Tonight's coastal sunset

3434 posts
11 years
Barrybados

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.

1.

Rhoose Beach by Gareth Williams, on Flickr

2.

Rhoose Beach by Gareth Williams, on Flickr

3.

Pano taken from Rhoose by Gareth Williams, on Flickr

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Nigelk Nigelk

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14 years

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 Flan

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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 davidwozhere

3680 posts
12 years
Slap in the middle of England

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 JAK

4192 posts
16 years
Scarborough,
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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 cardiffgareth

3434 posts
11 years
Barrybados

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

psburnley psburnley

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13 years

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.