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Tonight's coastal sunset

cardiffgareth
Posted 05/02/2021 - 20:28 Link
Let's get this out of the way first, guess who forgot the filters, so even though I've recovered the highlights to no blinking burn out areas in post, they're still very bright and nothing is polarised.

Now I have that out of the way here are 3 images from tonight's sunset.

All Pentax K1, the 2 standard images taken with the D FA 24-70mm and the pano is taken with the DA* 60-250mm, 17 images stitched together making a 380 million pixel image.

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Rhoose Beach by Gareth Williams, on Flickr

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Rhoose Beach by Gareth Williams, on Flickr

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Pano taken from Rhoose by Gareth Williams, on Flickr
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My outfit: K1ii - Pentax D FA 24-70mm f2.8 - Pentax DA* 300mm f4 - Pentax modified DA* 60-250mm f4 - Irix 15mm Firefly - Pentax FA 35mm - FA 50mm f1.4 - Tamron SP 90mm macro - Pentax AF 540 FGZ II

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Nigelk
Posted 05/02/2021 - 21:13 - Helpful Comment Link
All three lovely Gareth but, it's the first two with the great use of foreground that really grab me.
Flan
Posted 05/02/2021 - 22:05 - Helpful Comment Link
The second image cardiffgareth, it did not need any filters well done . Liked absolutely , fabulous
davidwozhere
Posted 06/02/2021 - 00:42 - Helpful Comment Link
Since it is head on to the sun would a polarizer make such a difference?
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JAK
Posted 06/02/2021 - 00:48 - Helpful Comment Link
davidwozhere wrote:
Since it is head on to the sun would a polarizer make such a difference?

None, they work best at 90 degrees to the sun. They'll still work normally to reduce reflections on bright surfaces if there are any, but not darken the sky
John K
Edited by JAK: 06/02/2021 - 00:50
cardiffgareth
Posted 06/02/2021 - 11:53 Link
Thanks all, appreciate the comments.

Yep, the polariser isn't going to do anything to the sky from this angle but as there was that small pool of water in the foreground and those rocks it would of cut through some stray light being reflected
Gareth Williams ARPS

My outfit: K1ii - Pentax D FA 24-70mm f2.8 - Pentax DA* 300mm f4 - Pentax modified DA* 60-250mm f4 - Irix 15mm Firefly - Pentax FA 35mm - FA 50mm f1.4 - Tamron SP 90mm macro - Pentax AF 540 FGZ II

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psburnley
Posted 06/02/2021 - 13:33 - Helpful Comment Link
Love number 1 - I think it is a cracker with the light on the foreground, subtle rocks in the pool and an interesting sky. A bit like golf, the more you practice the better you get. Well done.
Sry
Posted 06/02/2021 - 17:33 - Helpful Comment Link
Just that little bit of rock lit by the last rays in 1 is the deal maker for me.
cardiffgareth
Posted 08/02/2021 - 11:42 Link
Thank you both
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My outfit: K1ii - Pentax D FA 24-70mm f2.8 - Pentax DA* 300mm f4 - Pentax modified DA* 60-250mm f4 - Irix 15mm Firefly - Pentax FA 35mm - FA 50mm f1.4 - Tamron SP 90mm macro - Pentax AF 540 FGZ II

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