original crop altogether. Another lesson, sometimes I crop too much. Having others opinions is such a great learning experience. Thanks so much.
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Great sunset!! Vivid colors.
Beautiful colors! Nicely done.
This works, well done.
Really nice, Annette. Love the silhouette. I like this version a bit better; mainly the impact of changing the crop, I think.
Stunning colours! The slight crop change definitely adds to the impact of the image.
Wow! this is an awesome shot Annette! Perfect silhouette on an amazing sky!
I like this one the best. The sky is slightly brighter and still has the beautiful orange and red colors to it, and your foreground shows just a little more than the previous version.
Yes, I really like this version better. It’s so much more expansive.
Annette, well done, I like this image much better.
The light is the sky and the colors reminds me of the sunsets in the Arizona desert.
Beautiful shot and lovely colors.
What wonderful colours in the sky
A few weeks ago I was trying out different HDR software versions and this was one of the best that I came up with, at the time.
1/8 sec., F/8, ISO 100, 15mm.
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Lovely colors, calming.
Absolutely lovely shot Rachel….love the softer golden tones here, and nice composition. I see some slight movement in the clouds, which makes it even better. Well done 🙂 I am interested to know what HDR software you decided on?
Thank you Rerro. Love your input. I wound up buying Affinity but this was done using Photoshop Pro. Thinking I might have liked PsP better but I haven’t really been able to devote the time to learning Affinity properly. That will be happening soon.
My pleasure Rachel 🙂
Nice simple lines
I like that the photo is not busy
great capture and great photo
so which piece of software did you eventually decide on?
Thanks Nick. This is a really neat spot about 5 minutes from my house. I wound up with Affinity but this was done with Photoshop Pro.
PsP is really easy to use.
Lovely reflection Rachel, the soft colours are beautiful and I, too like the movement in the clouds. Well done.
Very nice photo. Very peaceful.
Very pretty. I like the colors and the movement of the clouds in the sky.
Love it.
Hi Rachel – this is so pretty . I really like the reflected oranges in the water at the bottom. One thing I’ve learned to watch when doing HDR images whether any dust spot from the sensor are visible. I think HDR makes them more obvious and you may have a couple here; one top far left and another just to the right also along that same horizontal line. I’ve been tinkering with HDR images tonight and my eye super-tuned to them right now! Luckily they are really easy to clean up using a spot healing tool when doing the digital processing.
Thank you Judy. I see the far left spot but can’t see the one to the right. Will have to look out for this.
Great shot! Beautiful colours, and I love the movement in the clouds.
Rachel. Nice shot here. Good sky and water reflections.
This is a winner to me, great reflections and colours!
Just gorgeous Rachel! Beautiful soft cloud movement, and great colour and reflections. What software did you use?
Thank you Kerrie. I was using a trial version of Paintshop Pro for this photo and it was very easy to use. However, I decided to buy Affinity and haven’t taken the time to really test out their HDR.
Beautiful! Great composition and love the colors and the reflections in the water. Great job.
Thank you. It’s a great place for photography.
Rachel, this is a great picture with those golden/orange colours in the sky and the reflection of them. Good balanced composition.
Thanks Christian.
Beautiful reflections!!
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Not sure if you can tell this was the golden hour last night, but I liked the shot. It had more color than the sky anyway. While I was looking for a good view of clouds and setting sun, I found these wild roses next to the fence post. I used ISO 800 f/6.3 and 1/60 in priority mode. I got ride of the resistance last night finally!
Sara
Nice composition, though I think the roses/rose bush is a tad out of focus
and they need, I think, to stand out from the background more
Nick thanks for the feedback. The one on my computer stands out from the back ground a bit more and seems sharper, but it doesn’t look the same once it is uploaded. :-/
Hi Sara, I love the softness of this image, it tells of a late afternoon walk in the country. I agree it would be nice to see more of the flowers but I know nature doesn’t always oblige when trying to get the perfect photo. I like it and to me it tells a story, I want to get over that fence and see what else I could find. Great photo.
Sara, is that a lizard or snake above the black pipe on the fence post ??!!
I’m missing the ‘golden hour’ ambience here, but I do like the shot with it’s subject of the vigorous rose bush next to the weathered post. Tweaking the white balance may be an option to warm it up a tad.
Judy, it appears to be a snake. Luckily I was not too close to the fence post, I was trying not to trespass. This was taken from the side of the gravel road. I have tried a couple suggestions, but my second image upload looks just like the first. I’ll try again after I reboot, maybe that will help.
Sara, Nice little shot.
Well done on getting past the resistance Sara….and getting out there!
I would have like to have seen more of the fence post….maybe try landscape next time….also the image feels a little cool, and not golden..check what your white balance settings were on your camera, you can fix this image in LR by adjusting your WB….start around about 4000K and adjust to your preference to warm up your image. Check your SS too, the image is a bit soft, and not tack sharp.
And that sure looks like a snake on the post!!!!! Eeeeekkkkk
Here is a white balance tweak. Hopefully it will show up looking like it did on my computer. Yes that is a snake. I am glad I didn’t notice it while taking the photo and that I was not that close. I am not afraid of snakes, but not knowing what kind it is, I’d like to stay away. 😉
Just gives it a lift…nice….makes the roses pop too 🙂
Thank you!
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Here is my second ‘golden hour’ image. The skies have been quite boring lately. This is part of the Calgary skyline and the Bow River looking to the south west. It is an HDR image processed in Lightroom. I used a tripod and combined 3 bracketed photos. Settings ISO 100, 70mm, f/10 and shutter speeds of 1/13s, 1/6s and 0.3s.A faint radial filter was added to boost the golden light on the buildings a little bit and mimic what I remember seeing. I also attempted to smoothing the river’s surface using a neutral density filter in a single image, but it was very windy and I didn’t like the resulting movement in the trees. I’ll have another go at that the next time I’m there. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/dd19eae541a79ca879bb515e62cb15ed2cefb678a24cd491e5ec6e45db6651a9.jpg
Judy. Lovely skyline. Like it.
Thanks Denis! I was hoping for more colour in the clouds, but this was all I got. Once the sun goes down west of the Rockies, we usually don’t get a lot of colour in the sunset.
Judy, the colour, light and detail in the buildings is beautiful. I like your composition with the vegetation hugging the city, then repeating line of the river. I’m wondering how it would look if it wasn’t so wide-,just focusing on the city, without the river….but I’m sure you have checked this out already.
I played with a few different crops, but I had a fixed idea in my head of including the river, so I didn’t look at it that way. I took other shots specifically of the buildings but tossed them away because I thought they were too flat. Here is a suggested crop. I like it. Thanks for the fresh perspective, Kerrie.
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That is lovely and subtle Judy. Calgary looks like a nice city. I’ve never tried bracketting in Lighroom yet – still learning.
Thanks Hilary. I like living in Calgary It is a very young city. We don’t have many buildings that are over 100 years old. I did the bracketing with my camera and then used HDR merge in Lightroom. I used to use Photomatix for HDR processing, but now I think that Lightroom gives a more natural result.
The light on the buildings is very nice. Well done.
Thank you, Sara
What a beautiful shot Judy….and well done at using the bracketing and DR technique….it as really paid off in this image! Love the golden glow off the buildings and that the tone on the buildings and the sky compliment each other. I love that you have the mountain in the distance….i would be trying to bring a little more detail to the outline so it is more visible, but other than that…i wouldn’t change a thing! Well done 🙂
Thanks for your suggestions, Christine. I hope I haven’t overdone the adjustment. To me, it still looks natural.
Looks like the real deal! well done…i like! 🙂
Judy, this a great picture. Lovely golden colour on thiose buildings. I wonder if it’s possible to emphasise the mountains to distinguish them better from the clouds.
Thanks for the suggestions Christian & @rerrorocher:disqus to bring out the mountains more. I did apply a clarity brush in the original. In this reworked version I selected the mountains and did a curves adjustment to deepen the colour a bit. I like the effect. Often, the clouds sit right on top of the Rockies and the blues of the clouds merge with the mountain tops. It wasn’t too hard. Photoshop skills slowly improving.
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Great light on the buildings. Nice job!
Thank you Vicki 🙂
I like the light on the right center of the photo. That light that leads your eye to light on the buildings.
Thanks Karen!
My first Golden Hour image as I’ve been away on holidays with no computer access. This shot was taken in Giraween National Park (top of Mount Norman), and has been enhanced slightly using Lightroom. Camera settings were ISO200, 1/160, f11, @18mm. I really like the vastness of the landscape, the way the sun is behind a cloud, and the single tree that seems to be growing from the rock. I feel the whole scene is very peaceful as it is so remote.
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Hi Janet, good sharp image from front to back. I like the way you’ve captured the sun behind the the clouds and the sunrays which give a soft glow to your image.
Beautiful image Janet, I love the sun rays and the layering of distant mountains. the foreground is nice and sharp. You have portrayed that sense of remoteness beautifully.
That is a beautiful image Janetand, as you say, so peaceful. Well done.
Janet. Very peaceful image as you say. I love the light in the sky. Very effective. Well done.
Lovely image Janet! Beautiful capture.
What a stunning scene….and glorious sun flooding the valley with golden rays! The lone tree on the rock adds a good element to the story, and a good focal point for your image….it emphasizes the great depth of field captured here. Well done Janet 🙂
I agree with the others. The composition is spot on. Great array of colors. What a landscape to witness.
Great photo. Love the sun rays coming from the clouds. Nice composition.
What a beautiful capture of the sun behind clouds; you get a sense of great distance and peace. I would also like to see the view from slightly more to the right so the tree and the sun flare are a bit more separated. Of course, hindsight always comes after you have left the area. Really nice golden hour photo.
Janet, I love very much those sunbeams and that cloud before a part of the sun. Been there on the right time and the right place. Great composition.
I really like the vastness of this shot. I seems like it goes on forever. I agree with your feeling the scene is peaceful. I would love to just sit down by the tree and watch the sunset. Great shot!
I love that you placed that tree in your photo. It adds so much to the depth of the scene and the mountains ( hills ) just seem to go on forever.
Wow, what an amazing photo! Well done! Beautiful!
This is fantastic. You can’t make this stuff up! Mother Nature at her finest right here in this photo!!
Wow! This is lovely. The light rays from behind that cloud are beautiful.
Amazing photo!
I took this image a couple of weeks ago looking into the Yarra valley, about 10 minutes from my house. It’s a huge Valley, filled with vineyards and various other agricultural pursuits .The low fog was so heavy, and the light was just to die for. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/61c3697b01b02b9ff7622665d40a55f7710181153d8dd4025fed1ff1263bb0ba.jpg
Kerrie, beautiful shot. Lovely light and stillness about it.
Thanks Denis, this spot has become my favourite morning place to be.
Beautiful shot, very calming.
Thanks Sarah, it’s good for the soul up there first thing in the morning.
Wow…i love this image Kerrie….everything about it. The simplicity, the long shadows and the single tone…with the fog make for a stunning shot! Well done….a keeper for sure!
Thanks so much Rerro. I have been getting up before dawn 2 or 3 times a week for the last month, to go and photograph this scene. No two mornings are the same.
So worth the effort!
What a mesmerizing shot! How fortunate that you were able to capture this fantastic display of Mother Nature.
Thanks Amber, yes…Mother Nature sure turned it on that morning. It was just so beautiful , it took my breath away watching this scene unfold.
Beautiful. I wish I had your dedication to get up like that! But this is surely the justification. Absolutely lovely.
Thanks Hilary. I absolutely love that time of the day!
I absolutely love this image. Beautiful colors and its amazing what the fog does to highlight the light.
Thanks Barbara.
Kerrie, lovely picture with much structure of the fog and those splendid sunbeams. Very nice colours too.
Thanks Christian.
Wow! We can all aspire to get shots like this.
Thanks Rachel, It’s taken a while to get this one.
Fantastic photo.
Thank you Karen
Great shot with mist and wonderful shadows. I think though I would like to see a bit more of the shadow and a little less sky??
Hi Karen, and thanks. There is no sky in this image… It is all fog in the valley below me. It stretches about 25km across from where I was standing.
This is a beautiful devine shot Kerrie.
Thanks so much Keri.
This is magical. I like the simplicity of the composition and the way the light throws those long shadows. Spectacular, Kerrie. Well worth the effort of getting up early.
Thanks so much Judy.
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I shot this image of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on August 25, 2017, looking west from Kent Island. 1/1600 f/4.5 ISO 200 135 mm Before I selected this particular golden hour image (I have hundreds of sunset/sunrise images), I read the comments about others’ posts to get a handle on what constitutes a decent image. I like the drama going on with the clouds and the glow of the setting sun…the combination of the clouds and the bridge and the sun seem to suggest “power.” This scene is definitely not serene. I appreciate feedback!
I notice now that the bridge is not tack sharp, especially on the left side.
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This photo was taken early on morning in Fort Myers Beach, FL. The roseate spoonbills were in abundance that morning. I am posting the same photo with a different crop. I love the bright red in their feathers. The sun has just come over the horizon and the spoonbills were feeding in a pond. 1/500ss, f6.3, ISO 250 at 400 mm. Which crop is better in your opinion?
Kathy, while I like the close up crop, you don’t get the whole story like you do with the full bird in the second image. Well done, the sharpness of the photos and the color is awesome.
Definitely the full bird crop (2nd image) is the better of the two….it gives us more of the story behind the shot. The feathers are truly beautiful and are really sharp…I would try lifting the warmth a bit in LR
What beautiful birds. Beautiful photos too. I agree with the others the second one is better as it puts the bird more in context. Is it possible to cut out some of the green above the bird and show a bit more water at the base? I think that might be even better.
I like the photo of the full bird. The light highlights the small white areas in the water and adds dimension to the photo.
Love the colors and the very sharp eye.
Kathy, I prefer the top image. Great clarity and the eye is well taken.
Kathy, I prefer the full image as it tells a bigger story.
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Cocoa Beach, FL Sunrise 1/60 f/5.6 ISO 100 17mm
The sunrise on Cocoa Beach this particular morning were spectacular. I have some images that morning that are softer/some harsher, but I thought this one conveys peace and serenity and the promise of a new day. I love the way the water reflects the color of the rising sun. The speck in the middle is a pelican. This is from my archives and is one of my favorites. Having spent a lot of time on the water, I literally have hundreds of sunrise/sunset images. Looking forward to feedback!
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This image is of my husband and was taken at sunset on the beach in Greymouth, NZ. I love the light on his face and how you can see the sun reflected in his sunglasses.
Shot handheld 4.3 mm, F: 8, 1/200s
That’s what golden hour is all about….right there! It is such a great light to use for photography. The glow on the face and through the hair is so effective The sun star on the glasses is a nice touch! Nice shot Amber….:)
@rerrorocher:disqus you’re the best! i completely agree! I couldn’t of asked for a more perfect setting! Someday when we are back in OZ I am totally going to meet you! You’re kind words and work are inspiring!
Would love to meet you one day Amber…maybe we can catch up over coffee and a shoot!
Deal!
Great golden hour shot!
Thank You Sara!
Great shot! Not only does it represent golden hour photography really well, I am always envious of anyone that can take a great portrait shot. I cannot.
Thank you @disqus_jT6tbkcRRn:disqus! Photographing people is still difficult for me. I had a pretty good subject…lol. I find that for every 1 good image there are a 100 bad ones that I discarded.
Amber, this is a lovely image. Great capture of the light and the balance great throughout. Well taken.
@denisobyrne:disqus thank you for your kind words! The light was just perfect that evening.
This shot makes me smile. Nice work, Amber. The light is beautiful on his face and I also like that flash of the sun on the glasses.
Ahhh…Thank you so much! He makes me smile all the time. 😉
I was finally able to get an image with golden hour light. We have had a lot of overcast skies, terrible heat and/or rain since the beginning of June. I decided to brave the heat and see if I could get something at the only place I thought might have some light reflecting on it, President Abraham Lincoln’s Home. It isn’t as much light as I would like, but I was happy to get this much today. f/4.5 – 1/640 sec. – ISO 1600. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0afee8446d2361b836ad279249d8baa44537dcd8974b5a35a6043b49de3e58e4.jpg
Great shot VJ…tack sharp and a good perspective….i like how the sun is shining only on the stairway to the front door.
Thanks Rerro Rocher for the kind words. Vicki
Lovely photo. Great detail. I was wondering what it would look like with the tree on the right cropped out!?
Thank you Rachel. Here is a cropped version. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ddc24427eca6a727a991fc4d95260bf9d831247b8a351593dd77dfe7a29d0733.jpg
I was thinking “rule of thirds” but now the original looks better to me. More character to it I think.
Rachel, I like the larger version better as well. But, I think I am going to clone out the fire hydrant and darken the brick building on the left in the background to make it more time period relative. Thanks for your input.
Vjmudd. A very simple shot taken very well. Well done.
Thank you, Denis.
I like the way the light falls on the wall of the house near the door; a spotlight from Mother Nature. I also prefer the original crop as it feels well balanced.
Thank you Judy. I hadn’t thought about it as being a spotlight. I like that visualization. {:o)
This was taken on the same misty morning as my last post, https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fe6071f65a47941d0f505216c52cdcad60e9c7c95aec2f20522315cac71d1297.jpg shortly after sunrise. The sun hadn’t penetrated the mist shrouding the beach but was lighting up the sky. This to me looks like a waterfall of fog, cascading off the cliffs. It’s a long exposure, 30 seconds. I used a ND 400 filter (9 stop), f11, 92mm and 250 ISO. The ISO setting was a mistake, it didn’t need to be that high, I’d just forgotten to change it for the new conditions. Maybe that’s why it’s a bit grainy.
Beautiful. Love the fog, it makes the image surreal. Great job!
Thanks Barbara
I love the blend of all the soft colors. The mist does have the look of a waterfall. I love how it looks as though it is pouring into water. Love it!
Thank you, yep, you can see the fog rolling off the rocks just like water
The fog and the soft tones gives this a totally surreal feel….interesting shot!
Thanks Rerro, I saw it there when the fog lifted a bit and had to shoot it!
Alex, I like very much the interaction between the colours of the sun and the soft effect of the mist.
Thanks Christian, yes it’s a pleasing blend of light and “special effects” ie mist. Cheers
I’m a fantasy and sci-fi nut and can easily picture scene in a movie of that genre. Love it!
Thanks Rachel, it is a bit other-worldly
Alex. Very interesting shot. I think a good capture. well done.
Well done Alex. Great shot looks like it could’ve been from a sci-fi movie. Colors are grand.
Thanks Sara, and I thought I had been ripped off when I arrived at the beach to find all this fog, hoping as I was to get a brilliant sunrise photo. Blessing in disguise!
Alex, love that mist rolling down the hill. Great shot!
Thanks Kerrie, it certainly caught my eye 🙂
Alex, This is a beautiful photo !
Thanks Richard 😉
How unique! This is so soft, with a gentle, warm light. I like the effect of that slow shutter speed on the water. Well done, Alex.
Thanks Judy, soft is the word alright – everything about it is soft – quite unusual. Cheers
Fantastic surreal image. Love it
Thanks Erez 😉
My second effort for this month. This was taken on our recent camping trip at Pildappa Rocks in South Australia – just us and the rocks, no-one else there, the sky says it all. Taken on Sony a6500, 42mm, 1/80 sec, f4.5, ISO 160.
Here is the photo https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b2680956d6d065126254a785b3c39dd92b4b93e6ed5157302dbab193e29b65cc.jpg
Pretty. Like the soft colors in the sky. If you wanted you could bring the shadows up a little to bring out the foreground.
Thanks Barbara, I’ll give it a go, as well as altering the crop a little – see Christian’s comment.
Great dramatic sky Hilary…..great spot for photo’s!
Thanks Rerro
Hilary, I like very much the colours in the sky with those clouds. Perhaps a crop from the rightr side until you reach the tree. Then you will have those beautifulk colours on the left side of that tree without those dark/blue colours/clouds.
Thanks Christian. I’ve cropped a little to get the tree on the 1/3 line. Also lightened the shadows as Barbara suggested. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f1f672fdfd9421b493916afdaf6c3da3e23254f017ab56dc65b8a94c5f827a25.jpg
Hilary. This is the one for me. Great sky. Well done.
Thanks Denis. Yes, I’m pleased too.
Very nice, like the cropped one better. Great colors!
Good job with the changes Hillary – I think a little more detail in the shadows has really helped this image. I also like the way you have ‘warmed up’ the sun and little more – and given it more of a golden glow. Brent
Thanks Brent
I like this version Hillary. Bringing out detail from the shadows gives it more depth. What a fantastic sky!
Thanks Judy.
This version is really great with this dramatic sky and colors.
I really like the lightened shadows to give that hint of green.
I’m way behind this month, nothing but cloudy skies and thunderstorms until this morning. I took a few pictures today but they’re not ready to post, so I’ll submit this one from earlier this year. Small blossoms on one of my wife’s plants – Scarlett O’Hara Pieris.
Settings f/11 (wanted a good depth of field), 1/1000 sec and ISO 800. I had me 18-55mm lens zoomed all the way in at 55mm.
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Wonderful details in the individual blossoms, and I live the blur on the background. The one thing that I would suggest is to darken some of the areas on the right and left side borders. When I looked at it in full view, a couple of bright areas pulled my eyes there. Great photo!
Steve. I look forward to seeing the shots you have yet to post. This is a nice shot. Good detail and clarity. I like the light playing on the flower heads and the overall balance throughout.
This is very pretty! I like that the flowers aren’t centered in the frame.
Great capture of this flower @disqus_0mZTVOIKLI:disqus – Your focus is Tack Sharp and I like your composition with the stem of the flowers leaning into the image. I think what’s missing in this image is the golden/warm light from the golden hour. Looking forward to some more images from you. Brent
Nice well composed image
Steve, this photo is wonderfully sharp. I think you could add some warmth using the white balance adjustment ..just a small amount.. and those flowers would glow.
Here is a picture from last summer when we were attending a sunset concert on the bay side of our island at the Jersey shore. The sun actually hadn’t set yet and was blown out so I cropped that side of the shot. I was intrigued by the yoga practitioners on surfboards (I fall over even when doing yoga on dry land…). The silhouettes made a https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b33de910d5f9c8bac4c8e76369a4b64a04a2ba48fb962ec21c9a2311cad68aea.jpg nice contrast against the sunset tones. Nikon D5300; 1/25; f/32; 44mm; ISO 100.
Leila. Nice image here. Good light and silhouette of the yoga surfers. Well done.
Well done. lovely soft shot.
Magic warm tones in this image @leilagonzalezsullivan:disqus – and yes those silhouettes do you make for an interesting foreground object. My suggestion is to photograph at a much faster shutter speed more like 1/100 sec or faster, Remember my rule for handholding and shutter speed? Shoot at least faster than the focal length of your lens, so in this case your focal length is 44mm, so shoot at least at 1/50sec or faster. Brent
Nice image with the warm coloured sky and the mercury sea
yes the yoga surfies do add interest
I problem as I see it with this photo is that neither yoga surfies nor the pier behind is in focus. If they were it would make the photo so much better. I see you’ve used an aperture of f/32, that is probably not needed to keep everything in optimal focus (if that was your intent). if you used, say, f/11 you could have upped your shutter speed a lot and still had everything in focus. Higher shutter speeds make handheld easier (follow Brent’s rule!). Actually lenses can create a softness in the image if they are stopped down too much. (you might want to google Lens Diffraction)
The other possibility with this type of image would have been to have the pier in tack focus and slight movement blurred yoga surfies. That might have looked really interesting. Though having said that given the light conditions it would have been difficult to have a slow enough shutter speed
Leila, I like this photo and I am not bothered that the focus is not tack sharp. I think it presents more artistically the way you shot it. The only change that I would consider is to crop off the left side of the photo leaving just three of the yogis in the frame.
I like the silhouettes of the pier and the yogis. I definitely see the golden light and like the warm tone of this image.
Very nice image. It is not easy to have an interesting silhouettes and you certainly succeeded with the yogis. Great job
I have been wanting to catch the first Golden glow at day break on this tree in my garden for a while….the weather finally played its part….except for the wind (which made this more challenging!!) I was using a tripod and my settings were 1/160 sec. f/5 90 mm at ISO100. I had been shooting with my back to the sun….but decided to change my perspective for this shot and shoot through the leaves directly towards the sun! I like the result.
The is from a collection of autumn leave images i have called ‘Natures Palette’
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Gorgeous. Love it.
Thanks Keri 🙂
Rerro. This is good creative photography. You have captured a very good example of The Golden Hour. You have shown it is not all about the Sun Flares, Clouds, Water etc and that the subject has a wider interpretation to it. I think this is a very good job. Well done.
Thanks so much Denis 🙂
This is lovely Rerro. Autumn colours are a thing I miss – we rarely see anything here in WA -most trees are evergreen, and the fruit trees (apples, pears, plums etc) just don’t seem to have the colours.
Thanks Hilary….it is a beautiful time of the year in Perth!
Beautiful colors and composition. Very well done,
Thanks Sara 🙂
Rerro, I like very much the light through the autumn leaves.I’ll have to wait until october/november for this.
A beautiful scene to see….look forward to seeing your shots then! 🙂
Love the textures and shadows through the leaves. Great shot
Thanks Lynne 🙂
What I really like about this image is that shadow on the leaf – kind of a double take. It’s really cool what you can do when you have the low golden hour sunlight hitting the foliage. The details of the veins in those leaves is incredible, so sharp. I’m just wondering if there is too much going on in this composition? Is there some way to simplify it? Brent
Thanks for the feedback….i will play around with the composition and try and simplify it
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Left field is a good place to be! It’s almost like the leaf is alive. Blood pumping through it’s veins. It also reminds me of lava flow.
Thanks….using a macro lens enabled me to crop this down and still retain the sharpness.
This image rocks!!!
Awesome!
Hi, Rerro: Love your images that catch the details of nature as here with the leaf veins. When I was a kid we always pressed leaves between wax paper sheets and got this kind of effect, but never in a frameable image such as this. Kudos.
Thanks so much Leila…..we did the same as children Re. leaf and flower pressing 🙂
love photos of leaves and especially where the sun is highlighting the incredible internal detail (think I’ve said this before!)
I can see what Brent is getting at, though I’m not sure I’d do much with it. It is a photo the invites the viewer to explore and that is one of its charms
Thanks Nick….i agree with wanting to explore….there is so much intricate detail there, yet the composition works….even though its not simple….there is enough negative space in between to balance it out. But i totally understand where Brent is coming from….a good mantra to have in photography….’Keep it Simple!’
Rerro, I love the way the light penetrates the leaves and the way you have blurred background.
Thanks Richard 🙂
Well done Rerro! The light coming through the leaves gives them a skin quality. I love how it brings out all the vein details of the leaves.
Thanks Amber 🙂
Both crops are delightful. If pushed, I’d say I like the original best because of the layering & resulting shadows. The highlighted veins in the leaves invite me to explore this whole image. Another lovely shot, Christine.
Thanks Judy…its amazing how many images you can get out on one!
Love both crops. The light through the leaves is wonderful and I love the shadows the leaves cast on each other. It’s amazing how the same location can provide 2 so different moods and story
I hope I’m able to post my photos now. Windows was’t playing nice with my Surface Pro and my portable hard drive. Keeping my fingers crossed. This photo was taken at Auckland Harbor as the sun was setting. It has a surreal appearance as the golden sunlight burst through a big gray storm cloud. It looks like a nice night and for the most part the storm was almost past. One of my favorite from my trip. I know ISO 100 and f/5.6 but I don’t remember the speed. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9e4bbf2276c3c56d6a413f78d345074e69b45f755e0a7853ce0b06bedad2e61d.jpg
Love the colors and detail in this photo. I was wondering if maybe it could use a bit of a crop on the left hand side!? ;o)
Karen. Nice image, if a little too busy for me personally. Would love to see one without all the people. I like the way you captured the light and shadows and this aspect has a nice balance and feel to it.
Nice – great colour capture. I agree with the idea that a left crop of the person in the forefront may be less distracting
I really like this photo. For me, I don’t mind the person on the left foreground. It looks like a busy harbor mall and I would hate to lose the awning and what looks like a gate behind her to me. I love the light and the color combination and totally get the feel of people coming from and going to somewhere. Great image!
I can just imagine the setting sun breaking through a storm cloud! For me, it tells the story of people waiting & coming/going in a busy area.
I’m going to post another photo since I’m behind on this challenge. My computer keeps freezing up. It’s only a few months old. This photo was taken at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico on a stormy night. The sun’s reflecting on the butte (may be a mesa) was just squeaking through the horizon and the bottom edge of a huge black cloud. It’s a stunning place to visit with incredible sights to see. 4th try a success. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1d683b367105f3905316a629734d2d23a6d9cde1d40fa12719a4d376fdccea68.jpg
Nice shot with great detail in the terrain. Maybe a bit more detail in the clouds would bring out how dramatic the scene was.
Beautiful shot, love the color variations in the rocks.
Karen. This is a nice shot. I like the rock formation and the way you captured the light. There is a nice balance throughout the image in my view.
The golden sun is brilliantly captured on the mountains here Karen, and the image is sharp front to back….Well done….well worth the visit 🙂
Another place I would love to go! Great job!
Karen, the left mountain/hill did capture very good the light. I like to see the contrast with the right one.
Karen, you have captured the light beautifully in this image. Lovely shot!
Love the light and the shadows in this one and the sky lends itself so well with the white clouds and blue sky. Wonderful capture!
Stunning capture here Karen. Love that last life is capturing the different colours in the rock formations which really part because of that blue sky and the background (complimentary colours). How can you make this better? I think the mesa on the top left is a little bit overexposed with that direct sun – I’m wondering if you can reduce the highlights in Lightroom? Brent
Nice composition and the sun from the side picks out the rock formations and detail superbly
I notice Brent suggested that you might want to reduce the highlights on the mesa top to the left. I was wondering whether bringing out the highlights on the smaller mesa might give a little more punch
I like the way the light picks up the warm colours in the mesas and the contrast of the bright rock vs the dark cloud. Nicely captured, Karen.
I am also trying to catch up. Not too good at sunrise – too early!! However, this one taken last year at Lake Malawi I rather like, even though the sun itself is rather blown out – don’t know if there is anything to be done about that – still learning Lightroom. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a13ef43f3e757f94b977111612b9b3f5e971b5245e87fc38de97a1565e69c0ef.jpg
Sorry, I keep forgetting to finish my post. Taken with Sony RX100 Mk 3, 8.8mm, 1/800, f4.0, ISO 125
Hilary, you can just edit on your post itself….if you forget or want to change something after the fact 🙂
Thanks for that Rerro – can’t see for looking! It clearly says edit under the post!!!
Hilary. I think this is nicely composed. I wonder if you tried a higher F number would you get a sun flare. Just me thinking out loud as it were.
No, I am sure you are right – or alternatively some bracketed shots. I should have thought more when I took the photo. The bracketed shots are still beyond my Lightroom skills though. I will have to try one day soon.
Nicely composed Hilary….a graduated filter would work in this case…to help with the over exposed sun
Thanks Rerro. I don’t do early morning very well and this was the camera I grabbed, the RX100 mk3 – infortunately this does not have filter threads, but I should at least have tried bracketing or a higher F number.
Agree with @rerrorocher:disqus here that a graduated filter Would help to take up the highlights in the sun and make your image more evenly exposed. Also if you tilted your camera up slightly you we get more of the sky and the tree, and less of the darker rocks. Brent
Very nice.
Thanks Sara
like the composition – telling a story
Thanks Lynne
I love the tree in the foreground, anchoring the shot.
Thanks Rachel. I love the tree too.
I agree with you that the sun is a little blown out, but the overall look is so peaceful and serene, that I don’t mind it that much. It reminds me of other beaches I have sat on and watched the sunset where the sun was so bright at one point just before setting that I couldn’t look directly at it. Brought back some good memories. Nice image!
So glad it had that effect, vjmudd. Very gratifying.
nice image I like the muted colours and the elements all blend together well.
I agree that a GND would have balanced out the exposure though I do like the muted, pale colours of the sky
I did wonder whether your model gazing into the distance might be a better pose
Thanks Nick. I did take one with him looking out across the Lake but I didn’t like it as well. Maybe my husband is not cut out to be a model – not that he knew I was using him!!!
I love this one, but my humble opinion if you were to remove the model
would create an even greater image, the tree being the poi. but sill a great shot.
Thanks John. He wasn’t posed, just there enjoying the morning!
Hilary, I like this image. I like the muted colours in the sky, and the blown out sun also reminds me of what it’s like to sit and watch the sun rise/set as commented by @vjmudd:disqus . I notice that there are brighter parts of the rocks in the foreground catching a sliver of light. I think I would explore lightening those shadows in the rocks.
Hi Judy, do you like this better? It’s only a subtle change. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a13ef43f3e757f94b977111612b9b3f5e971b5245e87fc38de97a1565e69c0ef.jpg
A subtle change is enough. I like it, but what is important is whether you like it as you are the artist. I’ve found it helpful when others suggest possible edits I had not thought of myself, so that’s why I throw ideas out there.
Yes, I like it. This is the first time I’ve joined anything like this and I am finding it very interesting and rewarding to get others comments. I am also not very good with Lightroom yet and sometimes don’t know where to start. Cropping and straightening – fine – but I am still exploring how to get other effects and changes I want.
Love the mood here. the model and tree add both nicely. Beautiful image
This is a sunset at Wellington Point. My go to place. I was of course looking at the sun then turned around and saw the clouds catching the last of the light. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d55ec87c130e7070b39f9f42f08d9d9cd303b6b90b8bee807a796254141533b0.jpg
Keri. Nice shot. I like the capture of the cloud formation and the light dancing of them.
Oh yes, I really like this. A great use of the dead branches in the foreground.
I love that you turned around….and saw the magic at work! Well done Keri…..:)
I sometimes get my best shots by turning around. We sometimes forget to look around after finding something that captures our eye. Very well done! Gorgeous shot!
Keri, very nice picture. The clouds are beautiful coloured.
greatc capture. Good point re turning around – you have captured mood here
I can picture the makings of the bow of a boat silhouetted against those golden colors. Good photo.
Hi Keri, I like the contrast of the wood against the sky. I was wondering what it would look like if you lightened up the shadows just a bit to see the detail in the wood and the beach.
Nice colours and composition. I agree with Peter that a little lightening of the darker areas would be an improvement. This is a great example of not being fixated on the photo you thought you were there to take, because it’s possible that what’s happening behind you might be more interesting.
Yup – This has happened to me many times. Often people missed all the magic light by not looking around. Well done for capturing the warm golden hour colours in those clouds. Brent
great image
I like the fact that the timber is silhouetted but not in the usual black. It gives the photo a real lift and the cloud colour is very eye catchinga lesson for us all – look every which way
Fantastic image! Great reminder for us to look all around us. I love the juxtaposition of the two different color palettes.
The colors are beautiful and the logs create interest. Nicely done.
The pop of contrasting colour rocks. The interesting logs in front add nice depth. Well captured Keri 🙂
Love it Keri. Very dramatic and the blurred sand in the foreground add depth. Great capture.
I think that it worth trying to enhance the details on these trunks, may make this image stand out even more.
Here is a photo of our Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ in our backyard yesterday afternoon. The rain and overcast skies have gone and there finally was a nice golden glow from the setting sun. Settings: 1/200s @ f/3.2 ISO-200, lens Olympus M.12-40 @ 40mm
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Lovely tack sharp image….i am always intrigued by the shape of the Grevillea flowers….you have captured great bokeh with this lens too….well done Rodney 🙂
Thanks Rerro
Love the colors! I have never seen a flower like that! Beautiful job with the light and the background.
Thanks Sara. These are quite a common type of Grevillea seen in our area.
Rodney, great shot. Great clarity of the Grevillea and very nice soft background. Well done.
Thanks Denis.
Rodney, very nice light on this beautiful flower. Great picture.
Thanks Christian
lovely detail in the flower and great bokeh colours also
Thanks Lynne. With a Grevillea there are so many details to get even closer to with some macro shots and it can look like completely different flowers.
Love it. I have one of these in my backyard and have taken a couple of shots but none came out like that.
Thanks Rachel. I also have plenty of photos that didn’t come out like that. Happened to get the timing and light right for this one. I did set the white balance to Cloudy to bring out the warm colours I was seeing.
That shallow depth of field really works in your image @disqus_QehLPdlEcl:disqus – and the colours, love those warm reds and yellows. Great composition with your main point of interest off to the right. Brent
Thanks Brent. I did set the white balance to Cloudy to bring out the warmth. Other than that it is pretty much straight out of the camera with a slight crop at the bottom to centre the flower vertically, and a little off the right to remove a small part of another grevillea flower that was a distraction.
Try to adjust the white balance in post production to be a little more warmer. Brent
Brent, I have added a radial filter with a warmer temperature just over the flower with this version.
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Beautiful
Great photo, it’s difficult focusing properly on a grevillea and I think you’ve got this just right, well done
the colours and positioning work well
Thanks Nick. I agree about the focusing, given there are so many parts to the flower. Happened to get the angle right so most of the flower was in the same plane, and a compromise on the aperture – wide enough for the background broken while also trying to stop down to increase depth of field, combined with a suitable focal length. In the end, it all just came together and I was pleasantly surprised how much detail I got sharp.
Lovely light & great focus. The flower seems to glow. Good job, Rodney.
WOW! Great focus and beautiful light and the background is perfect for such an image. Great work
With this photo I tried to catch a windmill in the golden hour with sunset. My settings were 1/160 F/5.6 ISO 400 108mm. It was shot handheld. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9ea410c76ace8ed60c58e7d696719eae1d3d2f5a7d1ff24156f81800058113b0.jpg
Christian, nice image. I think I might crop out the buildings left and right. Think it will bring the wind turbine to the forefront against the sunset in the background.
Denis, I cropped the buildings away and created a portrait extract to accentuate the height of that windmill. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b47954bdc2932be383537b9abd9b702e78d3ad25243c961e65615bdee5d906ba.jpg
Christian. For me this is the one I prefer.
Denis, thanks for the suggestion.
Me too – it’s simpler with way more impact. Love the warm colours at the bottom going to those cool blues at the top. Thanks for sharing. Brent
I think the second image has more impact. great silhouette and the sunset colours are superb
Christian, a great crop that definately emphasises the windmill but still keeps all the original colours.
I like the silhouette against the sky and those nice colours of the sunset, yellows, pinks, purples.
Christian, I like the colours changing from warm to cool, and that the blades of the windmill are all in the blue part. Agreed, the buildings can be cropped out, but I think I would let the windmill have more space than in the tighter crop below.
I’m posting this photo from a few years ago taken at sunset in early November at Dancing Coyote Beach, Inverness, California, using Nikon D70, 90 mm, 1/200 sec, @ f/5.3, ISO 100.
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Richard, this is an amazing image. I love the composition with the boat and the light on it. The light and shadow on the hills in the background is very nice as well. I might suggest adding a slight amount of saturation, but not much. I just wonder if a little saturation might make the rust areas on the boat really pop. But, it is just wonderful the way it is!
Wow….this is like a painting. I like that you have the focal point in the front of the image, another in the river and the rolling hills in the back…. this gives us a sense of the depth in the image. There is lovely warm from the sunshine in the distant hills. I agree with VJ about making the boat pop, but i would also like to see a bit more green in the distance. Wonderful shot Richard…well done!
Breath- taking scenery. The mountains and clouds are so soft and smooth. Peaceful.
Richard, this looks like a very good water colour painting. Very good image indeed.
Richard, it’s like I’m loking at a painting. I like the overall picturesquely colours. Beautiful composition too with the rusty boat and the light with the clouds. Even if there isn’t something popping up in this picture, it gives some tgimeless feeling. Of course this is, as always, just my personal impression.
I agree with @christianpiron:disqus here – looks like a classic painting. Well done @disqus_VMEwMaCfC1:disqus – love the soft tones in this image and those rolling hills against the sharp edged rusty boat. I also like the way you’ve left space in front of the boat. Brent
nice lighting and muted colours and the boat at counterpoint, brilliant photo
I agree with the ‘painting’ comments
I was going to post this looks like a painting, then I read everyone’s comments and it seems we think alike. Beautiful photograph.
I love this.
Thanks to all for the comments and suggestions. I used LR to bring out the colors a bit from the original capture but didn’t want to change much else for fear of making the scene look unnatural.
Such a stunning image Richard ,I LOVE IT!
This is so beautiful! The landscape looks like an oil painting. The light is so soft. Great capture!
How painterly! I like that you have worked to keep it very natural. What a beautiful image, Richard. Pat yourself on the back – it’s a winner.
Stunning piece Richard.
The soft light is perfect and lends to the isolated scene as a whole.. There is not question what the POI is in this photo.. The rolliing hills and countryside are very nice in contrast to the rusted hard edges of the boat itself ………… Great job!
Gorgeous photo.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8b460b05f22e7ab7e084543dff4914a6a621419b8b79311bfd0cd65a60fd624a.jpg Sunrise, Gillette, New Jersey. This photo was taken at sunrise while I was walking my dog. The sun was peaking through the trees creating these magical sunbeams. I took the photo with my iphone, as I stepped on the leash. The settings were ISO20, 3.99mm, f/1.8, and 1/1800 sec.
Great effect with the sunbeams, doesn’t get much more golden hour! Shame about the blown out highlights but I guess you would have to do an HDR or something, a bit beyond the old iphone. Cheers
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/721a2fce2bb42c2155722cecd493d400895b06646c18c0e3b2836216708fd8b8.jpg Here is my attempt at HDR using Luminar HDR 2018. The sunbeams are more muted, but the sky is less blown out. Does it look over processed? I also cropped it a bit.
Peter, The cropped version of this photo is definitely better, and the processing does not look over done but rather brings the sun rays out more artfully,
Thanks, Richard.
Love these sun beams. I prefer this version that emphasize the beams.
Thanks, Erez.
Peter, I think I prefer the HDR in this case. In fact I like both.
Thanks, Denis. Me, too.
Hi Peter, I like them both but I prefer this one, you’ve done the best with what you’ve got. It’s such an extreme dynamic range that it’s hard to get right with just one exposure
Thanks, Alex.
I like this version better, more contract between the light and dark spaces.
Thanks, Leila.
Just goes to show – the best camera is the one you have on you. Love those light rays coming through the trees. Magic light. Brent
Thanks, Brent. By the way, I just picked up your recipe cards for Sunrise/Sunset that will help tremendously when having more time to plan for a photo shoot.
Yes – enjoy them. Did you print them out? Brent
Not yet. I downloaded them to my computer and put them in dropbox so they are on my phone. I plan to put them on index cards, too. Your instructions are easy to follow. Thanks.
Peter. Great shot. Love the rays, very effective.
Thanks, Denis.
Fantastic…beautiful rays Peter….and from an iPhone…impressive!
Thanks, Rerro. I was surprised there wasn’t a lot of noise considering the time of day.
Just shows what can be done. Lovely shot, and I know exaxctly what you mean about stepping on the leash while you took it!
Kevin, my dog, was very patient. It was a good thing there weren’t any rabbits out at the time.
He’s lovely! Freddie, my dog, is a beagle so yes, I know about rabbits too!!
Thanks, Hilary.
Cool photo those sunbeams look magic
Thanks, Nick.
One of my best sunset shots is with my iphone! This is beautiful. I love the rays shining through the trees. The world is so much more interesting when you look through any camera lens.
Thanks, Kathy.
Just love the magic light comminh throigh the hole
Thanks, Lone.
I do love a good sunbeam image! Thank goodness for camera phones…lol! Beautiful!
Thanks, Amber. They do come in handy at times.
Love those rays of light! Beautiful, Peter.
Thanks, Judy.
Excellent shot. The sunbeams are really the center of your image and the composition emphasizes that.
Great composition. Love those sun beams.
Thanks Judy, I did love the effect of the light on the grass heads.
Hi, finally got a somewhat sunrise this morning while I was out riding my bike (helping to fight kids cancer by riding). I took this with my Samsung S7, and it shot it at F1.7, ISO 50, 1/1116 sec at 4mm. I did some cropping and editing in photoshop to bring out the colors. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f95058e4dec63c47f87cea75e36cd2dc446c7a28ab6f97b0e6309ac3d6ae15ca.jpg
Barbara this is very good. Have you tried a filter in post processing to adjust the blown out sun?
Thanks and no I forgot about trying to use a filter in post processing. Thanks for the reminder.
Great shot Barbara. Love the most in the background and the warm colours from your sunrise. Something to do next time is to underexpose by 1 stop when shooting directly into the sun. Brent
Thanks Brent. I will try that when using my actual camera. 🙂
Barbara, this is very pretty. Phones can take such good images!
Thanks. Yes they can, though mine isn’t as good as an Iphone.
Such a lovely shot Barbara. Nice colors and kind of relaxing feeling to it
Thanks Erez
Barbara, This is a great shot. It is simple and well taken.
Thanks
Barbara, I recently got a tip when making a picture with the sun in front of you: only make that picture if you can look right in the sun. If the sun got to strong, it could damage your eye, but then also it could damage the sensor of your camera. Underexposure would give a more pleasant feeling. Of course your picture still has a good composition with nice colours.
Thanks Christian Piron I will keep that in mind the next time I am shooting with the sun in front of me. This particular shot I didn’t have a lot of control over since I was using my phone. LOL
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This was one of those evenings where I almost didn’t head to the beach because of an approaching storm. I was happy I did though as the sunset was amazing.
1/1500ss; f5.6; ISO 160 at 27mm. I am going to look through Brent’s sunset/recipe cards to check on my settings for the next opportunity to take a sunset photo.
Beautiful!
Very nice!
Kathy, I really like the way this photo captures the approaching storm with the sun penetrating the bank of clouds into the sea, and the angle of the surf rolling diagonally from the left upwards across the lower part of the photo. It’s the kind of picture never gets boring.
Thank you!
Great capture, like the rays peaking out.
Love this Kathy. Great composition. The sky is so dramatic, with gorgeous sunrays, and the light on the water and wet sand is beautiful.
Great colors of the sky and ocean. You can sense the drama of the churning surf.
What a great shot, gorgeous colours, really conveys the feeling of a threatening storm.
Great capture. Very intense and the sun rays draw your eyes into the depth of the sky.
You nailed the conditions in this image Kathy. Wow – such a moody, vibrant image. Love those rays of light coming though the storm clouds and the reflections of warm light off the wave in the foreground. Well done! Brent. P.S. yes use my recipe cards as much as you can.
I love ocean shots. This is great.
Love the atmosphere of this image, Kathy! I think the faster shutter speed did a good job to catch the drama of the moment, and a slower shutter speed would not have served this purpose.
Amazing dramatic sky and the sun beams are the cherry on top
Kathy. Magic capture. Very well done.
Kathy, great colours in the sky and the foreground. Beautiful waves. I like very much those rays of light peeping through the clouds.
another fantastic photo
the sun is in a perfect position the rays beneath the clouds tie the image together and the light reflection off the waves and beach is brilliant. I really like the mercury look.
Is the beach black sand? or is that just the ighting?
It is pure white, powdered sugar type of sand. It was reflecting the dark skies I believe!
Wonderful light and love the way the rays of sun peak thru the bottom of the clouds. I can feel the oceans movement .. Gorgeous color and life to this photo and composition is perfect. Nice Job!
The quiet before the storm. What a moody, powerful image. Love everything about this photo.
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ISO 100 f4.2 ISO 1/500 120 mm. Just arrived home from vacation and was able to get this shot. wouldn’t you know it while on vacation I broke my lens. It was stuck on 55. So I had to use a longer lens on this than I wanted to.
Very nice photo, Like the Bokah and the reflection on the tail,
is it possible to lighten the foreground a little ? well done.
This is a really lovely image, Roseann. I love the framing. The windmill is sharp, great Bokeh, and you’ve captured some beautiful light here.
Is that the same windmill?
I like the sun colour and reflection off the tail (?)
I feel that the wheel/fins and base could be lightened, just a bit to make them stand out from the background a little more
Bummer on the lens. I had a canon zoom that used to do that occasionally. The connections inside used to fail after a lot of use. And it only ever happened when we were away on holidays
My local camera repair place did a good job of fixing it
It is the same windmill.
Ill give the lighting a try. LR is whooping me but I am still working on it.
Your image is so sharp Roseann. Like the warm tones caught on that back blade of your windmill. Sorry to hear about your lens. Brent
Hi Roseann – I also like that reflection on the tail & the soft background. Like @Sillen55:disqus and @disqus_M3Vu7ObayX:disqus , I think the blades could be lightened a little bit.
Roseann. This is a great shot. Lovely clarity about it and I like the balance throughout. Nice soft background.
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lightened.
Early morning sunrise at our local beach. committed the cardinal sin
of forgetting to take spare battery, battery went flat after one shot.
iso 200, f16, fl 35mm, 1/20 sec
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Wow wow wow….what an exquisite shot John…love it….fabulous Golden our shot….what a pity about the battery….because it looked like perfect shooting conditions…well done with this capture!
Thank you Rerro, yes I was very annoyed with myself, I did stay a while
and watched what I missed.
WOW John, tack sharp, gorgeous colours, amazing beautiful foreground. Just stunning.!
Thanks Kerrie
Well at least that one shot turned out amazing!
Thanks Amber
The lucky thing about living close to the beach is that you can go back and try again tomorrow. At least the one shot you got was great!
Thank you Peter, you are right of course and I will be returning.
What a lovely shot John. I am fascinated too by the shapes in the sand at the front. Those with the birds and just a hint of the sunset are a shot in themselves. Pity about the battery – it happens, sods law!
Thanks Hillary, the shapes in the sand were created as the tide flowed in.
Beautiful. Love the composition, the colors and the detail!
Thank you Valerie
I’ve learned that lesson the hard way too – lucky to get a shot though. Love that glow and reflections. Brent
Thanks Brent
Love the golden glow. Wow.
Thankyou Roseann
Stunning. That one shot was not wasted. I like the layered effect in this image and the presence of the seagulls with their reflections on the sand.
Thankyou Judy
Beautiful composition, glow and reflections. Well spent single shot 😉
thankyou Erez
John. You captured a good image. Lovely glow, nice reflections. The balance is great throughout. Well done.
Thankyou Denis
John, this a surprising picture with the variations in colours and action in the waves. I like the calm in the midst of the water with those birds and their reflection. A peaceful place.
Thanks Christian
John you got the shot that counted! It is absolutely amazing! The colors, the layers..
Thankyou Sara
If you only had one shot left – this is the one to get
nice colours and the foreground is fantastic. it even looks a bit surreal. I’d hang this on on the wall
I’m about to go on holidays – should I take 4 batteries?
Thanks Nick, I am also about to go on holidays, and I will definitely be
taking 4 battery’s.
Nice capture John, you have perfectly achieved the rule of thirds, lovely colours in the sky and I like the birds wading in the water.
Thankyou David
Excellent photo.. Love the reflection off the sand and the textures of the sand on the shore.. Good composition and the birds are a extra bonus 😉
Thankyou Terri
Beautiful colors, I love the smoothness of the water
Thankyou Elisa
Thankyou Eliza
At least you got the shot! Amazing colors and like the gulls. They add perspective to the scene.
Thankyou Rachei
Such a tranquil feeling here. Absolutely beautiful!
Thankyou Valerie
This photo was taken from the gate of a friend’s acreage southwest of Calgary. It is an HDR image processed in Lightroom from 3 source images taken at 1/125, 1/250 and 1/500 sec at f/11 at 125mm ISO 400. I balanced the camera on a fence post to take the photos. I wanted to capture the golden light on the field. There was a storm brewing and the light was patchy. I used a curves adjustment to make the mountains slightly darker to help them stand out from the clouds..not my best work, but I’ll keep practicing. Nohttps://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c344537707d34a78ebd5436c64324744431ec0c1324a5b5fda33dbb4d6d93cdd.jpg
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Not sure what kind of tree this used to be, but it worked well for a golden hour shot and now the rains have come and I can’t get the light. ISO 100 58mm f/5.3 and 1/25.
Nice stump and a nice touch of light on it. If you cropped it tighter you could turn it into a “what is this” shot.
So I get in before Brent, I wonder what it would look like in B&W
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Nick I tightened up the crop a bit and made it B&W. Thoughts?
Yes I do like the B/W better,shows more texture I think.
Thank you John.
Sara, I like the black and white better. It brings out the textures in the wood better.
Thank you Peter.
Sara I think I prefer the B/W version for the reasons already stated.
Thank you Denis.
Great light and texture in this photo. I suggest cropping a bit more at the top so your eye stays on the stump rather than drifting to the house.
Hi Sara – I really like the texture in this tree stump. Yes the B&W version highlights that texture, but then you lose those warm tones in the wood being amplified by the golden light.
I haven’t been able to get out the past few days so have delved into the archives
Suva late June last year. Where we stayed we looked west across Suva Harbour, which was essentially across the bottom half of the island with the mountains in the middle etc and we got some great sunsets.
anyway f/8.0 1/200s 800 iso and at 80-200 @ 90mm
I didn’t do much to this straightened the horizon a tad and cropped a lot off the bottom
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Nick, I like the overall effect and composition of the shot. It’s nice and moody and you find your eyes lingering over the picture.
Very well done!
I especially love seeing all the different shapes of the mountains and how each is a bit of a different hue of blue/gray. Very nice.
Love the shades of blue layers, adds to the mystery of what is beyond’
great image.
I like how the shades of blue across the mountains give the image depth. I am not sure the pylon in the water adds to the image….i would be cloning that out. Using a higher ISO has also introduced some grain, which (in this case) has added texture and is not a bad thing. 🙂
Hi Nick, The mist and haziness of the mountains makes them seem enchanted as the clouds rolled in. Magical.
Nick, I like the way you captured the light over the distant mountains. Gives the shot a very nice feel to it.
What a beautiful spot 🙂 I like the muted light coming out of the clouds. The resulting haze gives those mountains some depth.
I wonder if the golden light is contributing to the faint turquoise hue in the water, or if it was like that anyway.
Nick, I love the peaceful silhouette effect that this photo conveys. It’s a perfect picture of the light of day fading into the darkness of night.
Love this image Nick. . The layering is spectacular….I feel like it could almost be moonlight. I agree that the pylon could be cloned out.
On holiday in Anna Maria Island, Florida. We liked it so much we bought a house there.You cannot help but marvel at the fabulous sunsets over the Gulf Of Mexico. Canon 450D, ISO200, 1/80 sec, F6.3 at 25mm.
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David, that’s a nice place indeed. For me the sun is a bit to overexposed.
Christian, yes the sun is a bit blown out. Any tips on how to achieve a correct exposure when taking a photo in this situation?
David, Check your histogram to see if the highlights are blown out. Also try bracketing at different exposures, then try merging in HDR.
Beautiful colors! The sun is a bit blown out, I have heard somewhere that a graduated filter would have helped.
Thanks Sara, I will certainly try out a grad filter next time I am shooting into the sun.
I just love the sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico. The colors in this shot are amazing. I too went to FL on vacation and now own a home in Fort Myers Beach.
We bought a place in a Perico Bay club in Bradenton. Just a couple of minutes away from Anna Maria. Due to circumstances we unfortunately had to sell it and now we are full time in Spain. My old boss came from Fort Myers.
Anyway thanks for your comments.
What an intense sunset! Beautiful sunset … I like the way the sun is at the horizon line sinking into the ocean. There is just enough light to take your eye to the path. The foreground is alittle dark so you lose the detail there but I like the sillouette of the reeds along the shore.
Thanks for the comments Terri. I was a little torn at making the foreground a little too bright in post processing. I didn’t think it would look natural if I increased the exposure in the foreground.
I agree over exposure of foreground would not be good, the path is a great leading line
to sunrise and sky, love it great shot.
Thank you John.
David. Nice atmosphere to this shot. I wonder could the highlights be taken down a bit around the sun itself in post processing?.
Thanks Denis, I will take on board your comments and try that.
Gosh, talk about nostalgia. Brings back memories of watching the sunset in Captiva and feeling the warmth of the evening. Love the colors and the composition.
I like the composition in this image, David. I especially like the tall grasses silhouetted against the sunset. The sky has so much colour! Really nice.
Sun setting over the Gulf of Mexico off Anna Maria Island, Florida. It was such a beautiful day and the setting sun did not disappoint Canon 450D, 1/500, 300mm, F8, ISO200. .https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0fb75e7621f8dc708ca8b86098ff256554e605476baa12a43bf285973c4c34f8.jpg
Beautiful. I love seeing the reflection of the sun off to the side of the actual sun. Beautiful picture. The orange just pops against the dark blue water.
Thanks for the comments, Kathy.
The golden orb….powerful punchy image David 🙂
Very nice, love the color combination!
David. Nice image here. Good balance and punchy colours.
interesting photo reminded me of the Aboriginal Flag.
I like the punchy vivid colours of the sky and sun against the darkness of the sea.
I’m undecided whether I like the lens flair though, I’m wondering how the photo might have looked without it
David, did you use any filters here? I really like the simplicity of this shot which works well with the strong colours, but my personal feel is that the sun flare is a distraction. I have one lens that picks up a lot of flare.. nice if you want that effect, but it’s a nuisance to clean it up and remove the flares if you didn’t want them.
Perhaps in ,this case some healing or cloning (Lightroom/Photoshop) could help.
Judy, no I didn’t use a filter and I am really struggling in post processing to get rid of the blown out sun and flares. Thanks for your comments.
Park with trails through woods & grassland, plus amenities including a playground & nature center. Martin Nature Park is a great place for families to enjoy the tranquility of nature and walk along the forest paths. I really enjoyed the early morning walk and the way the sun cast long shadows over the trail the way the fence guides me into the photo and further down the path. Settings :1/320sec F9.0 ISO 200
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Yes, very tranquil scene, nice leading lines and contrast with the blue sky, well done
I appreciate your comments John.. I wish I could take more photos of the area but they have closed those trails to improve the area at the moment.
Great long shadows and leading lines from the fence….with beautiful light. I would love to have seen the full tree on the right, as the image looks ‘cut off’ on the rhs….but the lighting is awesome!
Rerro, what’s the meaning of RHS?
Ahh…sorry…right hand side
Thanks. Just to understand the acronym.
Thanks for the encouragement. 😉 I understand and would like to go back and capture some more photos but at the moment, the park is closed for improvements. I will include more of the rhs when I can get back into the park.
I am jealous of the beautiful light-been rainy here for days! Lovely light and leading line. I agree with Rerro about the RHS. Maybe take the shot a little farther down the path, or add more of the tree. Personal preference. Well done.
Well its rainy here as well.. Oh well, I appreciate your thoughts. Thank you.. Unfortunately can’t get back into that area for a while.. Its closed for improvements but hopefully soon and I’ll shoot more of the RHS and the tree. 😉
Hi Terri, I like the way my eyes are drawn from the shadows of the branches on the right, to the fence, then to the canopy of the criss- crossing branches above the fence. It really flows very nicely.
Hoped to achieve just those feelings in the viewers.. Apparently I will have to add more to the RHS when I can get into the park.. Closed for a while so they can make improvements in the area.. Thank you for your kind remarks 😉
Nice one Terri – good leading line with the fence, cutting through overarching trees, completed with the shadow. You’ve captured the mood of the place for sure. I’m inclined to agree it could have done with a bit more on the right though. Cheers
I’m sensing a pattern with the remarks about adding more to the RHS of the photo. I appreciate your viewpoint and I will add more to the right side but for now this is all I got.. Have to wait for the park to reopen.. Working on the area and its closed for the time being.. ;(
Terri. Nice shot and soft shadows. A little tight on on the right side.
Yes I got the idea that was a problem for most here.. I appreciate the tips and viewpoint you and others have left.. I will go back and reshoot the area when I can get into the park.. Its closed for improvements right now so it will have to be put on hold till I can go back to take the shot again and then I will add more to the right side. 😉
Hi Terri, I love the light and shadows you’ve captured here, but I also would like to see it wider from the right. I think it might create more depth .
Adding more to the RHS of photo will add to it, I agree… 😉 Can’t wait to get into the area again and rethink the shot.. Right now improvements are being made in the area and its closed unfortunately.. but I will go back and try it again later .. In the meantime thanks for your thoughts 😉
Nice peaceful rural scene. I’m waiting for the Hobbits to appear!
I like how the fence and the track lead you into the photo
I gather you’ve used the tree on the RHS to help frame the shot. I’m thinking that because we can see the trunk of the tree on the LHS seeing the RHS tree more fully would add to the photo. It seems lack something at the moment
Yes I agree Nick.. Everyone here is in agreement I should I have used the RHS and expanded it to show the tree more.. No problem 😉 I’m getting the picture fast! lol Anway thanks for the comments. I will return to this area and reshoot but can’t at the moment.. Park is closed for improvements. Perhaps soon 😉
What a peaceful looking setting. Looking at the other comments, I was thinking maybe moving over closer to the fence would open up your shot while still keeping the vertical element.
Hi Terri – I like the symmetry (branches leaning in from both sides at the top, shadows from the top right branches on the foreground) and the leading lines of the fence and path. Lovely shot! Looking forward to see what shots you bring back when the park is again open for use.
This is an image of Mt. Kilimanjaro shot during the golden hour. Canon Eos 5D Mark II 46 mm (on a zoom lens) HDR of three photos with F -stop f/5 Exposure time 1/50 sec, ISO 400, ISO 1000 and ISO 2500 (changed the ISO for the different exposures) There were clouds drifting across the mountain but I waited and got a shot that was free of clouds. This was shot in February but I’m just getting to the post processing, which includes learning how to process HDR. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f67e3eb54e2dd82a475454f1722b3fcfa8743109ab963ef1533a0c1bdb1366d0.jpg
Elizabeth. Nice shot of the famous mountain. I think I might prefer to have some cloud drifting by for some additional atmosphere.
Here is a non-processed photo with the clouds. I don’t think it really added to the atmosphere with the way the clouds were positioned. Maybe if the clouds were more at the base of the photo. It was also windy and the clouds were moving fast. I didn’t think having clouds moving fast and then combining photos for HDR would go well together. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c80132cb545dd7db45493f6c9c9deb6fb9ff6f85637af8759891e279d611f8f9.jpg
Elizabeth. I like this. Maybe it is because it’s what I expect to see from tis location. It adds a little character to the shot. Anyway that is just my taste. Well done on getting such great shots. Well worth keeping.
Interesting photo – unfortunately it doesn’t go much bigger when it’s clicked on to see the detail
is there a bit of an avalanche there in the snow?
I was wondering why you went with ISO changes rather than, say, shutter speed changes?
I’m not sure what you mean by an avalanche. There are a few drifts of clouds on the right side of the photo. Maybe that’s what you are referring to? Regarding the ISO changes rather than shutter speed, Judy Ward asked that same question. I usually change the shutter speed as well. I think I must have been in manual mode and when I set the brackets on my camera, it changed the ISO.
Elisa, nice shot of the mountain. As I have not done much with HDR, what made you pick this photo for HDR? I agree with Denis that clouds would bring a bit more atmosphere/mood to the photo. A matter of personal opinion.
I wanted to do HDR to bring out the detail in the rock and still have a deep blue sky.
Hi Elizabeth – Great detail in this mountain with the light barely tinting the snow.. I see from your notes that you changed the ISO in order to get different exposures. Could you please tell me if there was a technical reason you did that? I usually change the shutter speed… shots with ISO above 1600 get really noisy really fast on my camera, so I normally avoid changing the ISO.
I usually change the shutter speed as well. I think I must have been in manual mode and when I set the brackets on my camera, it changed the Iso. I’m still a newbie at HDR.
Ah… got it. Thanks, Elisa.
This is one of my favourite sunset images, taken a few years ago on my original APS-C NEX 7, 20mm, 1/60 at f4and ISO 320. It was at a campsite near Kununurra in the north of WA. Unfortunately at home I don’t get much chance of sunsets as we are surrounded by tall trees, and https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/81e3180051c54ee22640c521ff88cd04a3510c18d276612ea97d00b74fcf834f.jpg just over the top of the escarpment on the eastern side. At least an hour before sunset the ground is already in shadow. The sun goes down behind both the trees and the escarpment!
This is a fabulous shot Hilary from a spectacular part of our great state of Western Australia….you have captured the very essence of the Kimberley Region….i can see why its your favourite 🙂
Thanks Rerro
Hilary. this is a magical shot.It is a keeper and Worth printing and framing. Well done.
Thanks Dennis
Hilary beautiful shot. It would be one of my favorites too!
Thanks Sara
Hilary, what a beautiful colours in the clouds reflected in the water. It gives an unreal feeling.
Thanks Christian
Clouds are incredible and I love the colours.
Thanks Keri
Love the long wispy look of the clouds and reflection in water. The sillouettes of the trees only adds to the evening as the sunsets behind them.
Thanks Terri
Love this shot.
Thanks Rachel
Gorgeous colour in the clouds and reflections! Really lovely, Hilary.
Thanks Judy
Awesome Hilary. Those clouds pull me right into the image.
Thanks Kerrie
I wanted to post this one before the cut-off in a couple of days. It was taken just before the sun set and the light was so warm. I just love the feel of this image, and i especially like the sunlight on the green moss on the rocks!
5/2 sec. f/9 31mm
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So Pretty Rerro. I just want to walk into it.
Whenever you are in this next of the woods…i will take you down to this lovely beach Keri!
Where is it Rerro?
This is just north of Perth city
Gorgeous tones and warm light on the sand. Love the subtle blue of the water and rough textures of the moss and rocks. Nice job!
Thank Terri…the colours work so well together in this image….it has a great feel 🙂
This is a really nice shot. Amazing detail and you can almost feel the warmth of the sun.
Thanks so much Rachel…even though its winter here…the sun was very warm that day
Great photo, Rerro. I love the colors and the shadows. The birds add to the ambiance of the sunset.
Thanks Peter…those birds camp out on that rock! they love the attention 🙂
What a great life they have!!
Rerro, What can I say … this photo inspires me. The composition of rocks and shadows on clean sand bathed in the sea washing into shore is spectacular !!!
That makes me happy….and your words inspire me to get back out there! Thanks Richard 🙂
I think you have used the angle of the light coming through the rocks vs the camera position very well to show the texture of those craggy rocks &, yes, love the pop of bright golden green from the moss! The bird with it’s wings spread on the horizon is a little bit of magic. Another great shot.
Thanks Judy…the sun was so intense, that i found the best way to get the best out of the light was to work at about a 45 degree angle from the sun. In this way i was able to bring the detail out the shadows, but more importantly use the shadows as leading lines together with the rocks to the birds and the warm sky.
I love the two-toned color scheme, was this what it really looked like or was that some post processing adjustment? The silhouette of the bird on the rock is awesome.
Thanks Elizabeth…not much post processing…just basic landscaping adjustments. It REALLY did look like that 🙂
Wow Rerro, you’ve done it again! Beautiful composition with amazing light captured. I also love the effect that your slow shutter speed has on on the water. AWESOME!
Thanks so much Kerrie….i love how the water turned out….as i still wanted some detail and depth
That is really beautiful. Where is it?
This is Trigg beach…. just north of Perth city
Not a part of the coast I know well, though we did see some beautiful sunsets at City Beach when we lived in Wembley. It’s the rocks I love – not surprising as I was a geologist! Now up in the Hills.
Trigg is about 2 beaches up from City beach….which hills are you in Hilary?
In Stoneville, about 5km from Mundaring. Been up here about 10 years and love it.
We should meet up sometime for a photo shoot somewhere
Rerro, impressive. Those rocks are nice material for making such a picture. Also with that licht and the bird with his wings…
Thanks so much Christian 🙂
Rerro, I like this one. I think it is your best of this session. Good light, soft shadows, great clarity and lovely water movement. The bird drying its wings on the headland is where I tend to focus my eye. Print and Frame.
Thanks Denis….it was my favourite of all those i took that day 🙂
Very well done! It’s moody but not dark. Love it!
Thanks Sara 🙂
Wow! This is amazing! <3
Thanks Ingrid 🙂
Great capture. Especially love the Heron? on the cliff. Brings the eye into the photo and gives perspective. Sky and water mimic each other
I love it. Is that a bird posing on the very tip of the rocks? It’s as if he’s saying “Notice me! I’m here too!”
Sure is….those birds love all the attention 🙂
Agree, love the colour and as alias says the bird with its outstretched wings adds another element
Love this one very much. A large print is worth framing.
Great capture.
thanks 🙂
One last photo before the 25th cut off.. Its of a shack on top of a hill in Pagossa Hills Colorado when the sun was just rising. It drew me to it because of the simplicity of it and the way the trees behind it glowed in the morning sun and the way the shadows played on the foreground. Settings: 1/60sec F11 ISO 200 taken hand held with 35mm lens at 806am https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/09cab59c334d9763ec7a6fac4ada9ecb98397c11fe509342f4b39de9e2493bfd.jpg
Really great detail and warm colours.
I am glad you like it 😉
I really like the way the light glows on the top of the trees and the shack and not much else.
Thanks so much Judy.. It was meant to be simple not alot of distractions in this case
Terri, lovely shot kept simple well taken. Nice detail in both light and colour.
Appreciate it.. I was trying for simplicity, keeping a definite POI in mind
Beautiful golden light in the trees and the hut Terri. Looks like a place to get away from it all! 🙂
It was, very peaceful and beautiful in the mountains, a great get away indeed!
Beautiful light! My parents lived in Pagosa Springs CO for a few years. It is a beautiful area.
Wonderful photo! I’ve been through there when I was a child visiting my grandparents. Love it!
Wellington Point Sunset. The silhoue https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/08eff3044947c1b7343a60f5a75a9dc7f2b5c40d43d1409cace6fff4cc11bcce.jpg tted family lined up with sun. I couldnt resist. 1/640, F20, ISO800
Wow! I like that that.
This is gorgeous! I like how the people are positioned and you can see some detail in the foreground. The sun is a bit overwhelming though; can it be toned down a bit without losing the overall effect?
Great composition, Keri. I like the blown- out sun.
Very good composition, Keri. The shot is simple, but I find it very compelling.
Beautiful composition Keri. The same problem I had in one of my earlier postings with the blown out sun. I think Rero suggested a graduated filter.
Keri, nice composition. I wonder could the highlights around the sun be taken down a little. Just me thinking out loud.
Nice special silhouette shot Keri….always difficult shooting directly into the sun as the are so many different exposures here. Shooting a bracketed sot would have been an option here to correct the blown out sun.
Great shot. I rarely have people in my photos. Maybe time to start.
Nice composition. I would try to tame the sun post processing a bit. Overall a great shot.
Such an amazing shot! Love it!
This photo was taken two nights ago in Cottage Grove, Oregon. We are in Oregon for our daughter’s graduation from the University of Oregon. Looking forward to taking some shots along the coast on our way back to California! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4a4fb19a86919850c66ec75b12b1b1039c90e2e2db6624b5535794619cc0a30e.jpg
That red sky is fantastic. It’s a moody image. I like it.
Thank you, Judy! One never knows what our cameras will capture!
Ingrid, great sky. As if it is burning. But I hope not! It gives a special feeling looking at it.
No fires in the area! I was shocked at how this shot came out. I guess I was just lucky! 🙂
Ingrid, very moody shot. I am waiting for a fork of lightening to appear. Well taken.
Thank you, Denis! There were thunderstorms in the area and might have had something to do with this shot.
Wow…that is some sky…was there bush fires in the area causing smoke?
Thank you, Rerro! There were no fires in Oregon at this time. I am surprised at how this shot turned out.
Wow! Great sky color.
Thank you, Sara! I was surprised by it, too! 🙂
I took this a couple of weeks ago. Eating in a restaurant, on the water, and couldn’t get over the weird cloud formations. Left my partner nursing a beer and ran home to get my camera and tripod. Got back and set up on a dock. The colors in the sky seemed to change after every shot. The escarpment is in the background and the glow from the clouds was lighting the shoreline.
f/11, 1/8sec, ISO 100, 18mm, tripod, Affinity HDR.
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Very interesting clouds! They seem to be moving in all sorts of directions. Lovely colour. I like your choice to have lots of sky in the shot.
Nice capture Rachel. Love the greys in this image.
Lovely sky Rachel. Clouds produce some wonderful sights don’t they.
Rachel, the beautiful colours bring some calmness in the unstructured clouds. Perhaps if that dark cloud would be a bit more grey it wouldn’t distract. Nice composition.
Rachel, love the sky in this. In particular I like the way you got some movement in the cloud.
Great capture of the sky Rachel….you have manged to get the movement on the clouds with your SS. How many shots did you take for the HDR blend and what were the SS’s?
I used 3 shots. 1/15, 1/8, and 1/4. I wasn’t thinking HDR, at the time. This week I’ve been playing with AEB set at +/- 2. Something new for me. It’s made a huge diff but nothing worth sharing yet.
Practice…practice…practice….and try new things….looking forward to seeing you images 🙂
Love the dark grey clouds in the top right of the sky, very unusual and dramatic!
Thanks Anna. The clouds were at different altitudes and the dark ones the lowest, so the sun wasn’t hitting them.
Great capture, love the dark and brooding skies.
Thanks Chris!
Ok, here’s my best golden hour shot from last January in the https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e93b935731a10d4dfab5cdb63f6fffc2e0e479f6f30c9a8ed7031c69872a2ad7.jpg Galapagos. We were crossing the equator for the fifth time, I recall. I included a bit of the ship railing just to give the photo a context and some detail. Notice that the far edge of the ocean is straight but the hills and the ship rail are not quite so. Nikon D5300; 1/1600; f/8; 16mm.
Leila, surely the ship railing gives a feeling of dept in your picture. Nice colours in the sky and in the reflection on the water.
Leila. A very exotic location and a well taken image.
The Galapagos…amazing…..on my bucket list. Great sunset Leila….I know you are on a ship/boat, but i think the picture should be straightened….unless you want it this way for a reason?
Great colors and location. I would straighten it out a bit more, from what I see the RHS is higher at the ocean. It think it would give you more impact. Personal opinion.
Beautiful image, sounds like a great trip!
Here is my third image for this month. This photo was taken from the gate of a friend’s acreage southwest of Calgary. It is an HDR image processed in Lightroom from 3 source images taken at 1/125, 1/250 and 1/500 sec at f/11 at 125mm ISO 400. I balanced the camera on a fence post to take the photos. I wanted to capture the golden light on the field. There was a storm brewing and the light was patchy. I used a curves adjustment to make the mountains slightly darker to help them stand out from the clouds https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c344537707d34a78ebd5436c64324744431ec0c1324a5b5fda33dbb4d6d93cdd.jpg
Your foreground came out very nicely. Not sure if you could work with the hazy mountains to get more pop. The clouds create that great 3D effect.
Hi Gary – I originally took a little more haze out of the mountains, but I thought it started to look somewhat unreal. I’ve been living here for years, so my eye is used to seeing the mountains being quite hazy on the horizon and the clouds often sit on top of them. The benefit of fresh eyes like yours liking at this scene is that now I will consider pushing that adjustment a little more than I normally would consider. Thanks for your comments.
lovely image, Judy. I really love the bands of colour and the different layers in this – foreground to the light on the fields, to the rolling hills, to the mountains then the clouds. Great DOF.
Thanks Kerrie. The layers of the elements caught my eye, too, at the time.
Judy, nice panoramic picture. The grass and trees are POI. Great composition as if we are walking in the scenery.
Thank you, Christian.
Judy. This is great work. Print and Frame it. You have moved to the TOP OF THE CLASS.
Wow… glad you like it Denis.
Judy….this is a breathtaking scene…great DoF….and i like that the picture has a front, middle and an end. Just beautiful 🙂 Well done!
Thanks Christine! I spotted that layering effect and wanted to capture it with the light caught between darker areas.
This is absolutely beautiful. Sometimes I forget to open the photos and realize how much I have been missing. Living in North Dakota where we consider an overpass a hill, this is stunning!
Well, I’m a prairie girl, too. I like the mountains from a distance, and hiking for a day or two is great, but after that I start to feel boxed in and I’m ready to go leave.
Great job! The muted hues and the drama in the clouds are great!
Thanks Sara 🙂
Beautiful photo, Judy. Reminds me of a Georgia O’Keefe Santa Fe landscape !
Had to use Google to search for these paintings. I see what you mean! Thank you, Peter.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f39e6577f15bd4fa258bb435f79ae294eb482b75c8e1901ad11d5b434e69d592.jpg Sunset in Varanasi, India on the Ganges River. I used my Canon 7D, ISO 100, 30mm, f/6.3, and 1/320 sec. I liked the silhouette of the boat and the reflection of the sun on the water.
Great image Peter, I love the colours and the smooth ripples on the water.
Thanks, Kerrie.
Lovely image and no smog!! Perhaps a little more space in front of the boat? Is this cropped or as taken?
Hi, Hilary. See my reply to Sara. This was as it was taken. I would have left more space in the front of the boat if I had to do it over. Thanks.
Peter lovely image. Like it.
Thanks, Denis.
Liquid gold comes to mind…i love the mercurial feel of the water in this shot Peter, and the reflection is awesome, it acts as a leading line, and the person pointing…..looks like he is pointing at the sun. Just great 🙂
Thank you, Rerro.
Great job. Was a horizontal one taken? Not sure which way the boat is facing and it works for this orientation. But just curious what a landscape shot would look like.
Hi, Sara. We were in a boat also. I didn’t take a landscape view, unfortunately. The boats were drifting quickly past each other. I was only able to catch this view in portrait mode as the boat past in front of the sun to align with the sun.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/804e42eb4b7a2e9600da1dd1c5caa1eaeb43d67f7a749e11b4d824bc0cde4f24.jpg Hi,Sara. I went back into the catalogue and found a landscape view. The sun and the sunbeam are along the 1/3 lines. I didn’t crop this picture to move the horizon off the center-point, as this would have left less space on both the left and right sides. The settings were ISO 100, 30mm, f/5.6, and 1/200.
Awesome, thanks for sharing this one. I do like the composition of the portrait one better, the colors as well. You just don’t know until you see more. Great job on posting the first one.
Sara, thanks for your input. I feel the portrait one is more dramatic with it’s colors and mood. It must have been closer to the blue hour, too.
Love the dusky red tone to this image and the way the water picks up the sun’s reflection. I think I like the portrait image best as the light on the ripples is more dramatic. Both shots are really nice.
Thanks, Judy.
Magic!!! Stunning shot Peter – the reflection in itself is a leading line up past the boat to the sun. Well done. Brent
Thanks. Brent. It truly was a magical night watching the boats drift along the river.
What stunning colors, it seems so calm and peaceful.
Thanks, Chris. Varanasi is an amazing, spiritual city.
Taken at sunset in the Colorado Rockies outside of Granby. I got the aspen glow I was looking for in this one. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b932e46b93d498997d6cb54f0da9178f65fee8d7beb1ad812dabf7be0a5319ae.jpg
I like this – and very different to all our warm country shots. There is a big difference between fore ground and the mountains – the fore ground makes you shiver, but the mountains beckon in spite of being snow covered. Pity the sky didn’t give you a few more wisps of cloud. Sunsets are like that though, very much a case of being in the right place at the right time and hoping nature co-operates!
Gary, beautiful scenery. As if we are looking to 2 different worlds.
Gary, Great capture and balance throughout. Well done.
Love the contrasting light and colour across this image…..and the UFO looking cloud resting on the mountain…a very interesting shot with lots of nuances everywhere. Great shot Gary 🙂
Fantastic shot. Really like the contrast between the cool foreground and the warm mountains.
Awesome!
Magic shot@disqus_a9IrvUHcws:disqus – yes you go that glow of the far off mountains. Looks really cold in the foreground. I like how you used the tree on the left to frame your shot. Something you can try is to lighten up the foreground a little more to balance the light. I did a quick 5 sec edit in lightroom. What do you think? Brent https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9d008a69f158451aca0bb677476a5ebfe3187d114037b9197b393d21c0772f83.jpg Also what settings did you use here?
This was with my older Nikon D5200 at f/8, 1/13 sec, ISO100 with a +0.3 exposure compensation. In your LR edit, did you use a graduated filter to bump up the exposure for the snow? Your edit looks great. Thanks,
Yes – grad filter increased exposure and whites. Brent
Very nice. Love the contrast of color in the winter.
Looks like everyone saved their best for last! Phew…there are some corkers here!!
Yes some great images posted. Love it. Brent
I took this image of a lone fisherman at sunrise from my campsite near Double Island point QLd.
1/25 sec f8 ISO 100 canon 18-55mm @ 18mm Hand held https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2a17506836160ea39e8555763a87a620442a94ceecd93b7b9ead10a4ad084661.jpg
Lovely image Kerrie. Love the pinks and generally muted tones. As Rerro says, there are some great photos being posted in these last days of the Challenge.
Thanks so much Hilary 🙂
Kerrie, really nice pastel colours. Good composition with the layered structure: dunes, sand, water. That (wo)man certainly has an added value. Lost in paradise 😉
Thanks Christian, I’d like to be lost in that paradise forever!
Kerrie. Very nice indeed. Lovely soft pastel colours. I like this. Well done.
Thanks Denis
What a gorgeous shot Kerrie…i love everything about it…..handheld on a kit lens…..makes this even more outstanding! A winner 🙂
Thanks Rerro 🙂
Wow, love the hues in this.
Thanks Gary
Wonderful! the colors are beautiful, the composition great.
Thanks Sarah.
Lovely image @kerrie_clarke:disqus – reminds me of a warm summers day. I like the depth in your image with the foreground dune leading off into the distant fisherman and water. Something you should try is to remove the highlights a little more in the sky (in lightroom drop a graduated filter over the sky and pull back the highlights). See next image. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d3087f8657ebc5ea5a59c9d6bb25099c1746636c7ebca750f6857365884b09e1.png and then your sky will pop even more. Check this out… https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e6745c6c2933f874afacae6ae83085f568beac712a2b52dbb84d9b42076a0e70.jpg
Wow…what a difference that makes. Thanks so much Brent! 🙂
What a beautiful, peaceful image!
Thanks Chris, it was a very peaceful morning.
Breath-taking beach shot. The fisherman adds perspective and uniqueness.
Thanks Peter
What a stunning image, Kerrie! A keeper to be printed, for sure.
Thanks so much Judy! I’ve never printed any of my images, I might just try this one.
I took this photo at Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Canada. It was a golden sunrise in late September last year. The settings: F11, 0.8s, ISO 100 at 28mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6d854c79460e8a180772c3071c9da2b745bed83644a57ae0282c0ba02863e98c.jpg
Janice. Great location and shot.
Thanks Denis
This is a stunner Janice…magnificent…very well done! 🙂
Thank you Rerro
Love this!!!I haven’t been out that way in too many years. Looks like a trip is in order.
Thanks Gary. I also hope to visit Banff again, it’s so beautiful.
Oh Wow. As a person who spends her vacation time at the beach, this makes me want to travel to the mountains. This is breathtaking. I just love the colors.
Thanks Kathy. I just love mountains. 🙂
Banff is such a beautiful area, I need to get back there. Fantastic job! the reflection, the colors!
Thanks Sara
Wow, that glow and reflection off the river is so good @disqus_0xljvyhrLA:disqus – good positioning and composition. Also the pops of colour on the other side of the river look pretty cool, those people give your image scale too. How can you make it better? I’m thinking opening up the shadows a little more in post and making the sky a little bluer above those peaks would help make them pop even more. Brent
Many thanks Brent. Really appreciate your suggestions, it’s a great way to learn. Good place to learn from you and from other members.
I have re-edited the photo and I really like the blue sky. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bfe30f7a1f48d1729c9657d1128cad549ddd5ba28a48cd15beb29ad507c81c50.jpg
That orange really pops against the flatter tones of the rocks and snow. Love the reflection! I’m going to have to seek out this area the next time I go there.
Yes – much better
Great image, love the sky and orange colors. Great reflection too.
Awesome image Janet, great composition and perspective, and I love those beautiful reflections.
Thanks Kerrie
Beautiful sunrise !! The tourists on the bank give you a perspective of how grandiose the mountains are.
Thanks Peter
I thought this was going to be an easy one but I had a busy month didn’t manage to get out at the right time. Used one from a few years ago. Taken from a campground on the east coast (not far from Peggys Cove in Nova Scotia). 1/640, f 3.5, iso 200 at around 40mm (using a 28-75mm). Adjusted highlights and whites in LR
Odd, the colours came across very flat and I can’t figure out how to delete and repost, so I will try this. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8da008f82acf0c56450722f2e9674c6863f82a4cb8e6e3f47cc47ae75e61cf4e.jpg
Gary, wonderful colors and lines in the could. I really like this one. The more you look at it the more you see.
Thank you Sara. That happened to be a very nice night. I managed to get a few nice ones. I have a version or two where I brought up the shadows, which brought the boathouse out of the shadows, but it kind of pulls your eye to just that section.
Love the streaks of golden light in the clouds, and then the foreground structure adds to your drama too. Don’t mind all the black on the right – it kins of gives your image a base. Colours look good on my monitor. Brent
Thanks Brent, that is the repost. I’m not sure how I managed to get the initial photo to delete. It kept showing when I was editing.
I love the many different shades of orange and yellow. The steaks lead you right to the house and pier.
Thank you Peter. Sometimes things come together.
Beautiful sky, Gary. I really like the silhouette from the buildings and rocks against the water and sky.
Thanks Judy. Glad you enjoyed.
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This photo was taken with my iPhone. The sunsets never fail to amaze me with all their colors and the turmoil in the clouds. It seems people move in and out of your line of vision and rather than wait till they moved on, I decided to include them in the photo as they were also taking pictures of the sunset. This was SOOC.
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This photo was taken with my iPhone. The sunsets never fail to amaze me with all their colors and the turmoil in the clouds. It seems people move in and out of your line of vision and rather than wait till they moved on, I decided to include them in the photo as they were also taking pictures of the sunset. This was SOOC.
These are fantastic Kathy! Scanning the posts in this discussion, I am always amazed at how different sunsets/sunrises can be yet all be so beautiful.
Thank you! And I agree about the beauty in sunsets and how they are all so different. I have learned to be patient because if the sunset itself isn’t great, sometimes the afterglow will blow you away. I have walked away one too many times thinking that the sunset was a bust but the red glow after the sun has set below the horizon can be spectacular.
Beautiful. The sky has such drama. I like the people in it. I think they anchor the shot and give some perspective and balance out the posts on the left.
A stunning capture Kathy, so much drama in the sky and you have nailed the composition.
The photo from my iPhone was much better than with my camera! The skies are amazing in SW Florida!
You nailed this one Kathy! Those clouds really make this sunset – and that’s what I’m always looking for when shooting sunrise or sunset photo’s, the clouds to “keep” that warm light. I like the silhouetted people in your image, give it scale. Also that leading line (poles in water) is a nice addition too. Brent
This is beautiful. Looks like a wildfire in the sky.
Great colors and composition. The people add so much to the sunset!
Kathy. Great shot with your iPhone.
Beautiful shot Kathy. I like the silhouette of the people, it adds real interest, and scale.
The colour is so intense – fantastic, Kathy! I like the people in the image enjoying the wonderful view.
Amazing sky! Agree, the silhouette of people make it interesting. May I ask where this was taken?
It was taken on Fort Myers Beach, FL. I am constantly amazed by how different each sunset is different from the one before.
Sitting watching the sun go down on Anna Maria Island. Sun is blown out again. I tried to fix this in post processing but failed miserably. Any tips or tricks to fix this properly would be appreciated.
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Great capture @disqus_8VjGhpbQJo:disqus – like the reeds/grass on the left framing your sun. When shooting directly into the sun like this I’d underexpose by at least 3 stops – maybe even 3 stops so that your sun is not totally white (no colour information). No matter what you do in post you can’t get it back. Brent
Brent thank you. I am really struggling with exposure control in general. I have read all the theory but just can’t seem to get my head around it out in the field. Perhaps you can do something specifically on exposure compensation?
David. I have tried similar shots and failed. I think this is great.
Thanks Denis,
I’m posting 3 photos to show the various stages of one of the most intense sunsets that I’ve seen. The shots were taken in September, 2009 from our river cruise ship somewhere south of St Petersburg, Russia, with Nikon D70, 170 mm lens, 1/640 sec, @ f/6.3, ISO200. It’s not my best work but I thought you all might find it interesting. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b4e2cc1df88677e94f212f30daf962f5b8d012144dc08f58ea75ee5140acab42.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a6b4f7e94305ade2cc47a05b9bd9540eab70ca6d364edc734cd56fb9510f95c4.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6e51780077425c10d0910ecfe8909df94f80c166dcc80867492f195bc09905e0.jpg
Yes very interesting how the colours change as the sun goes down. Clouds are a must for this kind of shot. For me it’s the final image that has the most impact with the calm reflections and the darker reds in the clouds. Thanks for sharing. Brent
Great series Richard. All great but I do have have my fav. 🙂
Wow, all great but that last one is awesome and my fave!
Richard. The last one would be my preference.
Richard, I like the second and third ones. I have to say the third one is my favorite also, the mix of colors does it I think. Well done.
My final entry for the golden hour. I was drawn to this old barn as the sun was setting and seemed to be highlighting the gold and red in the wood. Settings; 1/200 sec, F11, ISO 1800, 70mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/626f7b4e004b26c1e6dde0f432e89d97770035de0156f886ae70a3ce62e5cec8.jpg
Hi Valerie. lovely shot. Nice rustic feel to it. Good light and balance.
Thank you Denis.
Well done!
Thanks Sara.
Great capture of the light Valerie…I am at odds with the tree in foreground. I think i would be cropping this out
Thanks Christine. I actually took another angle removing the log and struggled with which one to post. I am away from my computer or I would upload it for you to see.
Hi Valerie – I really like how you have captured the light on the barn. I also like your composition with different elements in the foreground, middle and far distance.
Thanks Judy for your comments.
Hi @valerieworthen:disqus, I love the way the sun hits the barn. Funny how light can make the ordinary magical. And I don’t mean your photo was at all ordinary!
Exactly what I thought. The light created all the interest for me. Thanks Chris for the comments.
Here is my last post of a sunset over Western Washington in late July taken with my Nikon D60 at f/4, ISO 100 at 1/10 sec with a -1.7 exposure compensation then edited in lightroom for contrast and highlight/shadow tweaks. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/09f156b78015753d89259f6ffd5154d2e454bb82b1d1c97c05617d587dda9d34.jpg
Hi Gary. The shot overall is a little dark for me. I think the shadows could lifted a bit more.
Gary, the sky has a special colour. Very purple. Did you edit the colours in Lightroom or are they original? I agree with Denis for the foreground, especially because it filles half of the picture. It is certainly an interesting picture.
I didn’t edit the colors, just brought them out with some contrast and shadow tweaks in lightroom.
Hi Gary, I love that mysterious hint of light in the foreground. I wonder you could enhance that light?
Here is a further edit in LR using a graduated filter and exposure and contrast controls with a little clarity added. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f324cdba6678f281eff9e8cef47c51692a8f692838df4c1e8ed43e222fde6123.jpg
Nice job on the edit! Love it, it adds a bit more depth. Beautiful, I have not seen this much purple in the sky.
Nice edit Gary, much better!
Wild looking sky, Gary. Was it about to storm?
No, this was the actual colors that appeared right before dusk. I was amazed at the colors myself.
lovely coloring in this image Gary….any reason you decided on an Fstop of f4?
I was on a motorcycle going down the road and had to pull over very quickly to get the shot and that was where my f stop was. I didn’t take time to change it.
Fair enough….a beautiful vista and colour in that sky!
I like the edit better, too, Gary. Bringing more light to the vegetation in the foreground now makes it an interesting element of this image. That is an amazing colour in the sky.
I am hard pressed to say which one of these I like more, I love them both. Possibly the second because the foliage contrasts so nicely with the pink sky. Beautiful capture.
Thank you Chris. Even though I didn’t saturate the colors, by lightening it up a bit the details in the foreground make it for a more interesting picture instead of being a silhouette of the mountains.
My last post for this challenge, Long Jetty again. 1/6 sec F16 ISO 100 24mm https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e82a3c856122c03e2368556b557a1591645f9f5e29a39e6760e19182d0b96780.jpg
Andrew, great composition with the leading line of wooden poles (old fence?) in the reflection of the light from the sun. We are guided from left to right by the clouds and those poles. Very nice colours too.
Beautiful image!
Hi Andrew, …. I’m loving these images of Long Jetty! Soo good.
Lovely shot! Great colors and leading line.
Very nice, Andrew. Your capture draws the viewer into the moment. Peaceful.
Great shot Andrew…ticks all the boxes 🙂
While the sky is great, I really like the silhouettes of the pilons and birds and their reflections. Another great shot, Andrew.
Beautiful reflections, great capture!
I am behind on posting once again. Here is an image I took tonight at my local marsh. These are American Avocets. They were quite content to snooze in the mud as the sun was receding. I am not crazy about the color. 1/160, f 6.3, ISO 320, 600 mm https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/aeef32faf67d34d510265e1055fe76af75598dbb8b0f41b064944b9ca739b7f0.jpg .
Chris, I find the colours beautiful. I wonder if cropping the mud away for a great part (from above) would be better to accentuate the golden reflection. Nice picture with those snoozing birds.
Thank you very much @christianpiron:disqus, appreciate https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ef6b41dda8ba9fd0aec24b47f5543b5bdc19b3f1d86420ec780a7dc3f4657fe9.jpg the input. Here’s a better crop.
Chris, much better. Great picture.
Thank you @christianpiron:disqus
Chris. The additional crop works well here. Nice reflections. Well done.
Thank you @denisobyrne:disqus
Much better, lovely job!
Thank you @disqus_cdh6bhNTbb:disqus
Love this crop best, gives a panoramic feel. I also love the subtleness of the colors, the water literally looks like liquid gold.
Thank you @disqus_0mZTVOIKLI:disqus
Yes, this is better and I do love the gold water. Possibly still room to bring up the birds feathers, especially the white markings?
Thank you @disqus_OyF49F8pfw:disqus
Great composition and colors, Chris. Can you lighten the shadows a bit? When I enlarged the photo, the birds are a little too dark to really appreciate.
I like this one better, too, Chris. The birds are beautiful and I really like the golden light in the water at the front. I agree with @peterbrody:disqus that the birds are a bit dark in this post. You might be able to increase the exposure a bit and then use graduated filters to get the mud and water back down to these original tones.
Thanks @disqus_W81kCdSr3n:disqus for the feedback.
I agree, its a better crop, helps focus the attention on the birds, although I feel it would benefit from something as simple as raising the exposure value a bit with a radial filter in the middle third of the shot to help the birds stand out and focus the attention even more.
Hi Chris, I love this palette, the copper/bronze water works so well with the colouring of the birds, and the background. I do agree with Christian that cropping from the top would enhance this image.
Thanks @kerrie_clarke:disqus I will post it again after I worked on it a little more.
This one made me smile Chris, great capture!! This is only my second month yet I feel I will be with you on the last minute posts, 🙂
Haha, thanks @disqus_zS1S9COlVo:disqus , I won’t feel so bad when I am tardy then! Talk about last minute, getting ready to post another shot.
Love the reflections here Chris, and the soft glow on the surface….lovely image!
Thank you @rerrorocher:disqus
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Here it is again with the birds lightened a bit.
Great image. I do like how you brightened it up. The reflections of the birds on the still water is perfect.
wanted to get a shot of the sun just siting into the water, I took the shot from behind these long grasses to give some foreground interest. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/940fd21b2bb96651468fea0a7cf30a09e0e7148a64d7e876197fbbf0366a9e47.jpg
Lovely colors. Is it level? When I looked at the full size image, it seemed like the hrs was lower than the left. Great capture.
Love the composition, foreground does add a lot of interest. Did you do a lot of post-production editing? I ask because the colors (particularly orange) look a bit oversaturated, at least on my screen
I love how you used the grasses.
David. Nice shot. I like the interest in the foreground. Well done.
Nice composition, David. It give the image more interest, in my opinion.
I like the layers of colours in this shot David, and shooting through the grass….very creative! Well done
Rerro, thank you so much for your comments.
David I love all the layers to this photo. The grass in the foreground, the turquoise water and then the brilliant sunset! Great composition!
Thank you for your comments Kathy.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/abc739bce4cc0b2c3d080d88c11d7eb6357bbaee54c5bb49190cd826dccd46ac.jpg So the rain finally stopped enough for me to get out for a sunset. ISO 800 26mm f/22 and 1/20. I think this is my favorite one from last night. The portrait orientation is due to cars on the road on the RHS.
Sara, Pity you had to take in portrait. I just wonder could you lighten the shot in post processing. Looks a little dark to me.
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Here is a lightened version.
Sara, I think he sky has bit more going for it in this one. It is very subjective though. It all depends on how you saw the shot when taking it.
Hi Sara – I like the brighter detail in the sky on this version, but as @denisobyrne:disqus commented, it’s subjective and very much up to personal taste.
Still nothing but rain and thunderstorms last weekend and again this weekend to finish the month, so I’m stuck posting existing photos.
This is from my brother’s back yard in Phoenix, sun rising the morning of his wedding. f/4.5, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400. I kept the brock wall and houses in silhouette, raising the shadows introduced too much noise without adding interest. I do like how the two small windows also picked up light from the sky.
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Steve, lovely sky and nice light poking through.
Lovely shot. I particularly like the way the sun is peeping from behind the buildings. That certainly stops the problem of a burnt out sun!
Steve, I really like the different colors in the clouds that contrast with the blue sky. The shadows add to the drama of the sunrise.
Lovely shot. I like to put these behind things also, so it doesn’t blow out. Well done.
The light on those clouds is great! I also like the silhouette from the buildings and plants.
This one was taken about a year and a half ago – our church sponsors a hike in the Shenandoah’s every year on the Friday after Thanksgiving. As we were nearing the end, the low angle of the sun lit up this small bridge and I had to get a photo. It turned out to be the best of the trip, that I took anyways.
Settings: f/6.3, 1/100 sec and ISO 400.
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Steve. Nice shot of the bridge. Nice light and balance throughout. I think it would be better if you got down a little lower and took in the full bridge.
HI Steve – I think I would have wanted to capture that pool of light on the bridge, too. I would experiment with increasing the contrast and decreasing the shadows a bit to see if that makes the bright area more prominent.
Thank you, Judy!. I try not to have too heavy a hand at adjustments, but I see where I can improve based on your comments. I’ll have to find the raw image again and see what I can do.
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Sunset picture. I hope I did not crop it too small
Juan, Very nice shot. For me it is not too small. Just wondering is the foreground a bit dark. Maybe take up the shadows in post processing.
Thanks Denis for your feedback. I left the tree silhouette because there were houses in the foreground that were not very interesting. I will lightened it up. I am having trouble converting my large pics to 5MB.
thanks Denis. There were some not too interesting houses outside the hotel I was stayi https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f5f3fa819c7ddb238d69462150f7fe694029f5fe06a8a324d4425035b8dedbdd.jpg ng so I made it a bit darker. How does this one look?
here is a lighter version that shows the houses
Lovely golden hues in the sky Juan
Thank you Rerro
This photo was from a couple of months ago at a nearby lake, not too long after sunrise with the remnants of the Golden Hour and the sun still low in the sky, just shining through the tree. Settings: 1/125 s @ f/22 ISO-200, lens Olympus M.12-40 @ 19mm
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Rodney, lovely shot. Looks a very peaceful location. Like the sun flare. Is the horizon a little of straight or maybe it is just me. Well done.
Thanks Denis, and yes, there is slight tilt to the horizon. I generally line it up in camera and forget to check it later. Good eye.
Very nice, Rodney. I like the sun flare.
Thanks Peter. I found the tree was a good way to reduce the intensity and provide some interest.
Nice job Rodney. i agree with Denis on the straightening. Nice job on the sun flare.
Thanks Sara. See straightened version above.
Well done.
Very nice, Rodney. The sun coming through the tree is really nice. I also like that you captured the person walking their dog early in the morning. Have you already adjusted the highlights in this image? If not, you might be able to bring out a bit more detail in the surface of the water and get more definition on the sun star.
I was just photographing the tree (with the sun behind), when the dog (and person) came through. They did stop briefly just to the left of the tree trunk, which I also photographed but liked the composition of this one better. I had already done some post processing in LR and reduced highlights a number of times including the use of a rectangular grad filter off the edge of the image, so not much more I can get out of it, perhaps others might ;-).
I have now straightened the photo and also provided a little less highlight and a little more colour to the sun flare.
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Great shot of the morning sun…everything always looks better once the sun comes up!
Thanks Rerro. However, the sunrise at the nearby beach I was at earlier that morning was about to look good and ready for photos when the fog rolled in ! Then nothing but dull grey. I still took some photos but found some better ones at the above location on my way home.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0d3cbf6edeed4736a13594ebae3c521fac5e0b6253cfe1457dd48a22fa965151.jpg This was a sunset in my neighborhood a few months ago after a 24 inch snowstorm. The sky was still angry with us. Taken with my iPhone – ISO 25, 6.6mm, f?2.8, 1/125 sec.
Peter that is a lovely shot. You should have that printed for a Christmas card.
Thanks, Denis. Good idea.
Wow Peter just a fabulous shot.
Thanks, David.
Awesome shot!
Thanks, Sara.
Great shot. Did you do any post-processing, or use an iPhone filter, to get those amazing red and yellow clouds?
I used Lightroom to bring out the highlights and color of the clouds. I was shoveling snow when I looked up at the sky. Luckily I had my iPhone on me.
Peter, I really like the sunset colours showing through the tree branches. The sun is so low! Very interesting. Well done.
Thanks, Judy. The sun was setting quickly as I pulled off my gloves and dug out my phone. I had been shoveling out my driveway.
I love the snow, you have captured the morning light perfectly, well done.
Thanks,John
Nice capture of the sky. clarity great, amazing what our iPhones can do
Thanks, Lynne.
Wow…what a great shot on your phone Peter…..the exposure it has used it spot on! Love it!
Thanks,Rerro.
Wow! I love the bare trees against the orange sky.
Thanks, Chris.
Settings: Canon EOS 1000D, wide-angle lens, 20mm, 1/50 sec, f11, ISO 400.
Settings: Canon EOS 1000D, wide-angle lens, 20mm, 1/50 sec, f11, ISO 400.
This is Guincho beach, on the west coast of Portugal. When I saw the sun was going down with some nice clouds in the sky I raced to the beach to take some shots. Didn’t have much time to look for good angles, and the beach itself was full of ugly posts and parasols and things, so used these dunes to hide it! Need to do a reccie in advance some day to find the best angles (and where to park) so that when the moment comes I know exactly where to go…..
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Great use of the dunes, Anna! I think the structure of the dunes, and the colours showing behind the grasses makes this shot more interesting than a straight sunset shot.
Thanks Judy!
Gorgeous shot Anna….good composition, and i like that you ave used the dunes as your foreground here….love the sun rays through the clouds too!
Thanks Rerro!
Anna, a lovely shot despite your handicaps. Well done.
Thanks Denis!
Anna, I agree with those previous comments. Love very much tis composition.
Thanks Christian!
Wonderful job, would never know the resistance you overcame to get the shot.
Thanks Sara!
I love the dunes and how sharp the foliage is.
Thanks Chris!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3b4a162b4c9ec486996004133e24a2aa8207fb62ed73540106e0daca0959a369.jpg Fishing Boats were taken at Joe Patti’s Seafood in Pensacola, FL just at sunset. Colors remain in the sky behind the boats. Photo taken with Sony A-7, FE 28-70mm lens at 38mm, f/22.0, 1/13 sec, ISO 100.
Love the intense yellow! I love the mirror effect.
Wow. The still water reflects that vibrant sky so well! Nice job with the exposure on the boats.
Very nice capture, great reflections
Stunning.
Really like this shot with the beautiful reflections
Gosh…i love the brilliance of this photo….it is stunning Eugene….tack sharp, great composition and wonderful silhouette on the horizon too! I can see why The Sony A-7 has received such rave reviews! Well done!
Eugene, you have a great shot here. Print and frame this one.
Wow….just stunning!
Wow! Awesome!
Wow. Agree. Print and frame this. It’s breathtaking.
Stunning. This is one of my favorites. What a perfect end of the day, the reflections on the still water adds so much dimension. I love it.
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on Carter’s Creek, VA, off the Rappahannock River
f/29 1/50 ISO 100 55mm
I really like the way the color completely inundates your photo. Also the starburst around the sun, captured perfectly!
Steve, your comments are greatly appreciated. I dithered a long time as to which image to submit. Being on the water provides endless opportunities for golden hour captures. Thank-you! We were “stuck” here three days waiting for the wind to subside on the Chesapeake on our way north on the ICW.
Nice sun burst effect Fiat, and lovely reflections.
I picked this one because of the sun burst effect! Thank-you for your comments!
Fiat 76, I like this sun flare. Good reflections. Well done.
Fiat, very nice colors and composition. It looks like a nice place to be stuck in.
Peter, thank-you!
Great job on the sunburst! Lovely composition, also.
Thank-you, Sara, for your feedback!
I love the sunburst and golden tones.
Thanks, Chris!
Hope I am not late for the party… This was taken in South of Portugal, near Ferragudo, Algarve towards the lighthouse, just after sunset.
ISO 100, 18 mm, f16, 2.5 sec. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a30dc144ce634c710d3caf630e2d88f535a9a3e035cea02ba13980b4b1c5be42.jpg
Beautiful view! Great colors! I wonder if you just straightened the image just a tad so the jetty line is horizontal if that would bring a bit of balance. I would also crop it so it excludes the rocks up front.
Thanks Amber. I had the hardest time getting this straight – I used the sea as a guide since I figured the water would be straight, haha. I’ll try cropping out the rocks up front, good idea.
Nice colours with the purples and blues and the sunlight on the cliff face. The lighthouse is well placed.
A solid landscape sot Marion, it has all the elements….and the pastel colors coming through are great.As mentioned…the horizon needs to be straightened. Were you using a tripod here? As the image looks a little soft.
Yes I did. Will have to go back and try again. 🙂
Marion. Nice shot and balance. I think the horizon is a little off straight.
Yes I was struggeling with that. Any tips on how to do this easily in LR would be appreciated.
Marion. When in the Dev Mode down at the very end you will see Keys to click re Level, Vertical etc. Click on Level and it should automatically do the correction. If you also go to the crop mode at the very top ( Square on the left side) click on that and it allows you manually alter the adj. Hope this is of help.
Nice colors and composition.
Thanks Sara.
Marion, beautify colors. I would try to make the horizon straight. Also try to crop the foreground to see how the picture would look since the subject Is the lighthouse. I would agree with Amber
I was happy to be able to get at least one new shot for this challenge. This image was taken at sunset during an event called Junkstock here in Nebraska. I shot handheld on my Nikon P900.
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This is really an interesting shot with the ferris wheel. That kind of sky might even encourage me to get on a ferris wheel to take a photo.
The silhouette of the ferris wheel looks good against that sunset sky.
You captured lovely warm tones in the sky Amber
Amber, you captured the colours in the sky very well. The silhouette of the Big Wheel adds to the whole shot. Well done.
Amber, good picture with all those different tints of red/oranje…
Amber, great photo !! The I was intrigued looking at the people’s heads against the sky. Did you try taking any photos while the ferris wheel was in motion?
Great job.
Great capture!
Very early morning swimmers, (6am Winter).
Hand held, ISO400, fl54mm, f3.6, 1/1000sec
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This is beautiful. Love the arch of the colors above the sun and reflection in the water. Swimmers give it depth. Great job.
Thankyou Valerie
The aura above the sun is something I’ve not seen before because we don’t have beaches like this in Minnesota. The reflection in the sand on the beach is awesome.
Thankyou Karen
This is a fabulous shot John….love the added element of the silhouettes of people in the surf…..awesome colours and reflections….so rich!
Thankyou Rerro
John, this is good. Those brave souls posing for you !!!!!!.
Thanks Denis,They were brave, I was wrapped up in two jackets.
John, this is a remarkable picture with also those different colours around the sun and on the reflection. The silhouettes of those people certainly have a an added value.
Thankyou Christian.
Fabulous job!. Colors, surf, everything.
Thankyou Sara
Beautiful shot, John. Love the colors and the reflection in the foreground. The halo over the sun is quite stunning.
Thanks Phill
Wow. This is stunning. Where is this?
Thanks Chris, This our local beach whish is SE, Queensland Australia
very nice picture John. Did you do any post processing?
Thanks Juan, just a little, pretty much out of the camera
Beautiful. I love all of the colors. I am not sure I have seen a sunrise quite like this! The reflections on the water is perfect!
Here is my final post for this month . I added a wide angle lens to my bag yesterday (Tokina 11-20 F2.8 (IF) DX) and had to give it a test run! This shot was taken yesterday on the banks of the Bow River. We had thunderstorms yesterday and the clouds lifted just a bit during golden hour. Settings: ISO 100, 11mm, f/20, 1/6 sec. I selected the smaller aperture so I could use a longer shutter speed and smooth the water. The neutral density filter I want for this lens was not in stock, so I’ll have to wait a few weeks before I can try to get that silky water effect.
And here is the image.
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I like those moody clouds Judy and the rocks and trees along the bank of the river nicely curve round to draw me in to where the sun is glowing. While the water is calm, it would be nice to see again with the long exposure smooth effect once you get your filter.
Thanks Rodney. I’m looking forward to trying this shot again with the aid of filters.
A real treat…..well balanced, beautifully composed….can’t wait to see the flattened out water shot…..did you have a polarizer on for this shot Judy? That would take the reflection off the water, and help you see through the water, and get a glimpse of the rocks beneath the surface of the water. The CP also removes a couple of stops of light, which would help with the overall brightness of the image.
I don’t have a circular polarizing filter for this lens, but plan to get one when I get the ND filters. I know it would have helped tame that water. I’m looking forward to returning next month and try out the same shot with filters.
Judy, lovely scene and well shot. The water draws you in and around and off into the far distance. Very good.
Judy, very nice composition. The clouds, trees on left (and right) and of course those clouds with nice colours and structure.
Hi Judy, I like the way you frame the shot to draw your eyes toward the sun. The lines in the clouds, the curve of the river bank, and the reflection are perfect.
Lovely shot. Great composition.
Settings: Canon EOS 1000D, wide-angle lens, 10mm, 1/10 sec, f5, ISO 400.
Apologies for posting two images in the same day, but I’m afraid I left it to the last minute to get out with my camera, and the challenge is nearly over! This pic was also taken at Guincho beach, west coast of Portugal, near where I live. Technically it’s the blue hour rather than the golden hour as the sun had already gone down. In fact it was already quite dark when I took this, so it’s quite grainy if you look closely. Used LR to bring the detail out in the rocks and lift the sky.
One of the things I learned from this shoot was to be more careful with digging the tripod into the sand, as it can easily jam the telescopic legs!
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Very nice. Love the cool colors, the reflection and the movement of the clouds.
Very nice colours and mood
Thanks Alex.
Thanks Valerie
Fabulous shot Anna…..great composition, colour and reflections!
Thanks Rerro
Anna, I like this. For me you have captured the Blue/Golden hour. Nice reflections and balance in this shot. One question – Is the horizon a little off straight?
You’re right Denis, the horizon is a little squint! I should have spotted that before, thanks for pointing it out. Will check that next time when processing…..
Lovely shot.
Thanks Sara.
I think this is a stunning image. I happen to prefer the blue hour over golden hour, but that’s just me.
Thanks Chris, I haven’t taken many shots in the blue hour before, and I found it quite tricky with the settings since there’s not much light to actually play with, but I’m pleased with the overall result of this one (as long as you don’t look too closely at the graininess!).
Here is my last photo. Am not entirely happy with this so will appreciate any comments . I wanted to bring out the light on the boat but not sure how to do so in LR. This was taken on solstice evening – iso100; 50 mm f5.6; 1/30. Perhaps my iso should have been higher . Any suggestion appreciated.
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Hi Lynne, can you confirm what lens you were using and if you were on a tripod for this shot and what mode you were shooting in….i can then give you an informed response to your question 🙂 The sun and the colour is glorious here by the way!
Hi Rerro, Yes I was on a tripod. I was in aperture priority; using Pentax DA 50-135 mm lens. Unfortunately I was in a foot of seaweed also so perhaps the focus is not as clean as it could be. Thanks for any thoughts on how I could improve. Cheers
Thanks for the info Lynne…with that lens i think you could open up the aperture and shoot at F2.8….to let more light in. Then being on a tripod you could have left the ISO on 100, and then adjust your SS till your exposure is balanced. You might have a SS of around 5s, so a remote shutter release would be handy, or just use the 2sec timer on your camera to reduce camera shake.Also, i would be manually focusing on the boat. Remove auto-focus and lens stablization, as in the low light, your lens will be trying to focus all the time. Hope this helps 🙂
Thanks Am going to try this again.
Great advice here – Also remember to keep your image and exposed otherwise the sun will be “blown out” – meaning that the sun will be overexposed and there is no way to fix it. Shooting directly into the sun can be tricky, My suggestion is to shoot multiple exposures and then create one HDR image. I’ll create a lesson on this shortly. Brent
Hi Lynne. Despite all your own critic, It is a interesting shot and I like it as is.
Love the colors. Great composition.
You could use a radial filter over the boat to lighten the boat and make it stand out more from the background. Try playing with adjusting the highlights/shadows/contrast with the radial filter over the boat.
Yes I agree – Use a radial filter and then increase the shadows @lynnefmurphy:disqus
Hi Lynne – the blue and orange in the sky is terrific. It really pops. Not sure about lightening the boat, but I may have taken a 3nd shot to get a brighter exposure for the boat and then blended that into the other image. On another note, I’m vacationing on PEI for the next week. Would you like to meet up? You can leave a message for me at ‘Inn at the Pier’, Cavendish.
Great idea to catch up – Maybe we should organise a BootCamp meet-up around the world. Enjoy. Brent
This photo was taken on my Samsung phone. I was in a hotel in Wisconsin and a storm had just past. I opened the curtains and that golden cloud hit me right in the eye. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that before. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4964bff4ada3586280493960693084aa32e2f0c7138fd57110b89d1e99a0ce44.jpg
Very interesting cloud colour that….that is the magic of the refraction of light!
Beautiful shot.
Awesome shot! I think maybe I would crop it so that the trees or bushes on the bottom don’t show.
Wow! Great golden colors. Nice job
The best camera is the one you have on you – even if it’s a phone. Great capture Karen – I can just imagine your amazement when you open the curtains to see that golden light. Brent
This was taken while out storm chasing in Tucson, Arizona during typhoon season. We were out in the desert waiting for the typhoon and lightning to get closer to us so we took photos of the spectacular sunset. Thee clouds added a new dimension to the sunset. It was taken with my Sony a7Rii and the kit lens 24-70mm ISO 100 f/5.3 It was on aperture priority but I believe it was like a 20 sec shot.
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Love it Karen
What beautiful sky Karen….i am tending towards removing the foreground and having a ‘Just sky’ shot here or bring the detail out of the foreground using the density filter tool in post processing
Karen, great shot. Love that sky. I would take Rerro’s suggestion up, and see what happens. It is still a very good shot as is.
awesome sky – tis the feature event here!
Awesome, I would either try lightening up the bottom a bit or crop most of it out as the star of the photo is the sky. Love the golden colors.
Wonderful colors and texture in this image, Karen. The contrast between light and dark makes for an interesting depth of field.
OMG, this is stunning!!!
The sky is stunning.
Absolutely beautiful!
Love these storm clouds and the colors the sun is painting on to them. Awesome job.
Wow Karen those clouds look amazing. I clicked on the image to see it large – and the clouds look almost alien like. Really like your composition and the fact that you out the horizon in the lower third of your image. Well done. Brent
It’s my favorite of that trip. I did get a few lightning shots but I’m a cloud nerd and I found them to be a better subject. Arizona is amazing for their golden hours. We had to do scorpion, tarantula and snake checks every 10 minutes once the sun went down and the storms got closer. We found 1 tarantula right in front of the door to the van. Once we heard the thunder, we had to leave because it becomes really dangerous.
Can’t wait for news on the Africa trip.
Karen
Amazing clouds, and the light on the underside is beautiful! And rather scary too! Great shot.
Amazing photo Karen. And you’re chasing a storm for …….?
Karen
beautiful sky. The shape of the cloud looks like a tornado.
What a beautiful shot. The clouds and all the colors are just amazing! I think it is the pre/post storm that makes for the best photos. There is so much dimension in the sky!
My last shot for this challenge taken at Mona Vale Beach. ISO 100, f8, 10 sec at 22mm. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b9e1326684c2d21793fa3834e1b3bfc6e7da16be996ea9be4dfdb01924ee58c0.jpg
Lovely colours here Karen….I like the water on either side…makes for a unique shot….and the golden colour on the wall is glorious!
Karen. Lovely soft glow to this shot. Nice balance.
Beautiful shot. Well done.
Wow! Spectacular image!
Thankyou
Stunning colors! I would try cropping the telephone pole out or maybe photoshopping it out.
Love the colors. Great photo!
Thanks Barbara
Your welcome
Ooh, a long exposure – nice @disqus_VqadTxOfuV:disqus like the smooth water and the warm post/pre sunrise/sunset colours on the tidal pool. I agree with @disqus_V8qdLLvuW3:disqus about the pole, remove it if you can. Brent
Yay me. Finally got a semi sunset today at our Amateur Radio Field day here in Cambridge, MD. This town sits on the Choptank river. I used my Nikon D5300 w/ a nd partial filter, settings were. f/8 for 1/2 sec @ISO100, 22mm. Please enjoy. I will try to comment tomorrow on others when I get home. Having to use cell phone data today 🙂
Yay me. Finally got a semi sunset today at our Amateur Radio Field day here in Cambridge, MD. This town sits on the Choptank river. I used my Nikon D5300 w/ a nd partial filter, settings were. f/8 for 1/2 sec @ISO100, 22mm. Please enjoy. I will try to comment tomorrow on others when I get home. Having to use cell phone data today 🙂 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/28682db686da14ae663e9d1589aca3fcad9d632581bf523b588931402a884b31.jpg
Fabulous Barbara…..like that you have flattened the water with the slower SS.
That’s the sort of shot that works well with a ND filter, is that why the rocks are correctly exposed or did you do a bit in Lightroom or something?
Thanks. Yes i used lightroom to bring the shadows up and photoshop to bring up the exposure a little on the rocks. Reason was I purposely had the exposure a little dark prior to using the filter so I could slow down the water.
Barbara, very nice shot. Everything is together. Well done.
Thank you
I love this image, your sharp foreground, and beautiful effect on the water…SO well done Barbara.
Thank you Kerrie
This is very eye catching! Love the detail. Great photo.
Thank you
Nice job, love the colors.
Thanks
Well done, Barbara. Love the composition of this shot with strong foreground and the colors in the distance. Interesting effect with the slow shutter speed.
Thanks. I was trying hard to get the water to go soft.
Beautiful shot! I love the contrast between the rocks, water and sky. <3
Thank you.
Very nice!
Thank you so much Shannon
Well done Barbara – you captured a great sunset. Like the warm light on the horizon and the reflected clouds. Kind of like the greenish tint in the foreground rocks. This image has a calm feel to it. Brent
Thank you very much Brent
Yay Barbara! It’s a lovely image! So calm and peaceful!
Thanks
Barbara, great contrast between the foreground and the sunset. did you have a flash or light hitting the rocks? Well done
Thanks. No i didn’t use a flash. I adjusted the rocks in photoshop.
nice job
I think this one qualifies as a golden hour shot – you can see the glow on the horizon – but it’s more blue really. Anyway, I took this one a couple of weeks ago, it’s one of three I submitted to the annual Auckland Photo Day, a 24 hour photo competition open to all, the theme this year was “Your Day In Auckland”. This was taken about 15 minutes before sunrise. I hadn’t planned on having anyone in the shot but this runner came jogging by and I pressed the shutter – a bit of blur in a runner is good, to imply motion, but it seems to me the blur is a bit over done here due to a slow shutter speed of 2 sec, and a relatively narrow aperture of f11, ISO 250, 24mm. 1/3 or maybe 1/6 of a second would have been better, but I wasn’t set up for it. I still like it though, you might imagine an ethereal apparition emerging from the mist… having someone in the shot certainly adds something in any case.
Now, get this: one of the top three photos in that competition was taken on this same beach, about 100 odd metres further down, looking back to where I was, about 40 minutes later when the sun had risen and was lighting up the mist and the beach. This one also has someone in the shot, walking their dog – in sharp focus, much faster shutter speed. You can see it here https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12075185 , it’s the 5th one down, can’t miss it. I’m pretty sure I even saw this guy, walking around with camera and tripod in the same area, and I wondered if he was shooting for the competition. I reckon he was taking that one while I was shooting further up the beach around the boat ramp. I like my shot for it’s moody pre-sunrise atmosphere, but on balance I have to admit his is the better shot, the light is better at any rate, a true golden hour shot, and the human element is more relatable – what do people think? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/049ed455c1fecc931c2b8 eab9d3d32a1752f574c30b7496f5022e671e39de9b5.jpg
Hi Alex, i can’t seem to access your image…..can you please re-upload?
Alex. I am unable to see your shots.
Edit your post and send me link to your image and I’ll repost it. Brent
Brent, Rodney has fixed the problem, see above, cheers
Alex, seems like this was your image? (The Disqus link in your post appeared to be split in two). https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/049ed455c1fecc931c2b8eab9d3d32a1752f574c30b7496f5022e671e39de9b5.jpg
I do like the misty moody feel with the soft glow of the sun at the end of the beach.
Looks misty. Nice leading lines and the shadowy figure helps lead the eyes to the sun glow
Thanks Lynne.
That’s the one Rodney, thanks for that. Don’t know how that little stuff up happened.
When you are editing the post, the image link is just plain text. I have sometimes continued to edit my post while it is uploading the photo and found it then put the link in the middle of what I have written.
You may have simply moved the cursor into the link text and pressed the space bar.
Try editing your original post or just upload again. Then you might get the comments now being addressed to me 😉
I love the misty moodiness! I think I would crop it so that there’s a touch less foreground. That way, the horizon wouldn’t be right in the center.
Wow, i really need to travel. I love the colors of the hill and the mist.
Rodney, lovely capture here. Great balance throughout.
Thanks Denis, however I cannot take any credit for the photo. @disqus_gaqxeQxtLL:disqus took this one as per his post above. I merely tried to help by finding the broken link to his image.
Lovely soft almost surreal image.
Wow @disqus_gaqxeQxtLL:disqus what a story. Right place at “almost” the right time. Your image is equally good in my opinion – love that misty surreal feeling and the ghosting of your runner adds to the mystery of your shot. I also like the first warm colours of the sunrise off the water. Well done. Brent
Thanks Brent, it’s a funny old world sometimes!
Awesome shot.
Here’s my second attempt at sunrise taken this morning, June 24. Canon Rebel T4i 1/60 sec., f/7.1 37mm ISO 100. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/edd45b3e5b7735353088a23898f996aaddde7b1c37d231477b460669af09a1c9.jpg
I like this one, but personal opinion, too much of the tree on the right hand side. The lake and the sky is beautiful though.
I see what you’re saying Sara about the tree on the right. I could have cropped some of it out.
Very nice!
Lovely colour in the sky here Lisa
Beautiful sunrise. Love the blue and golden colors. I also like how you used the trees to frame the sunrise. Great job!
I love this. Love any picture with dark trees and a beautiful sunset! Well done.
Thanks Chris!!
Lisa, lovely sky in this one. I like the light on the water, nice soft touch to it.
Thanks Denis!
Very nice
Lisa, this is a very nice landscape. I like the fact that you used the framing concept for the sky. Well done
Thank you!
I think I should have bought Brent’s Sunrise Recipe Cards!! Not the best photo, but I was trying to capture the sunburst effect with this morning’s sunrise. Tried changing my settings as others suggested on my first sunrise post here a couple weeks ago. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9c4f7c173fea93e08ff1a5231b71a10b920f7340a2ae2a04f5c7f72948445036.jpg My settings using my Canon Rebel T4i: 1/160 sec, f/29 90mm ISO 640. I think it’s a great shot. It captured the sunburst but I got some glare or reflection off dust on my lens or something that blemishes an otherwise nice shot. However, that being said, I learned by changing my settings I was able to capture the sunburst effect and that’s what I was trying to learn and practice this morning! So in that regard, I consider this photo a win! 🙂
Great job Lisa. The glare is a matter of personal opinion. Great job with the sunburst.
Love the sun rays and the highlights on the clouds, Lisa. I’d be interested to know the settings you used.
Thanks Phil. If you click on the “Read More” under the photo you’ll see the settings. Sorry I inserted the photo in the middle of my descriptive text so you don’t see it all!
I found the settings, Lisa. I didn’t notice the “see more” when I first looked.
Lisa, indeed a great shot of a sunburst. Also beautiful colours.
This is great! This shows off the golden hour perfectly IMO. The only suggestion I have would be to try cropping so that the sun is at an intersection of the thirds (I think that intersection has a name, but I can’t think of it.)
Great suggestion! So many little details to remember, but that’s what makes a photo great…the little details!!
Love the rim light around the clouds…..and the sun star….awesome!
I kept thinking “every cloud has a silver lining”…been a rough week for me so this made me feel hopeful!!
You did a great job capturing the sunburst. The photo is quite nice, and I like the silhouette of the duck on the water as well as the trees. Great job!
Thanks Barbara!
Well done @lisa_chapin:disqus – You’re doing exactly what you supposed to do with the BootCamp challenge, and that’s to challenge yourself – push your photography and try new things. That’s how your learn and improve. Well done on choosing a very small aperture to capture the starburst effect. It’s not an easy thing to capture. With such a small aperture and you tend to capture all the dust and blemishes on your lens and on your sensor. Keep trying, you’ll nail it soon. Brent
Thanks Brent! I think I’m ready for the July challenge. This getting up early to catch the sunrise is starting to catch up with me!! I need some sleep! 🙂
Beautiful sunburst. Sometimes I catch it, sometimes it’s a blob. Excellent capture.
Thanks Chris! I’ve been trying to learn from the feedback I get from others. It’s been helping me learn what techniques I need to try to get a little better each time I’m out shooting!
Lisa, you certainly did achieve your goal here. Very nice sun flare and well captured.
Thanks Denis! I’ve been taking the notes from comments and trying to apply them and learn a little more! Being a member of Boot Camp is really helpful!!
Really nice shot. I think you could improve it by cropping out some of the foreground. You can easily remove the nasty glare spots with the spot removal tool in Lightroom. The image is so stunning, I really did not even notice them at first. Very common with this type of shot and very small aperture.
Thanks for the tips Jim!!
This is the first image that I have posted. Taken at sunrise at a lake near my home outside of Denver, Colorado. I was experimenting with manual mode settings using a handheld 150 – 600mm lens at 150mm. I settled on a fast shutter speed to compensate for handholding the heavy lens. 1/500, f 5.0, ISO 250, AWB. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b516ec36933e99c3852d4f6f1ee91601ec1640af9e28cc4d0dcfc8b9631a4a9a.jpg
Stunning photo! Love the layers of colors!
Phill Great shot, the left side looks a little lower than the right.
Phill, great colours; great scenery. Beautiful reflection.
Wow! Love it!
I like how the sunset and spilled over and been nicely reflected across all the water.
Golden layers across the waters and the sky…..and the silhouette of a bird too…magic!
This is a fablous photo. I love the golden colors and the colors on the water. The trees and colors really make the photo. My only question and it could just be my exhaustion from Amateur Radio Field day, but is the horizon level?
Congratulations on posting your first image @disqus_JQVpboANte:disqus – and it’s a stunner! Good idea to you a fast shutter speed with a longer lens. Your sky has amazing warm colours and I really do you like the reflection off the lake. How can you make this image is better? To me, this image is a little too busy – I think if you simplify the composition a little more, the image will pop more. Example: Zoom in with your lens and decide on only showing one of those silhouetted trees in the foreground, or focus on the foreground grasses with a wide open aperture. Simplifying your scene makes for a better image. Hope this helps. Well done. Brent
Wow, what I a great image! I love the feeling of peacefulness it exudes.
Phil, well done on your first post and welcome to Boot Camp. Very nice image, and nicely composed.
Very nice work Phil. Really nice of that bird to fly by at just the right time.
Here is my submission! This photo was taken at sunset https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/433a52756a21d4121af76dca0388405815604d318508453a15186fc6bec039f4.jpg on the Oregon Coast in Gold Beach. It was shot at 1/1250 sec. f5.6 32.1mm; ISO 400 B
Nice silhouettes against amazing clouds and colour…just love how the sun is glowing on those clouds!
Thank you so much, Rerro!
Very beautiful sunset. Like the silhouettes and the composition of the photo.
Thank you so much, Barbara!
Wow Ingrid and those clouds look amazing! I also like your silhouette of tree – it adds scale to your image. On my screen this image looks slightly under exposed – which is fine when you are photographing a sunset but I think you could lighten it up a little in post. Try it. Brent
I’ll try it! Thank you, Brent!
Ingrid, good composition. Great coloured clouds with the darkening blue sky. Perhaps just give some details in the foreground.
Thank you, Christian, for your input!
Ingrid, I like the shot. The sky is mesmerising and great. I would agree with Brent re exposure.
Thank you so much, Denis!
Great shot. I love the PNW.
Thank you, Rachel! It’s an amazing part of the country.
Nice! Love the colors.
Lovely colors.
Thank you, Sara!
Oregon and particulary the coast holds fond memories for me.. I never get tired of the natural beauty and amazing landscapes of that area. This is gorgeous… the colors are so rich and deep and I like the way the trees frame the clouds and sky.. GREAT JOB!
Beautiful!
This is a really good photo. Love the colors and silhouette of the trees.
Ingrid, I like the way the clouds and the branches line up well together. My eyes zig- zag back and forth across the photo. Great colors of the sky.
Ingrid, I love this photo. The composition is great and the way trees are silhouetted against the colors in the sky is stunning. I would put this in my portfolio of best work !
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I took this sunset photo when we were out on Safari in South Africa. The sky was just amazing. We had stopped for a break and drinks. I did not have a tripod (not really space in the safari jeep for a tripod) so this was handheld. F-stop f/4 Shutter speed 1/40 sec ISO 100 focal length 24 mm. I guess I could have used a high ISO so I could use a smaller aperture. Do you think the photo is better with the foreground darker so the trees are pure silhouettes, or lighter?
Beautiful wispy clouds in the sky with great colour….:) Like a painting
I like the way the clouds are in the sky. Great capture of the beautiful colors.
Magic capture Elizabeth – I do like these silhouetted trees in the foreground. Those clouds really do rock! I’m missing Africa right now (my motherland) but I’m in the process of organising a photo safari for next year. The more I look at your image the better it seems to me – those clouds on the top left draw me into your image kind of like leading lines. Excellent work. Brent
Elizabeth, I find this a great picture with those moving coloured clouds. Especially the curls in those clouds. Beautiful foreground too.
Beautiful image. Of course I love the clouds and colors but I really love the tree silhouettes.
Elizabeth. A magical shot. Love the sky and the way it leads you through the shot.
Beautiful photo. Makes me want to be there.
Great shot. Like the trees as silhouettes
Great shot. Love the colors. Nice silohettes in the foreground to add interest and frame the sky.
Great job! I like it as it is, but it is all a matter of personal opinion. You could post a lighter version so we could see the difference.
Love the swirl of color in the clouds and the wispy effect adding movement. The way the clouds act as leading lines down to the trees is a nice touch. Nice contrast between blues and orange in the sky and the sillouettes of the trees at the bottom.. Good job!
Here is my submission. My settings were 1/3200 sec at f/10, ISO 400, 129 mm. I used Brent’s Recipe card for Lake Dusk Shot as a starting point for my settings, but I used aperture priority mode, so my camera chose the shutter speed. To be honest, most of the photos I shot that day included the sun in the frame, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that excluding the sun really created the golden glow I was hoping to capture.
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Shannon, Great golden tones and I like the composition with the boat. The “other than the sun” photos often surprise.
Thanks!
What a great capture Shannon……the colour in the sky is mesmerizing! Brent’s recipe cards work a real treat…..i have them too 🙂
Thank you very much!
Love this photo. It has such a great golden color to it and the composition is spot on.
Great capture @disqus_V8qdLLvuW3:disqus – So glad you are using my recipe cards when photographing these images. What’s striking about this image is the golden glow reflected off the water, and I really like your point of interest in the foreground the boat. Something to think about next time is to try to leave some space in front of the boat for it to move into. Well done. Brent
Thank you! And thank you for the tip about leaving space in the front of the boat! So much to think about!
Shannon, lovely shot. I have those cards as well and find them very informative. I like the soft glow and how you adopted the settings to get the shot.
Thank you!
Love the golden color.
You gotta love that golden hour soft light!
Love the color, great golden hour sun.
Sorry all for the two week absence & silence. I was on a 2 week photo shoot trip to Montana including the Bitterroot Valley & Mountains, Glacier National Park & Yellowstone National Park. This is my second submission. I actually shot this from the parking lot of my condo in Columbia Falls just outside Glacier National Park. I walked out to get something out of my car and wow! This is what I saw so I grabbed my camera and started shooting. My settings were ISO 800, 55mm, F5.6 at 1/60 sec, hand held. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/93faadf2d4b86280b0326db3a0bec93309bb7ec4785194f343cf2b7c6f9c0392.jpg
Wow, beautiful colors! Did you do a lot of post work or did it really look like this? Stunning.
I did a little bit of post but it pretty much looked just like that.
Jim, right place right time. You can’t beat it. I love those moments. Great sky and atmosphere.
Thanks Denis.
I love these kind of moments – when we’re not expecting it and nature gives us a little kick in the butt! This is when I scramble to find the closest camera and hope it has a formatted memory card and charged battery in it. Well done, love those little patches of pink at the bottom of those blue clouds. Brent
Thanks Brent. I am quickly learning to not go anywhere w/o my camera, and as you stated, in a state of readiness to shoot.
Amazing variety of colors. Love this.
Thanks Rachel.
Great capture- awesome colours. Love those moments
Beautiful! These moments tend to be the ones we remember because they are unexpected.
Love those colors!
Nothing like morning in the National parks to capture natures palette of colors and what a setting.. Nice colors and scene 😉
Thanks Terry
For my third submission I shot this while I was staked out at Fisher Cap Lake in GNP waiting for a moose that never showed up. This was the scene in the background above the lake as the sun slipped below the moumtains. I shot this at ISO 1250, 116mm, F8.0 and 1/400 sec. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2f8a6b899b0e3093a3a5e87c525b158eb53506afeacf81dec1f082eca0cd6086.jpg
Jim I like this. I like the way the cloud is just clipping off the top of the mountain. Gives a nice sense of movement.
Stunning – like that golden cloud “burning” off the top of the mountain. Anyone else see the number 4 in the snow? Brent
Yup!
Thanks Brent. I really appreciate and value your comments.
What a powerful looking photo.
Thanks Rachel.
Love the cloud scraping the top.
Awesome shot! Love that area of the country.
very nice shot. It looks like something I would find in an advertisement for the Fantastic Four with that large 4 on the lower left and then have them all at the top of the mountain.
Thick fog burning off the top of the mountain is really interesting.. Almost like a fire… Could use a little dehaze on the mountain itself but no big deal.. Like the number 4 in snow.. Good point of view and composition..
Looks like the rock is on fire. Nice picture.
This is my fourth & final submission and my only sunrise submission as I am not an early riser. One morning however, I did get up at 4am to get to the Lee Metcalf wildlife preserve in Stephensville, Montana to get photos of Osprey fishing in the Bitteroot River just as dawn broke. No such luck that day because the water was too high and was too fast due to major flooding in the area. My consolation prize for getting up early, however, is the photo below. If you look closely you can count at least 24 water fowl & birds in flight in the background. I did not even notice them in the viewfinder of my camera when I took the shot. Only noticed them once I looked at the image on my computer. My setting were ISO 2200, 70mm, F4.0 & 1/1000 of a second. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e4b25d0ad4114d2df1de50ae7d84e9f1bd0e63b40c5799a80f64f79157bfd0e0.jpg
Jim. It is terrible when a plan goes astray. You did well though. One thing I have learned during all these past challenges is “Flexibility”. Good shot.
Thanks Denis. We always need to keep in mind that we have to deal with whatever mother nature gives us.
Gorgeous colors and detail.
Thanks Rachel
Well done. You never know what kind of resistance you’ll run into-turns out pretty great sometimes.
Love the colors!
Thank you, Shannon!
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I am not entirely sure this counts as golden hour photography, it was right as the sun was settiing. Of course when I want a beautiful orange sky, there is not one to be found so instead I photographed my neighborhood Canadian geese. Here they had some goslings and they were all drinking out of a watering hole that you can’t quite see. There is some golden light on them, but I will let the group decide if this is not golden enough. Settings were: 120mm, F 5.6, 1/250, ISO 100
Chris, if it was taken during the golden hour then it is a Golden Hour image in my book. Some lovely golden feathers highlighting the shape of the geese along with a couple of golden headed goslings. A family enjoying and soaking up those nice rays of the setting sun.
Thank you @disqus_QehLPdlEcl:disqus !
It’s golden enough I’d say – it’s clear the sun is low on the horizon by the highlights on the birds – very cute!
Thank you @disqus_gaqxeQxtLL:disqus golden enough, haha. Like that.
Chris, beautiful picture. Some little ones has golden feathers, just as the parents. Long shadows for low sun. Well done.
Thank you @christianpiron:disqus
That is a lovely shot Chris. We have had lots of sunsets, but this is a beautiful change – proud parents and their very cuddly chicks enjoying the evening sun. Great one!!!!!
Thank you @disqus_OyF49F8pfw:disqus the geese are a challenge in my neighborhood, I love them but many people do not. I especially love gosling season.
Chris, a very nice shot. Soft sun , shadows, lighting. Golden Hour all right.
Thank you @denisobyrne:disqus
Lovely photo. Looks to me like it qualifies.
Thank you @rachelgilmour:disqus
Nicely done, Chris. “Golden Geese and Goslings” .
Thank you @peterbrody:disqus
Really nice shot Chris. The golden hour lighting is awesome. I think this definitely qualifies.
Thank you @disqus_sy7k92j4W1:disqus
Lovely shot! Definitely Golden Hour.
Thank you @disqus_cdh6bhNTbb:disqus
Looks like golden hour to me. Great composition! My eyesight isn’t the greatest in the world, so it could just be me… but are the chicks and goose in the back in focus? If not, would a slightly narrower aperture have gotten them all in focus with the background still out of focus?
Thank you @disqus_V8qdLLvuW3:disqus, it’s definitely not as sharp as it could/should be. No excuse but I had driven by them, got home, ran and got my camera and then ran back down the street. So I just wanted to capture this while the light was good and before they swam across the lagoon. I don’t post my pics enough because I am generally not happy with them. Need to work on that issue.
Chris
very nice reflection of the light.
Love this. The light highlights on the birds draws your eyes.
I took this photo last weekend at a nearby lake as sunset was approaching. I was taking photos of a group of pelicans and seagulls gathered on a sandbar when this pelican flew by. I had been using aperture priority for the relatively still groups of birds, so didn’t have a chance to change settings. I would have liked to have increased the shutter speed to get a clearer photo of the pelican but regardless, I still liked the image so have posted it here for my last submission of the month. Settings: 1/400s @ f/6.7 ISO-500, lens M.Z.75-300 @ 300mm.
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Pretty cool shot. Love the color.
Thanks Jim
Rodney, this is picture with a rather abstract background. Great colours. I personally have some troubles with the combination of the pelican and this background. Perhaps because the pelican is rather small in this picture. I think a crop could give more POI to the pelican.
Thanks Christian. Regarding the crop, there is not much I could crop off the right without losing the negative space for the pelican to fly into. I have looked at a crop from the bottom and changing the aspect ratio. I didn’t want to lose the golden colours from the top. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/77eaf5c049199d77e3ce9ddd3e542630f746e171cfa559434377c3ed2430e983.jpg
Lovely colors.
Thanks Sara
Great composition, and I love the golden light!
Thanks Shannon
Thanks Shannon. I didn’t notice how good the colour was till later on my computer.
Amazing shot! The different tones of the water and the streaks make for a really interesting photo and you tell a bit of a story since the pelican has an empty beak. Frameable.
Thanks Leila. I didn’t notice the tones until looking at the photo later.
Hi @disqus_QehLPdlEcl:disqus, I have the exact same photo that I almost posted! I wonder if you are my neighbor? Ha. I LOVE all things pelicans, they are an interesting bird so of course I love this capture. Great shot!
Thanks Chris. Perhaps this is a different pelican to yours 😉
I am in agreement with Christian… Background too distracting and I think cropping it closer would help alot. I love the colors and the bird but the water is distracting me from the main subject.. Nice golden glow and texture of the ripples on the water. I love pelicans, fascinating birds . 😉
Thanks Terri. I liked the similar colours and the pelican blending with the tone of the background. I did a slight crop and posted with Christian’s comment below.
I really like this shot. A great capture for having no time to set-up. You’ve left lots of room for the bird to fly into. Cropping was mentioned but I think it would take away from the quality of the image as the image is a bit soft.
Thanks Rachel. As you say there is plenty of space for the pelican to fly into so limited opportunity to crop.
Hey everyone, while I was out running around Montana, my wife captured this image of the sunrise one morning on our farm with just her smartphone. I am so proud of her for getting this shot that I wanted to share it with you all. Don’t expect any comments from the group on it. I just wanted you all to see it and realize that there are great photo opportunities all around us if we look fro them, even here in Ohio, USA. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/034ce535560c8369eeddbe9665086afc0aa83623d4b7ffc7f4ed6f1f8e52392c.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d1edac41ec122ac0b77c33bfb756ad090d9c2c17f1e78e4c39a5b4071a37ac67.jpg
Lovely. Wonderful capture
Jim, still a picture with great colours and a genral good feeling.
Beautiful shots. You should be proud of her she did a great job!
Beautiful!
Wow, what a lovely photo. It’s true, beauty is all around us and it’s good (for me at least) to remember this. I love this picture, great capture.
beautify picture Jim. The fog and the collars are wonderful.
Is there a way to straighten up the corral gate in front of the horse? (It may not be possible because the horizon may get crooked..
At first glance I prefer the original one (bottom) with less yellow .. For me it was more natural and hides the grainy texture. I love the fog and sillouette of the horse against the horizon. Very nice the way the colors fade in the fog . Peaceful . Nice capture of a rural scene.
Thanks Terri
I’m sorry for posting two images so close together, I will do better next challenge. I am not entirely thrilled with this, could’ve been sharper, obviously. This is Pigeon Point Lighthouse on the California coast. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/368de6300fb0bf726ce00ef63d3800fff60f0a8f1000e69c5f08b7ba9aaa7c82.jpg
Chris, I like this a lot! I would either try to balance out the sun in post processing or crop out the flag pole. Nice colors.
Thank you @disqus_cdh6bhNTbb:disqusTtook your advice, cropped the flagpole and worked on the sky. Thanks!! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/51c28c5877cb9114695bb2a6344c11f5ce3b530e9f2319e4737a9ab35bb05ab8.jpg
I definitely think this one is better.
Well done! Now the lighthouse has all the attention.
Wow, a really nice shot. I like the golden glow on the right side of the lighthouse. What would it look like if you cropped out the buildings on the right? More in a portrait mode.
Really pretty picture. I prefer the cropped version
Very nice, Chris. I like this version.
Chris, very nice work. I like the cropped version best. Pigeon Point is one of my favorite spots on the San Mateo coast.
Really nice shot Chris. Love that golden light! I think cloning out the flagpole would really improve the image as it is a bit distracting. The low silhouetted structure on the lower right really helps to balance the image. You could actually crop off the sun and some of that structure possibly and still have a really nice image. Some might say that the sun is a too bright spot which draws your eye away from your subject initially. Play around with it some and see what you think.
This challenge in now closed, soon (on the 15th of next month) we’ll have the magazine published. Well done everyone. Brent
Brent suggested posting photos based on our “Passion”. I’ve been struggling with this one and have finally decided that, recently, my passion has been astrophotography. So much so that I bought a lens specifically for that purpose.
This picture, of the Milky Way’s core, was shot in my backyard. Wispy clouds were coming in and light pollution is on the left side. Palm tree fronds in the lower left. Really have to get away to the country to get a better shot.
Samyang 12mm manual lens ( 19mm FF equivalent ) set at f/2, ISO 1600, 20sec. Extensive post processing, in Affinity, to bring out and enhance the colors that are already there.
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Hi Rachel, Awesome image…..you can post these images in the ” passion Project” section of Bootcamp.
Now I know that! LOL!
Hi @rachelgilmour:disqus – great shot, why not post it in the first BootCamp challenge – 01 Passion Project here: https://shareinspirecreate.com/bootcamp/01/ Brent
That makes sense. Just didn’t realize or think about doing that.