Crowning Glory

[Octane]

As the sun relinquishes for another day, it does so with a glorious goodbye. On this particular Saturday afternoon, it left me with some of the most amazing light I have ever witnessed. The heavens were to open above Sydney not 30 minutes after this image was made.

Made off some of the finest coastline Sydney has to offer.

Slightly larger version available here (http://users.tpg.com.au/octane2/cg.html).

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
2s f/16.0 at 17.0mm iso100

Your comments, critique, etc., are most welcome.

H

[vindictive666]

hi

had a look at the larger version


wow very very bewtiful (cant spell right :) )

regards john

[bloodhound31]

That's a beautiful image H!

Baz.

[Bassnut]

Very atmospheric H. Masterfull colour and dynamic range processing.

[Omaroo]

Another ripper Humayun. Gorgeous.

[DeanoNZL]

Almost like the clouds are on fire.
A gem!

[suma126]

very nice H :thumbsup:.just wondering is the sand natural color.

[rogerg]

nice :thumbsup:

[lacad01]

Nicely captured H., lovely warm colours.:thumbsup:

[alexch]

Awesome. Well done with light balance!

[troypiggo]

Beautiful control.

[Liz]

Another amazingly beautiful image, oh talented one. :prey2:

[RobF]

Stunning.

You don't deserve to have such skill with astrophotography Humayun when your landscape work is so beautiful..... (said in nicest possible way....)

[multiweb]

+1 . Amazing colors and lighting in that shot. :thumbsup:

[StephenM]

Very nice Humayun!

Cheers,
Stephen

[Ric]

That's a pearler H.

Love everything about it.

Cheers

[SkyViking]

Beautiful image Humayun! That turquoise water goes very nice with the warm orange beach sands. Excellent composition as usual. Thanks for sharing.

[beren]

Captured perfectly :thumbsup: outstanding image H congrats

[Vanda]

Excellent. Well done.

[Miaplacidus]

Superb image. My eyes get snagged on every object. Almost mesmerizing. Great photo.

BTW, what planet is that?

Cheers,

Brian.

[Octane]

John,

Glad you liked it!



Barry,

Thank you!



Fred,

Cheers -- I have achieved what I set out to achieve, then.



Chris,

Thanking you! I didn't go out this weekend, the weather wasn't quite conducive and I wasn't well either.



Adrian,

That's how I see the clouds, too.

Thanks!



Cheers, all.

H

[Octane]

Shane,

Thanks, mate. Yep, the sand is that colour. See, behind me is a bit of a big hill, and once the sun gets behind there, it starts getting quite dark. So, because it was dark the light that's being reflected off the sand is diffuse light, as well as the reflection of the cloud. The diffuse light was quite soft and hence the dark sand.



Roger,

Cheers!



Adam,

Thanking you. Nice and warm colours, but, it was quite cold!



Alex,

Cheers!



Troy,

Thank you, mate!



Cheers, all.

H

[Octane]

Liz,

Thank you! Appreciate the comment!



Rob,

Thanks, mate. I appreciate your sentiment. Once I have my gear all in order, I hope to make even better astrophotos!



Marc,

Thanks, mate!



Stephen,

Thanking you.



Ric,

Glad you enjoyed this one, too!



Cheers, all.

H

[Octane]

Rolf,

I'm so glad you noticed the turquoise water! It's what makes the image for me, personally.

Thanks!



Stuart,

Thanks, mate. I'm still jealous of some of those places you've posted images from. :eyepop:



Ian,

Thanks!



Brian,

The rock on the right is not right, it isn't completely in frame. As annoying as it is, I find my eye being drawn to the next boulder, anyway, so I've accepted it.

Could this be what a Martian sunset is like (when it had running water)?



Thanks again, everyone. Appreciate your kind comments.

H

[Jen]

:eyepop: wow H that is just beautiful :thumbsup::thumbsup:
You need to stop doing these spectacular pics im all confused now which one to have as my dektop image of the week :lol::lol: At the moment i have your Ice Glazier pic hehe ;)
I wish you lived down this way i could do with some of your imaging lessons :D

[Octane]

Hi Jen,

Thank you, it was quite beautiful, indeed. It all happens so quickly, though. There's a space of about 5 minutes when the clouds are ablaze. This was caught right at the tail end of it. Just prior to it happening, the clouds on the right were more on fire than captured here. I was a little late to the party. Still, turned out alright.

All I can say is just get out and practise; you need to learn to see the right light to photograph. Landscapes in the middle of the day are a bit of a no-no. Harsh black shadows everywhere ruin the image.

H