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The entire time we were down here, it was basically overcast, then the clouds opened up for a short time just as the sun was setting and set up some pretty good color.
Well it is the middle of Spring and it is still freezing cold, when I say freezing it is 16-17 degrees at sunset, but that is cold for us Southerners, the sky is changing colour slowly and is the only sign that Summer is just around the corner.
I know I posted this similar pic the other day , but this is four photos stitched together. Usually when I try to do this with a tripod it never matches up, this was handheld and I just went bang twist, bang twist, bang twist, bang twist. And it worked ! .
Finally caught me a half decent sunset tonight. It was looking pretty dodgy with all the clouds sitting on the horizon the ocean was pretty still so I was lucky enough to catch some cool reflections.
Hung around St Georges Basin late afternoon, snapped this just before I left and headed home back to Sanctuary Point
My first crack at a panorama, consists of three shots, I was sitting leaning on a tree using my knees as a tripod because I am to damn lazy to set my gear up, it isn't tack sharp but it is what it is. Happy how it stitched though.
My wife and I made a quick overnight trip up to Wilburn Ridge in Mount Rogers National Recreation Area.(even though it's not as quick of a drive now that we live in Radford).
We were treated to a very nice sunset with really nice colors all around. And aside from a strong breeze at night, the weather was just right.
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HaPpY FeNcE FriDaY .....
( Thank Goodness It Is Friday !!! )
Have A Wonderful Week End Ahead ...
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I thought it made for a peaceful scene ...
I hope your day is extremely peaceful as well ...
Beavertail Lighthouse may not be the prettiest lighthouse out there, but its fantastic location makes up for it. The tide was coming in fast behind me, but thankfully the last light of sunset cooperated, and I was able to capture the colors in the sky and the reflection in the tide pool before having to move up the rocks. Beavertail Lighthouse can be found on the southern tip of Conanicut Island, known as Beavertail Point. The outline of the southern portion of Conanicut Island resembles a beaver, and the lighthouse is located at the tip of its tail. The original 1749 lighthouse stone foundation can also be seen in the top right.
Last week my buddy and I grabbed our cameras, left work a bit early, and drove up to the Marin Headlands to take photos at Rodeo Beach. We knew these rock pillars were here and had seen some great photos of it and wanted to make our go. I've posted a couple other photos from this photoshoot but several of my friends really liked this photo so I had to throw this one up too!
As soon as I threw on the my circular polarizer and the Graduated Filters the sky LIT UP! It was like an explosion of color! These photos are NOT HDR and have had very little saturation edits (in fact, I had to lower the saturation a bit so that you wouldn't think it was fake)! The clouds kept the sun hidden so I didn't have any clipping from a bright sun. The soft graduated filters worked great -- gave me some great color in the sky and let me slow the shutter for some neat wave movements. I'm quite pleased with how these came out!
I've found that the motion of the outgoing wave makes for much nicer photos. I found a nice spot along the beach that wasn't getting too wet and used the rocks to create a line through the photo. I then used the fleeting water to create another line, away from it … trying to draw your eye in and to the right, then back and to the left. The awesome reflection of the sunset off the sand/water made this photo even nicer.
Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S:
17mm, f/8, 8 sec, ISO 125, Tripod
B+W F-Pro Circular Polarizer + Hitech 0.9 soft Reverse ND grad filter, Hitech 0.6 soft ND grad filter, and Lee FK Filter holder
NO HDR. Decreased saturation in some areas (sky), added sharpening and some dodge/burning.
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While my knees are still healing I have plenty of time on my hands. So I am sifting though old folders destined for the rubbish bin on a salvage mission to keep myself occupied.
An oldie re edited. I have also done this in oil paint.. This is summer in Oz bushfires are burning all around my little seaside town. and at sunset the skies turn blood red and bright orange people flock to the shore to witness the stunning sunsets
So simple but with no real focal points these types of pics are pretty boring even if the sunset colours are pretty. I really like the smooth silky motion effect..
While my knees are still healing I have plenty of time on my hands. So I am sifting though old folders destined for the rubbish bin on a salvage mission to keep myself occupied.
The first day of Autumn. I wasn't going to go out tonight, but the clouds looked so promising I just could not help myself. It was a spur of the moment thing really and I am so glad I went. I just parked at my most convenient spot and plonked in front of a tree and waited. This was taken just as the sun dipped behind the horizon.
Again tonight looked promising, but when I had picked my spot to go to by the time I got there all the thick shitty cloud was on the horizon, so the best I could hope for was a break and well with no breeze at all that wasn't going to happen either so I made the best of it. Don't think this is the best of the bunch but it was the first one I edited tonight. this used to be my go to wharf, but it doesn't get used anymore these days it seems to be the seagulls toilet it was literally covered in poo droppings. We were supposed to get rain tonight but I am still waiting for that as well.
I was waiting for the sky to light up with the magical rainbow of colour but it didn't happen. Where the sun was setting to the right there was just to much cloud in the wrong spot, but to the left of it the striking cyan blue that we see in winter had just enough sunlight to shine
Stunning sunset tonight. I had a good feeling about it as I headed out early, 2 hours before sunset. It wasn't until dark though till it went off. Took this on the trek home along the water front. I haven't touched the colours in this at all and some of the other pics are blood red. It wasn't overly hot today though the breezes from both the NE and the SW combined to create some beautiful wispy clouds, I had a good shoot and there is more to come. Enjoy !
Hi Peeps ! , Well after spending a few months laying around on the beaches soaking up the sun, Barely picking up my camera I though I had better get back to it. Summer isn't a great time for colour in the sky except when the bushfires are raging, but tonight I decided to go back to my usual haunts and focus my mind. it seems like forever since I have been back here yet this spot is a minute from my house, the tourists have all but gone and I somehow got through it thanks to the heaps of sharks spotted on the beaches, mention shark here and the tourists flee, suits me just fine. Anyways tonight wasn't looking very hopeful there was a lot of smoke in the sky due to a massive fires out west at Kosciuszko National Park and also Tasmania they are so far away and we can't smell them but the evidence is in the sky and it has been rather hazy the last few days we are looking at 39 degrees tomorrow, the mullet here were flying across the water and jumping clean out of the ocean tonight and the only noise I could hear was when they slapped back into the ocean, try as hard as i might getting a good pic of them in the air is a goal they are so hard to get on film , but they are fun to watch
At it's best. I actually had to pull the colour back on these next few shots they were so blood red. actually the whole pic came out red so I had to really tone them down. But this is what I waited for for over an hour
When I walked the dog it looked like it was going to be a red sky sunset. There was plenty of cloud around and a clear gap on the horizon. So I got back home and waited another hour then headed back to the shore and bugger me the cloud had all but gone out to sea and this is all that was left, I was pretty disappointed. Oh well there is always tomorrow. I highly doubt we will get rain that's for sure.
snapped this on my way back to the car after the sun had gone down it was pretty dark and this was handheld , damn getting lazy in my old age I can't be fussed with stuffing around with my tripod.. and this lens doesn't even have stabilization on it , so I just wing it, I have started to use my D.O.F button though and that helps me a lot