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April 29 Sunset
April 29 Sunset
cgino


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D300s
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Polvadera, NM
Date: Apr 29, 2012
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Dec 11, 2012

Viewed: 327
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

 I know that photographs are supposed to have interesting subjects, and three trees does not an interesting subject make, but frankly I don't give a crap. To me the subject is the ever-changing sky. A sunset or a unique cloud formation is more interesting to me than some person I don't know on the street any day. Wow, I'm cranky, please forgive me :-)

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 12/16/2012 12:53:40 PM
This is so beautiful!
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 12/16/2012 04:26:44 AM
I still haven't gotten to the point when I can process a sunset to my liking... so nice job
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 12/12/2012 03:53:04 PM
This one pops off the screen - the most dramatic of all the sunset shots you have posted so far.

And I agree with your sentiment in your last line....
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 12/11/2012 07:27:33 PM
And such awesome skies you get, too. Worth shooting. Of course, I always look for cats.... :-)
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 12/11/2012 11:12:46 AM
What a great sky!
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 12/11/2012 09:17:59 AM
It's like an explosion of color! I think it's wonderful!
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 12/11/2012 08:26:37 AM
I call it looking for something to put in front of the sky - I'm always doing it :) and these three trees and the road work just fine for me. They ground the composition and let the magnificent light and colors in the sky star.
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 12/11/2012 08:14:24 AM
It will always be the foreground elements which add depth to the scene. It's the illusion of seeing three dimensions that including the foreground elements provides. Super wide angle lens is great for a sky like this, although I see some fisheye distortions (which you could fix with PTLens). You didn't list shutter speed. The trees seem to be in good focus. The clouds appear to be smoothed, as if by a longer shutter speed allowing motion. Nothing wrong with that. The sun horizon event is just beginning. Surprising to me you captured any detail at all in the landscape, as including the sun rays usually causes stuff to go to silhouette. Might be a HDR blend, which could explain the soft detail in the clouds. I'd look at a reduction of ghosting in your HDR program. I'm probably all wet on these comments, so please ignore, if you wish. The really good thing about your image is that it caused me to take a close look and analyze forensically.
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 12/11/2012 06:31:22 AM
The colors are amazing. It's a dynamic sky for sure.
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 12/11/2012 05:40:09 AM
Wow I really love the sky. I find the sky to be the subject and the trees add interest.
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 12/11/2012 03:13:53 AM
Freakin good photo, I dont know those trees either, but that sky is to die for, well done.
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