wiltshire sunset number 3

Taken at a highpoint just south of Avebury looking West. I saw the setting sun and headed off on a 30mile round trip to capture these sorts of images. Best of all there were some cows right on the hill silhouetted. I did try some HDR with other images but didnt like the end result with the detail in the fields and the red sky. seemed more natural to allow a hard silhouette of the landscape against the sky.

Uploaded14/09/2009 - 13:00

CategoryLandscape / Travel

BodyPENTAX K20D

Shutter Speed1/160

Aperturef/9

LensN/A

ISO400

Focal Length220mm

Unique Views / Likes0/0

Tagssunset red sky sky silhouette wltshire cows hill setting sun

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Date Taken	11/09/2009 - 18:09
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K20D
Program Mode	Manual
Metering Mode	Multi-segment
Shutter Speed	1/160
Aperture	f/9
ISO	400
Focal Length	220mm
Lens	N/A

Steve Chasey Steve Chasey

371 posts
18 years
Bath,
UK

Posted 14/09/2009 - 13:13 Link

Nice one. Thought it had to be friday night's sky. There was a bit more cloud down my way, so a less even tint but some lovely shapes and colours all the same. Needless to say I didn't capture it - it was at it's peak as I left Sainsbury's and gone more or less as I reached home .

Steve

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petemasty petemasty

371 posts
17 years
wiltshire

Posted 14/09/2009 - 13:24 Link

If I didnt drive that way to work a few days a week i would never have known about the location. So I put two and two together. Choice was, the pub or take advantage of the great sky that evening. didnt notice the line of birds until I began to play with the image. Decided to leave then in rather than rub them out as I didnt think they could possibly be mistook for dirt on the lens. I downed a few ciders when i got back. Glad you like

Pete M
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Steve Chasey Steve Chasey

371 posts
18 years
Bath,
UK

Posted 14/09/2009 - 17:33 Link

The Avebury area is a wonderful spot for landscape photography - the photography lecturer/pro photographer I (and a good few others) maintain contact with lives in the village. Spent a few afternoons with him and the rest of the our little group on the Ridgeway. Like all things photographic, a lot of it is timeing and doing a bit of recce work to get the locations worked out ready for that special moment.

Steve