Doorstep Sunset
Dec 30, 2016 05:13:48 #
Didn't get out over Christmas, but the sunset came to me! Taken from my front step.
Dec 30, 2016 06:51:33 #
Nice and sharp but I've seen to many shots like this just recently to be more subjective.
Dec 30, 2016 09:33:16 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
magnetoman wrote:
Totally understand your desire to take this but there is not enough impact for me magnetoman.Didn't get out over Christmas, but the sunset came to me! Taken from my front step.
Dec 30, 2016 09:56:48 #
Yep, regarding interest for others, you're competing with our personal experiences of jaw dropping sunsets + all those we see online. It must have been an inspiring and breathtaking sight, special for your own memories.
Dec 30, 2016 10:51:36 #
magnetoman wrote:
Didn't get out over Christmas, but the sunset came to me! Taken from my front step.
Yes, I'd have shot this too, and you're lucky you can get an angle at a tree that doesn't have a bunch of distractions in the way, right from your door. It is a pretty sunset behind a pretty tree, well shot for color and sharpness, but it suffers from not having enough area to form a composition the way you'd have done if you were out in the field and had such a sunset. You did a respectable job with what you had to work with. It has the winter sunset feeling that made you grab that camera in spite of the busy-ness of Christmas.
If it's any consolation, the most wonderful sunset I've seen in 3 years befell me at a high school football game in November, and all I could do was shoot it with my iPhone, football field, high powered lights, electric wires, and all. I am still grieving over it.
Dec 30, 2016 16:42:32 #
The sunset came to you beautifully magnetoman, what a gift! There are sunsets and then there
are sunsets, and then people see them frequently and get overloaded maybe. This one has a nice silhouette,
no snow, no distractions, the sun has been gone awhile, a "warm" sunset, different from the typical winter "cold"
ones. It is appreciated where either gray stormy skies or totally clear cold ones occur but rarely provide nature's
potential for a more beautiful display.
We have turned the corner on another year; the warmth is coming back. I suppose some viewers
might advise bringing up the dark a bit for a hint of detail, but that would only divide attention
from the subject. This one is about the sky, the color, without weakening the image, and no one else
has the same unique view that time and circumstances provided for a special scene.
are sunsets, and then people see them frequently and get overloaded maybe. This one has a nice silhouette,
no snow, no distractions, the sun has been gone awhile, a "warm" sunset, different from the typical winter "cold"
ones. It is appreciated where either gray stormy skies or totally clear cold ones occur but rarely provide nature's
potential for a more beautiful display.
We have turned the corner on another year; the warmth is coming back. I suppose some viewers
might advise bringing up the dark a bit for a hint of detail, but that would only divide attention
from the subject. This one is about the sky, the color, without weakening the image, and no one else
has the same unique view that time and circumstances provided for a special scene.
Dec 30, 2016 17:35:10 #
John N wrote:
Nice and sharp but I've seen to many shots like this just recently to be more subjective.
Hi John,
Yes, I take your point but the colours are one of my favourite combinations and I'm always a sucker for a silhouette!
Dec 30, 2016 17:38:50 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Yep, regarding interest for others, you're competing with our personal experiences of jaw dropping sunsets + all those we see online. It must have been an inspiring and breathtaking sight, special for your own memories.
Well, it was my only chance so I took it Linda - and if I can find grey and pink together I going to snap it every time. I did think the silhouette added depth?
Dec 30, 2016 17:44:47 #
minniev wrote:
Yes, I'd have shot this too, and you're lucky you ... (show quote)
There were restrictions Minnie, so it was indeed a case of take it or leave it. We actually face a graveyard, which is quite picturesque (!) in its own way, but the walls that separate us do get in the way. I'd have needed to lean over the wall to include some foreground interest, and I wasn't up to that at the time.
Thanks for your comments, they're appreciated.
Dec 30, 2016 17:48:19 #
jenny wrote:
The sunset came to you beautifully magnetoman, wha... (show quote)
Hi Jenny,
You're right, it was the colours and the silhouette that got me up to take it. I often see the sunset there but seldom take it due to the limitations of the scene. This time I couldn't resist.
Many thanks for your encouraging remarks.
Dec 30, 2016 18:12:40 #
magnetoman wrote:
Well, it was my only chance so I took it Linda - and if I can find grey and pink together I going to snap it every time. I did think the silhouette added depth?
Bare tree silhouettes are always a good choice! I pm'd you a big crop that makes one tree the star... just food for thought (or another time when perhaps colors aren't so expansive in the sky).
Dec 31, 2016 09:44:21 #
Dec 31, 2016 10:28:04 #
magnetoman wrote:
Didn't get out over Christmas, but the sunset came to me! Taken from my front step.
Somehow, for me, this lacks impact. But it is great practice to shoot sunsets everytime you get a chance because of the challenging lighting. Sure, you can always expose for the sky; but many times it is the trees that hold the real interest and impact. How do you get the trees to have some detail and still get the amazing color in the sky. A fun challenge.
Erich
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