Golden hour + rain = great light

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Golden hour + rain = great light

Postby stubbsy on Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:21 pm

That magic golden hour light before sunset always gives great warm tones to an image, but throw in some cleansing rain and the filtering effect of the clouds and it's even better.

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Re: Golden hour + rain = great light

Postby ozimax on Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:41 pm

Love #2 Stubbsy, spectacular light.

It brings back some memories for me. In the late 1960s my mum would take me and my younger brother up to the observation deck of the AMP building for a treat, now and again. Then it was Sydney's tallest building, at least from memory.
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Re: Golden hour + rain = great light

Postby sheepie on Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:29 pm

That first one is one of your better cityscapes Peter - very nice :)
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Re: Golden hour + rain = great light

Postby gstark on Mon Jul 05, 2010 1:24 am

ozimax wrote:It brings back some memories for me. In the late 1960s my mum would take me and my younger brother up to the observation deck of the AMP building for a treat, now and again. Then it was Sydney's tallest building, at least from memory.


Tallest in the southern hemisphere, actually.

And that's where I was working, from 1969 on, for about 17 years, in various places and on various floors. If you look closely, you can even see my old desk.

Well, maybe not.

Peter, #2 is a great image of this building. The warm sunset tones really do help this building to look good.
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Re: Golden hour + rain = great light

Postby aim54x on Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:45 am

#2 looks awesome Peter...really great light!
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Re: Golden hour + rain = great light

Postby colin_12 on Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:36 am

I like the tones in 1 and 2 Peter. Nice time of the day. :up:
Is it just me or is #3 a bit soft?
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Re: Golden hour + rain = great light

Postby surenj on Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:55 pm

#2 :bowdown:
The tones , gradation, combination of warm and cool. It's got them all. Only you could make this building shot interesting! :cheers:
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