Sunset - critiques please....

reddeathdrinker · 25 Jul 2006 at 13:23

3 nights in a row, down to Findhorn bay to catch a sunset.....dedication, or just plain nuts?

Can I get some technical feedback on this pic?

1/4000s, at f/6....

Cheers

PaulStat · 25 Jul 2006 at 13:34

I love the colours and overall feel of the pic, but I can't help feeling the Sun is in the wrong place.

Got any shots of a few minutes later?

nero120 · 25 Jul 2006 at 13:46

The colours are great but I feel the trees and land should be darker. Maybe spot meter for the sky next time or mess around with it in PS to deepen the colours a little?

Also, it does seem a little funny that the sun is cut off!

cloudy · 25 Jul 2006 at 17:03

I agree with nero, maybe mask off everything along the treeline and below and just reduce brightness & add some contrast to compensate, it just feels a little washed out

James

reddeathdrinker · 25 Jul 2006 at 18:15

Flickr appears to be down for a bit (again!)

Thumbnailed, hosted elsewhere

I see what you mean. I'll take a wander down (all of 5 minutes away!) tonight, try to improve....

Cheers chaps

Any more crit. welcome!

themask70 · 25 Jul 2006 at 23:07

As has been said, the sun need to be lower in the shot, can't wait to see the next one...

reddeathdrinker · 26 Jul 2006 at 02:26

themask70 said:
As has been said, the sun need to be lower in the shot, can't wait to see the next one...

10-minutes-later-shot........can't loose the sun-flare though

Psilonaught · 26 Jul 2006 at 08:09

i think i prefer the first but both are excellent shots as they are. Worth the wait

cloudy · 26 Jul 2006 at 09:27

that second one would be spot on minus the flare, easily shop'able though

DannyDan · 26 Jul 2006 at 09:49

They're both great, almost surreal. I'd be proud of them

nero120 · 26 Jul 2006 at 13:08

Nice, but why is the sun so damn big? Where did you take this, Venus??!! :eek:

reddeathdrinker · 26 Jul 2006 at 13:09

nero120 said:
Nice, but why is the sun so damn big? Where did you take this, Venus??!!

300mm zoom lens, and a severe case of diffraction of the sunlight as it enters obliquely through the atmosphere. Makes the sun look bigger.......