From the Vault: Long Jetty Sunset

[iceman (Mike)]

In the From the Vault series, I feature an older image which hasn’t been seen on my site before and I talk about the capture and processing and hopefully highlight why this image is special to me.

The feature image in From the Vault this week is titled Long Jetty Sunset and has long been one of my favourite sunset images. You know those days when you’re out to photograph a sunrise or a sunset, and the clouds are just right.. the water is just right.. the reflections are just right, and everything is how you imagined it would be.

The old crusty boat filled with seaweed, the family walking along the wharf, the lovely golden reflections off the hand rail and the beautiful sunset colours and clouds reflecting off the water really make this image stand out to me.

Please see the images from the photo session at:

From the Vault: Long Jetty Sunset

Thanks for looking.

[Quark (Trevor)]

What a beautifully composed image Mike.
It is definitely the stand out amongst this particular image set.

It conveys such a natural and peaceful feeling, the major elements within it compliment one another perfectly, I think this is one of the best images you have posted.

It would look truly stunning as wall paper on a feature wall in a lounge room.

Regards
Trevor

[Octane (Humayun)]

Mike,

All of those images are spectacular.

For me, though, my personal taste would have had me shooting them with no human subjects at all. But, that's just me. And, I realise you can't always tell people to move out of such marquee shots.

I agree with Trevor in that these are some of your best shots.

Regards,
Humayun

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks guys, I appreciate your nice comments.

I also think that the 1st shot is still one of my best - it's definitely one of most favourite sunset shots I've ever done.

H - re people, that shot was actually composed to have the people in it I went through a stage of wanting people in the shot to give it dimension and to tell more of a story. For me, the people help make that shot.. but i understand it's not for everyone

[h0ughy (David)]

nice images Mike, you must be getting pretty good at setting up at this location

[Tilt (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Octane

I agree with Trevor in that these are some of your best shots.

Absolutely, very fine work indeed.

Michael