Evening Glow (Best Viewed Large)

Thanks for the detail Vicent .. much appreciated. I had actually both the photos open when I commented. Nice of you to put them together.

 

 

Kind regards.

Thanks Vincent for such a nice detail and also for responding to "Why are colours so different in these two photos?" Best of luck...

All I can tell is that both of the versions (blue and red) are amazing. Thanks for sharing those photos. Igor.

.....and absolutely unique 7/7, but for me the previous one has more impact....Best regards, Harry

Hi Vincent, of course I love the two shots - dont know why you have to choose one to put up for sale or on your website or whatever, but if you did, I would say people would have to prefer the blue & red one over the all red one. I personally wouldnt want this glowing red and black image of fiery death hanging on my walls :) Whereas the blue one is less intimidating and scary! :) Just my 2 cents. Cheers.

An amazinh photography but what is the tiny speck of red color on the right side? it is like a point of light and I wonder why it was still inthe picture? I am very puzzeld by why it is still inthe picture?

Yeah I noticed that too, thought it might be a small crack in the rock exposing lava or maybe a small lensflare from the lava if thats even possible? :)

jay weston I think you are right but and do you think it should be left on the picture?

After comparing them side-by-side...I have also notice that the flow of the water in the Lava Dreams is more defined due to shorter exposure. These flow lines give it more texture that is missing in Evening Glow...And I love textures. :-)) Good work either way.

Alexander, dont know... Id leave it to VKT to decide :)

Either the exposure was longer or the ocean was more calm on the "Evening Glow", there are less details on the water. This is still a 7/7 image, but the first one deserve 8/8.

Vincent, What an enviable dilemma! Actually, no dilemma at all! Both are stand alones with almost identical compositions (this one is a little looser than the other & shows marginally more lava at the top). This one also is a bit more dramatic with it's midtones minimized. But I must agree, it's a toss up. I tend to favour this one if it were printed large (24 x 36) and perhaps the other if printed smaller. Like I said it's a coin toss. Best, LM.

Aloha Vincent! As you mentioned, Evening Glow looks more like what I would expect lava entering the sea to be: the whole image looks HOT. Its wider view presents more of the spectacular event.

But how lucky you were to get the shot that you did in Lava Dreams! To me the lava looks even hotter in that one because of the contrast against the cooler purple sea and steam. I also like the greater definition afforded by the faster shutter in Lava Dreams. In the store, it would be a hard decision for me which one to purchase. With an eye on the budget I would probably just buy Lava Dreams. Regards.

t9o Jay weston Vincent already decided becaues he left it in.

Vincent, that`s cool...sorry, that`s really hot. Great shot.

which one?

 

sell the blue one in the monring and sell the red one in the evening.

You guys are too funny, so the battle continues. Perhaps had I posted this photograph first and then the lava dreams image more would choose this one. There's always a little extra fondness for the incumbent. Like I said above, if the prints look good, I will probably sell both at first.

 

 

The speck of fire on the right side was really not much concern to me, though I left it there because it just seemed to add at least a little more fire, or I don't really think it hurts anyway. After magnifying the large scan (as attached) and adding a lot of brightness, it looks like a dead ended lava tube. Eventually the same happens to all of them, just as it did to the entire lava flow just a few days later. Aloha.

 

 

This is my favorite Image.CONGRATULATIONS 7/7

At last! An election where it is difficult to choose between the candidates because both are outstanding! Being from Washington State, I'm going for the Blue candidate....I especially like the better definition of the movement of the water, a result of the faster shutter speed as explained previously. Thanks for the wonderful images and interesting debate, Vincent.

Thread's too long, can't read all in detail (especially after following, "Quality Really Improved?" thread on site feedback.) All I know is picture's worth a thousand words. Hope no hanky-panky here coz this is just as hot as this earlier version. BTW, I'm commenting, rating entirely based on the merit of the image and without any string attached, as usual. ^_^

What I like about this one is that's missing in the other is the added glow underneath the water in the upper right quadrant. Here the fire is winning. In the other, the water wins and the complimentary blue/yellow scheme adds to that soothing scenario. Clearly different enough moods to warrant keeping both.

do u remember how u exposed here ... I mean what shutter speed and F number did u use? I am just curios. Thnx in advance.

What I really value about your comments here, and what helps myself (and hopefully anybody reading this thread) to improve is the fact you are being specific as to WHY you like this image, or why you like the other image. Every single reason listed above has merit in my mind. From the "this one is warmer", to "the other has better colors". "This one has better composition/more of the scene", "the other one better textures/mid-tones". This one "because the fiery reds reflected IN the water", the other "because of the slower shutter/more defined water patterns-texture". This one "is softer", other "has more detail". This one "is more intimidating" (heh) the other "less so". This one "the fire is winning the battle", the other "lava looks hotter because of the contrast against the cooler purple sea and steam". On and on with a few willing to take either or just toss a coin.

I guess I like both perhaps equally here, but now can understand the WHY I like both much more clearly. A big Thanks to all of you for contributing.

 

Michele, your question regarding tech details has merit indeed. Let me just share something for a moment. When I spend as much money on airfare, bed and breakfast, rental car, food, film etc etc and the time it takes to get to the Big Island strictly for this reason above, the focus for me is on trying to secure an assortment of images with as many looks/comps/colors as I possibly can. Then when I bring it all to the lightbox, the possibility for some type of winning image or images is much greater than if I just point and clicked. On the rock where I took both of these, I was varying the the settings so often and so quickly, that I could not honestly even tell you exactly what was what. I do know that most all of these images were at a slower shutter speed than your typical digital snapshooter would have used, because I recognize this type of scene calls out for a more creative, longer exposure and better depth. As the light faded, my options became even more limited, since everything took that much longer. It was when I stepped down to the beach and really went INTO the scene did the shutter trip more expeditiously due to all of that bright liquid fire. I would guess this exposure here was close to ten seconds, maybe longer. The aperture was probably f/11. I could be wrong here, but generally I prefer f/8-f/16 range for sharpness when enlarged.

 

The nice thing about my F-5 is that I can focus my attention solely on what really counts, composition. And with the turning of a knob can adjust my shutter speed as I wish and let that technologically advanced camera outfit do the rest. Just as a little extra security, I do bracket .1/3 in each direction. This, in my opinion, allows me to be more of an artist and stay focused on the scene. Thanks for asking, and thanks for all of your helpful input! Aloha.

The "nice thing" about my F-5 is that I can focus my attention solely on what really counts, composition. And with the turning of a knob can adjust my shutter speed as I wish and let that technologically advanced camera outfit do the rest.

So then... are you saying that none of the other camera models can accomplish this???

Both are beautiful Vincent. I just love them..Keep it up