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Tim Schumm
{K:29196} 8/13/2004
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.sunsets are such fun ..... how can you not like shoot them even if so many have done it before....I never tire of them. The color and warm lighting as well as the strong contrast usually makes for strong stuff. I would say that you have achieved that with this photo. The composition is good but it maybe could be better with the cropping. Hard to say without playing around a bit. I go by feel mostly, and that I think is how your personality starts to really become evident in your photos on a consistent level. Trust your instinct.
I have been away for a bit so I'm going to check out more of your photos that I have missed.
Cheers, Tim
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micky waby
{K:9141} 8/3/2004
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Excellent Linn,I think it is super just as it is,you did well using the rule of thirds.I would not crop off the forground the texture in the water is gorgeous.Wonderful for a first attempt,sounds like a lovely place to shoot off a few frames.
Regards micky.
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B:)liana
{K:30945} 8/2/2004
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Lovely paysage and light dear Uwe!
Kisses, Biliana
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Margaret Sturgess
{K:49403} 8/1/2004
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Hi Linn, I like this one the best, I wouldn't crop I like it as it is, that is because I just love golden glow on water, if it had been all just water then i would crop but you have some added interest in the foreground which I think breaks it up nicely. Great stuff for first attempt, so glad you are experimenting, it is such fun [and frustrating!] I have got Den's Nikon 8700 now he has his new toy, didn't expect to find it any different really from mine, but was nearly ready to throw in the towel. However say my grandaughter yesterday and went for a walk and think I have some 'decent-ish' shots. Will hopefully post something today
Margaret
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John Loreaux
{K:86210} 7/31/2004
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Very nice sunset Linn!
Nice details in the water and reflection!
Good strong silhouette!
A wonderful first!
My best and thanks for Your congrats on being FD!So surprised and excited Linn!..........JOHN
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Nando Mondino
{K:14261} 7/31/2004
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Excellen sunset!
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Guido Tweepenninckx
{K:20076} 7/31/2004
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Awesome sunset Linn.
Dont worry about damaging yr eyes looking through the viewfinder,that is only with a reflex camera when you look directly through the lens.
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Stephen Bowden
{K:64141} 7/31/2004
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I saw the other one first !
I would remove more of the water on this one - but it is all a matter of taste. And it is what you want to capture that matters :-)
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Linn Currie
{K:24426} 7/31/2004
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Thank you D :-)
I suppose it was hazey? I guess we are so used to living in the city smog that we don't notice it anymore. Yes, no clouds - we live in a Summer rainfall and we are now in Winter. But you betcha I will be back there often :-) Actually, it is a very lovely set-up they have there. It is a country lodge (just a stonethrow away from where we live) that is bordered by our local dairy's grazing land. Lots of fowl, ducks, migrant geese, man-made (large) pond, cows - and of course it will be lush green in Summer.
Linn
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 7/31/2004
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Your composition is well done. Great golden colors. Well done Linn. Don.
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47735} 7/31/2004
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As the first sunset it is beautiful, I was locking to the parameters, you did use the slowest ISO, what you need to practice the "bracket exposures", use different sitting for different shot, thought it is with the rule of 1/3 and of center :).nice job, Saeed
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Ellen Havrilla
{K:8618} 7/31/2004
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Hi Linn
I think your sunset is okay, the reflection on the water is beautiful. Shoot as much as you can and look to results afterwards, you have always the possibility of cropping if you want to follow the rule of thirds, but following your own feeling is much more important. Keep them going, Linn!
Regards
Ellen
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Jim Christensen
{K:18843} 7/31/2004
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Nice shot for the first one. I agree with Chris a bit of cropping on the bottom, then shoot like crazy and keep the good one. remember digital film is cheap ;-) In other word try different things and analyze your results.
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Enjoy
{K:16125} 7/31/2004
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Congrats on your first sunset.... Your sky sure looks different than mine... no clouds or is it hazy there.
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Jim Gamble
{K:12164} 7/31/2004
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Not bad for a first attempt.
Next time try using a vertical format
Also, take a meter reading in a part of the sky that has no sun in it, and use this as your expossure, this way it will help give you some deffination in the trees
Another thing to remember when photographing the sun is never look directly at the sun through the view finder, it can damage your eye
Hope this helps
Jim Gamble
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Linn Currie
{K:24426} 7/31/2004
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You're right Chris - this one is 1/4 sky, 1/2 land and half water - can definitely make use with less water.
Linn
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xxx sos
{K:481} 7/31/2004
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i like it very much, Linn. I'm no expert when it comes to technical things and i hardly ever take pics of sunsets, so there is not much i can help.
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Amna Al Shamsi
{K:21795} 7/31/2004
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You got very beautiful golden water...lovely shot.
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 7/31/2004
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Well, now, Mrs. C., breaking new ground are we?! Or should I say, breaking new sky?! :-)
Nice shot as it is, but have you tried cropping it to a panorama ~ i.e. chopping off the bottom third or so. I know you'd lose a little glow on the water, but I think it may just make a little more impact?
Have a great Saturday.
Kind regards, Chris
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Aidan Flynn
{K:20} 7/31/2004
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Well done Linn. This is a beautiful photo for a first attempt. Deadly! Spent two months in south africa last year and saw some beautiful sunsets. Keep on shooting!!
Aidan.
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Carmem A. Busko
{K:48785} 7/31/2004
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I think it?s OK, Linn.
The reflections are great. The sillhouttes,nice.
The flare is the only point that disturbs a little.. maybe 1 min later it wouldn?t be there.
Sunsets and sunrises are decisive momments..
Welll done, Linn!
Cheers!
Carmem
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