Winter Sunset

[frankie]

Another backyard sunset taken January 5, 2012
Thank you for viewing!
frankie

[artsnimages]

Beautiful Frankie! Not a thing to "nit pick" on this one, especially if you were going for that lovey sky and the simple silhouette of the mountain range in the scene. The drama and amount of shading in the sky along with the awesome colors set against the simplicity of the
black silhouette of the mountain is what would make this more than special.

Bravo!! on shooting in AV mode now and the latitude it allows you on many scenes and the control it gives you.

Next time if you get curious, start a little earlier and bracket a few exposures at different times to try to get more shadow shape and definition. The reason I say this is that if you notice in the lake/pond you see tree detail in the reflection. It might be interesting to see a little more definition of those trees in the shadows and have the scene more complex.

But still, the scene here is very dramatic and colorful and I really like this as it is! I'm just trying to put ideas in to your mind!

Also good job on the sharpening...No Halos and very little CA! Not an easy task on an image as this!;)

Jim

[frankie]

Thank you Jim! This one almost escaped me, but luckily I happened to look out the window before it complete disappeared.
And I'm always looking for new ideas!
Thank you for the encouragement and the ideas!
frankie

[SandyLee]

Outstanding. The reflection really sets this off. Big congrats.

[jckegley]

The sky and reflection colors are totally awesome. I can go either way with the silhouette of the hills and foreground field .... half of me wants just a tad more light to show some definition in those land areas, the other half says it's fine as a silhouette.

[lakejessup]

it sure is pretty. like joe said i love the pic as is but wonder about more light. either way this is beautiful

[NCBobD]

Pretty silhouette.

[frankie]

Thank you! I did try to lighten it up a little, but there really wasn't enough info there to make it work. It got really noisy. So, I decided the silhouette was the way to go. I do hope to catch something similar again and try to get it earlier where there is more light to see what i can do with it.

Thanks again!
frankie

[Mark Brendemuehl]

Very cool. Love the soft color.
Mark