Sun Rising on the Planet of Olives

An early morning shot, before the heat becomes unbearable.

Thanks for looking.

I always wanted to do something like this! It looks very funny indeed with the olive trees on the rock, BUT it does not transport the 'sunset' you mention in the title.

Also, it seems to be a bit on the fuzzy and unsharp side, or is this a result of the transformation?

Thanks, Monika for the attentive comment. Following are my answers:

  - Making this kind of shot is relatively easy using the hugin program. There seems to be a "fashion" in doing these little planets and my own series of them is not the only one, you can find many of them on the web.

  - The sunrise (yes, it is sunrise, not sunset) is only slightly visible, the sun actually is behind the olive tree (the orange little light spot). But you are right, there is no dramatic sun effect. Maybe the fact that I know I took this picture at the first rays of the sun makes me a biased viewer. So much for objectivity...

  - The fuzziness alas is real, it is not a consequence of the transformation but  rather of my careless setting of the camera: I shot this at f# 5.6 when I should have stopped down to f# 8 or even 11.

A very interesting image. The isolation is nicely achieved. Elegant and refined.

DG

Very nice original work, Tibi!

This image a little bit pale to me. I can see, you enjoying this technic very much.

Greetings.

Daniel and Ruud,

Thanks for the supporting critique.

Bela,

Lehet hogy a kep kise sapadt de a nagyobb baj az hogy eletlen.

I like these original and well done images of yours.

Best regards
Eystein

Superb shot. Definitely not "spaced-out".