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i seek out colors in the sky....comments, thoughts?

Beautiful colors and composition, and thats coming from "Old Mr. Sunset". Really a beautiful capture.

very beautiful...congrats.regards.

Another sunset photo...

The sky is nice, your composition would be helped by a Graduated Neutral Density filter to darken the sky and lighten the earth. It will allow you to slightly underexpose the sky to bring out the colors without making the foreground quite so dark. If you're having problems getting the horizon straight, try one of the "spirit" levels that slips into the hotshoe on top of your camera. You're on the right track, keep moving forward and keep posting.

Excelente luz, color y un perfecto atardecer, magnifcoencujadre, saludos cordiales Jacqueline.

Gary, yes, you are the master of sunsets! And, having said that, your comment is most appreciated!

 

Mehmet, thank you for your nice comments. I like this one too!

 

Darius, although it is just another sunset, I love how the sky is full of beautiful turmiol over calm waters. metaphoric in a way for our lives. I do apprecaitae you taking the time to comment.

 

Randy, thank you for stopping by. Your comment has given me alot to think about. I have a neutral filter but I don't seem to be having much luck with it. Perhaps it is the way I face the lighting but it seems to dull the colors, especially the blues??? As for using a level...I hadn't heard of that before. I'll definately invest it that...a great idea. I slant everything!!

 

Julio, ?Gracias tanto!

 

 

Actually I didn`t make a full comment. What I do want to see in a sunset photo is a bigger sun maybe... Try to use more zoom and maybe try to get some plants/objects "interfering" with the sky. I`ll give you an example... but I... well it seems you saw my photo... Thanks for your comments. Thanks for your time browsing my portofolio! I really appreciate that!

You're welcome Darius. And I will consider your advise on my next shoot!

Hi again, The filter I mentioned is "graduated", that is cleer on the bottom and gradually darkening into a Neautral Density filter at the top, is that kind you have? If not you should investigate them. I have one for my old camera and just ordered a Cokin Version for my Eos 24-105 and 17-40 Zooms. They vary in price, and the Singh Ray ones are extremely expensive, but very useful. (Check out P.net photos by Marc Adamus for examples of how well these filters work. I look forward to seeing more posts by you and yes I tend to tilt my horizons too. I think Cameras need internal levels built in, Take care and keep posting ;-)

Hi Randy, No, I am mistaken...I do not have the graduated filter (just a neutral density) but will absolutely look into it. I'm still a "newby" and have a lot to learn. This site and the photographers who participate are worth a million in educating each other. Thanks again!! I'll check out the site you recommended....

Very nice sunset. I am not sure that a grad ND (or postprocessing for selective lifting of foreground) would do any good for this shot. The silhouette is ok, more shadow details could look unreal (a problem that often comes up especially when you use grad NDs with 3 stops). I would like to comment on the placement of the sun, I think I would crop from the right side to get the sun into a more eccentric position.

Thank you Carsten for stopping by and commenting. I do agree that a crop the the right to offset the sun is appropriate. Prior to enlarging it, I did crop the photo and it certainly enhanced the image. Composing it in the field was difficult as I was standing in the marshes as the tide was changing...a lot of bay muck. I appreciate your suggestions.

Beautiful sunset and gorgeous sky, I love the clouds and the pale blue colors. In my opinion, the shot would benefit from some cropping on the bottom, to remove too much dark area on the foreground and give more relevance to the sky.

Also, and being picky, you might want to rotate the image CCW slightly.

Cheers

Hello Amilcar~ I appreciate your taking the time to make a kind and helpful comment. Thank you. Regards!