This has been a stressful month, as I do not consider myself a master…. I was not sure what to submit! My daughter told me to submit a portrait but I always take those. I wanted to do something different. I decided to go with a colorful sunset… I have never really just sat and watched the sun go down. I have seen some amazing colors this month. To tell the truth I am not sure how well a sunset image will do, as I have never submitted one before. I also had a hard time picking one as I mostly shoot in black and white….
Lake michigan is hard to photograph we don't have any rocks or things in the water all we have is the shoreline...lol
I am posting more of my sunset pictures in my portfolio if you want to look. I really enjoyed my month long study of sunsets..
Contrast, resize, sharpen were done.
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among sunset shots, this one really stands out. as you found, it takes a lot of patience, waiting for what you can't control; thanks for sticking it out!
the only things i might suggest in the future would be a deeper f-stop and a slower shutter (maybe even enough to justify a tripod). as you found out, it takes a fair amount of work to go beyond capturing "another boring sunset" shot. the key is balancing light, textures, and lines, and you have done a great job with this one.
lovely sunset. The great thing is that you captured the color essence of the whole sunset genre. blue/ teal/cobalt/ orange yellow. I love the late sunsets for this reason, and the dark beach draws a perfect line into the detailed water.I like it a lot.
A well exposed and beautiful scene with wonderful color and light. I also like the curve of the shoreline, the cloud formation, and the texture of the water. Very well done. 9
Exposure is perfect. You've captured some nice texture in the clouds and the colour on the water gives it a metallic look. However, for more interest I believe you either need something silhouetted on the beach or in the water. 6
apt title. interesting cloud pattern, and sunburst. technically almost perfect. compositionally I might have opted for less blue, and fill the frame with more cloud, but that's just a personal preference thing. nice shot.
Lovely striations and a good scene. I do love sunsets but I just wish there was an extra feature of interest here somewhere. A bit cliche perhaps, but a boat, bird, planet, tree - anything to give more scale and context. That said, I do like the subtle wave and the gorgeous hues off the water.
I like everything about this picture, the colors, the graceful composition, and especially the way you have captured the rays of the sun and the reflections of those rays. Fantastic. 10.
Beautifully composed, I like the simplicity of the land and sea the dramatic colors in the sky are lovely but seem to break up the tranquility for me. Still quite breathtaking,
Strong points: Super, super, sky - the perfect time of day, The shoreline, as a leading line from the bottom right, leads well into the frame (but it does lead the viewer right back out on the left.) The "god beams" through the clouds are spectacular. Exposure = perfect.
Suggestions for improvement: There appears to be vignetting at both top corners - a bit unnatural.
Sunsets never get old. I'm serious, too, there's just nothing as beautiful. And this one does not disappoint. I do wish for a little bit more brightness in the foreground, though, but overall I really like!! Thanks!
a nice sunset, but nothign else. No foreground, no detail, no shapes and textures.
One of the things I have learnt is not to rely on one element for your photo. So many people see a good sky and shoot it without thinking about anythign esle. Others ee an interesting person or bird for example, and shoot that giving 100& of thought on the main subject.
Rather plain idea. It feels like the colours tones are missing, perharps not bright enought. A good Orange filter would've greatly improved on the depth too. Throught PS, i was able to bring out the colours better and intensify the sky greatly.
A nice enough sunset with beautiful colors on the clouds and water, but other than that, there is nothing to provide any context to this image or draw me into it.
Beautiful sunset, but you already knew that ; )
I'm not sure, but it might need rotated 1/2 degree clockwise to get the horizon completely horizontal. I could be wrong.
Very nice sunset shot with perfect exposure. I read pictures from left to right so that puts the beach curve backwards leading me out of the picture instead of into it. Just my opinion. 9
This is lovely would look lovely as a large print
The darkness of the foreground really adds to the sky and the gentle lapping wave is really nice
Good work
Perfect colors. Very emotive landscape shot. Compo is very good. With a boat or a man in there, this picture would have been perfect. as it is though, it is a very good one. Must be in top 5!
Extremely beautiful sunset (rise?) and wonderful capture of the crepuscular rays. I also like the way you've captured the gentle curve of the beach. An outstanding photo, but unfortunately, it does not really stand out from the pack.
Great colors and light streaking of the sun setting... the soft vignette around the corners is a bit distracting, but could be solved by a slightly tighter crop.
you gotta love a rayed sunset! nicely exposed - maybe a silhouetted couple hand-in-hand near the lower-left 1/3 point would make this even more interesting
A beautiful sunset, great warm colors and lines in the sky. A small crop of the left would make it better in my opinion, my eye is moving away to the left because of the leading line, also because I am missing a single focal point. Could you have placed yourself in the image as silhouette ? That would have done it.
This is a spectacular sunset, but in my opinion it needs some kind of object in the foreground, just to add something else to the photo. At the moment it looks a bit plain to me. 6
This is a feast for the eyes and its treatment most pleasing to create a wonderful internal mood. I will currently place it at 6 and I will return for final comments and evaluation.
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