Spectacular Sunset

[Octane]

This is what I was rewarded with last night (Christmas Eve) after a failed storm chase with some fellow storm chasing friends.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
0.6s f/16.0 @ 40.0mm iso400

Larger version available here (http://users.tpg.com.au/hqureshi2/ss.html).

Comments, critique, etc., most welcome.

H

[Larryp]

That's an absolutely magnificent photo, H!

[ourkind]

Agreed beautiful colours!

[batema]

Stunning

[Deeno]

Beautiful...........

[iceman]

Seems like a pretty good reward for a failed storm :)

Stunning.

[astronobob]

Very Dramatic non the less Humayun, I dig the darker addaptation of Sunsets as you have done here, Very rich result indeed ! !

[byronpaul]

H, wow that is stunning .... love the colours !!!

[colinmlegg]

I love your photos rendered as paintings, H. Something I'd like to try one day.

[leon]

Nice one H, well at least the storm chase wasn't a complete failure, lovely photo.

Leon

[troypiggo]

Gorgeous sky, mate. Lovely.

[Ric]

Excellent capture H.

Top stuff

[gregbradley]

Spectacular is right. Love it.

Greg.

[pluto]

Beautiful!
Nice work H :D

[Octane]

Thanks, Laurie!



Cheers, Carlos.



Ta, Mark. :)



Deeno, cheers!



Wasn't a bad outcome, Mike. It was disgustingly humid, though. Like, dripping wet. Yuck!



Thanks, guys.

H

[Octane]

Bob,

Cheers, mate! I am a fan of darker skies in sunsets. This is also a result of using hard stop graduated neutral density filters. I may need to invest in reverse graduated neutral density filters which lose their intensity towards the top of the filter to allow the brilliance of sunset to shine through the entire image.



Paul, thanks!



Colin,

Thank you, kind sir! I'm a huge fan of your own work and would love to venture out with you one day!



Cheers, Leon! All part of the fun. :)



Thanks, Troy. :)



H

[Octane]

Ric, Greg and Hugh,

Appreciate the kind words -- thanks, gents. :)

H

[astronobob]

Interesting H, ND Grads are great, I have a set and holder that holds upto three filters at once. Have experimented with many a combination !
One combo I like is with a sunset and a lake to reflect, I use a 3-stop on top half (sky) and a 2-stop on the lower half (lake) upside down with a thin gap ov the overlaying clear in middle for the distant dark horizon. Helps ballance the dynamic range over the whole frame, plus the filters, as you know, enriches the colours top & bottom !
Experimentation is key, speshly with sunsets as time can be short :thumbsup:

[Octane]

Hey Bob,

I do exactly the same thing with the stacked filters.

I have a hard stop filter that I use for the sky and then a soft step filter that I place upside down and use for the foreground. :)

I prefer to handhold rather than use a filter holder as I find the gradation lines aren't as noticeable when you dither the filter gently during the exposure. :)

Cheers, mate!

H

[Paul Haese]

That is a great photograph H. Great colours, lighting and mood. Composition is very nice too and just caps it off.

[FlashDrive]

That's nice H ...great colours in that ..!! :thumbsup: