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Day 48: Rural Sunset
Day 48: Rural Sunset
cgino


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Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Polvadera, New Mexico
Date: Aug 17, 2007
Galleries: Sky, Rural
Date Uploaded: Aug 18, 2007

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Comments: 11
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 We had a great display of crepuscular rays before sunset today! I thought about going down the street for a nice unobstructed view, but wasn't feeling too good so I just took a few shots from the back yard. I'm pretty sure my neighbor who lives in that trailer thought I was nuts...

I really prefer my sky shots with uncluttered landscapes, but sometimes the juxtaposition between the incredible sky and the rural landscape is interesting too.

By the way, this is an HDR image of three exposures, then taken into PS to adjust levels to bring some contrast back and a slight application of Whyeth. The HDR blend is a little sloppy (see those blurry trees) because I wasn't using a tripod, but I figured I could get away with it just this once :-)

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 09/02/2007 11:12:46 PM
This is just stellar. The light beaming from the sun in combination with the old deshevled trailer. Love it.
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 09/02/2007 10:37:57 PM
crepuscular - lol now there's a new word for me!

beautiful picture. I love the rays and the clouds are very pretty. nice contrast with the trailer in front. The HDR looks good here.
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 08/20/2007 05:59:39 PM
Awesome shot, I really love the editing! And that trailer works quite nicely for this shot I think.
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 08/20/2007 08:41:32 AM
Very good capture of the sun rays. The old camper is pretty typical -- beautiful landscape with a junker to mess it up.
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 08/19/2007 10:32:42 PM
The processing is absolutely stunning, as well as the sky, of course. And the trailor really adds a cool bit of contrast. Could be a great story here. Absolutely wonderful.
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 08/19/2007 06:25:14 PM
Holy Toledo! That is just outstanding!! Love the old RV in contrast to all the glory. Wonderful processing.
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 08/19/2007 02:44:00 PM
WOW - how dramatic is that sky? Great PP too.
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 08/19/2007 01:30:04 AM
That is VERY nice indeed! Well edited and lucky you to have seen such a sunset!
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 08/18/2007 12:13:56 PM
Gee this would have been a great image for rural challenge.....
I LOVE that sky.....
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 08/18/2007 11:28:09 AM
Very interesting photo! I love New Mexico, and this just SCREAMS New Mexico to me. It reminds me of the area outside of Lordsville on the way to Silver City...I'll have to look on the map to see where Polvadera is. The HDR treatment works well, and has allowed the colors to come through. Something like this would be good for the Backlighting Challenge. The sky IS incredible.
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 08/18/2007 10:51:21 AM
That sky is indeed incredible...
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