Long Mynd Sunset

Managed to get up high for sunset the last couple of evenings. All K5 with Sigma 10-20

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Long Mynd Sunset by Sam W2, on Flickr

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Long Mynd Sunset by Sam W2, on Flickr

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Long Mynd Sunset by Sam W2, on Flickr

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Long Mynd Sunset by Sam W2, on Flickr

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Long Mynd Sunset by Sam W2, on Flickr

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Long Mynd Sunset by Sam W2, on Flickr

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Long Mynd Sunset by Sam W2, on Flickr

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Long Mynd Sunset by Sam W2, on Flickr

Well worth the effort for the early rise and that gorgeous light 1, 4 and 7 really stand out for me, all with a great balance of elements .... strong foregrounds, nicely placed horizons and attractive colours (although I do like my saturated colours, but you might find others here who find them too strong for their tastes ...)

You've messed up a bit of the masking along the hill-line and sky on the left side of No1, that needs another look .... otherwise the blending work looks good overall, with a convincing misty look on the far distant hills.

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Thanks for the comments, slightly retouched version of 1. posted below. For info, all these photos are single shots, not a merge of multiple exposures. It's still amazing how much shadow detail can be pulled out of the K5 sensor.



Long Mynd Sunset v2 by Sam W2, on Flickr

Echo everyone comments. No 1 is excellent

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No 1 is the best sunset I've seen for a long time.

Don't you know that shots like that are impossible according to the moaners who insist that you need a K-1 and a Super Lens that isn't available in a Pentax mount

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Very pleasing images.

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Andrew

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Very nice... particularly like the composition of 4...

Best

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Bill

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A lovely set. No. 1 is the pick for me. Which aperture did you use on the 10-20 that gave the starburst on the sun in 1 and 6 ? I ask because I was going to do a test this afternoon to work out the best aperture for myself but was confronted by a wall of thick fog when I arrived at Hamworthy on the the south coast !

Thanks

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Nigel

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Why don't you follow the links under the pictures through to Flikr where all the exif is displayed, including the aperture?

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John K