Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

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Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby Bob G on Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:51 pm

I was watching the cloud formation all afternoon and had a feeling it could be a good one so I scouted out a site around 4pm to go back to.
Well it turned out to be a cracker with crowds of people lining the river bank to watch it set over Chambers Island.

No Vibrance, no saturation, no LAB colour - just as it was.

Comments welcome on both pics.
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It also coloured up back east towards the river mouth although it was obviously more pastel.

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Re: Tonight's Sunset

Postby zafra52 on Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:03 pm

Astounding! Congratulations you got two beautiful photographs.
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Re: Tonight's Sunset

Postby dervish16 on Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:40 pm

That is incredible. Those colours are so insanely awesome in the first one. Good work :D
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Re: Tonight's Sunset

Postby Remorhaz on Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:45 pm

OMG - that first image is an absolute cracker!
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby Bob G on Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:24 pm

Thanks for the comments guys.

I have been contacted by the Sunshine Coast Daily today seeking permission to publish the main pic in tomorrow's paper.

They were alerted to my post and after viewing on line sought a high res. copy and a bit of a story to go with it.

They offered to give me credit - I didn't ask for payment.
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby radar on Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:30 pm

Great captures Bob,

as spectacular as the colours are in the fist one, I actually prefer the second one with the row boat and the very nice pastel colours.

Congrats on the publication and story. You should have at least gotten them to give a free delivery for a year :D

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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby biggerry on Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:37 pm

Nice work Bob, good use of the Sing-Ray reverse grad ?

They were alerted to my post and after viewing on line sought a high res. copy and a bit of a story to go with it.


nioce! great to see Sunshine Coast Daily popping over to DSLRusers :up: :up:
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby surenj on Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:42 pm

Nicely done BobG! Congratulations. :cheers:

They are both stellar but the second is an absolute cracker! Love those Pastels. It's great that you had the experience to look away from the sunset. Most would have missed this opportunity.

The water looks like it was pretty still. Otherwise you have done a great job of making the water smooth AND keeping the boat still. :wink:
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby Big V on Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:43 pm

Bob, lovely images. Get ready for a flood of inquiries from people who will be wanting to buy a copy off you.
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby Bob G on Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:29 pm

Thanks guys.

My pic was published as expected in today's paper but as you'd imagine it was low quality print.

There were a few other photographer's who captured it also.

What wasn't apparent in my pic was the blues and purples up higher in the sky which my 24mm focal length and position didn't allow.

There is a prolific and very talented lady who posts on flikr who I've long admired and never had the chance to meet yet.

Well guess what? - she was apparently standing right behind me. :o

Have a look at her pic in this link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barbara-h/4814350847/in/pool-ybmc
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby Willy wombat on Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:05 pm

Cracking shots Bob
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby MATT on Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:43 pm

..some days you just have to be there..

Fantastic Bob..

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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby zafra52 on Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:04 pm

Congratulations!
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby Matt. K on Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:43 pm

Great sunset! Bloody spectacular! And beautifully photographed.
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby norwest on Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:07 pm

A very dramatic sunset. Well done.
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby DebT on Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:23 pm

WOW !
you take so many great shots so nice to see you acknowledged/rewarded
Have you met the lady yet ?
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby Bob G on Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:53 pm

DebT wrote:WOW !
you take so many great shots so nice to see you acknowledged/rewarded
Have you met the lady yet ?
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She recently joined a nature photography forum which I am a member of.
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby BBJ on Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:21 am

Simply Stunning, Love them home they make it to print and put on a wall somewhere well done.
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby spesh on Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:14 pm

Great shot, amazing colours and an inspiration :)

Also, great work on getitng published :D
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Re: Tonight's Sunset - Getting Published

Postby Killakoala on Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:53 pm

Stunning array of colour. I suppose that is why we take photos, so we can marvel at what nature offers us and share it with other people that weren't there. Lovely.
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