Crimson Sunset at Mrs Macs...
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 8:54 pmI joined Gerry at Mrs Macquaries Chair for a sunset/twilight session. The skies were filled with smoke haze for most of the day (presumably from some early spring burning off going on somewhere near Sydney). It was very thick and hung around for most of the day and we were hoping for some deep blood red skies during sunset and twilight because of all the particles in the atmosphere.
We met up about forty minutes before sunset to be greeted with literally hundreds of other sightseers and budding photographers sporting everything from iPads and smartphones through to serious D-SLR kits and long fast lenses.
The sun sets fast - one moment it's a clear orb above the horizon and then it's dipped below - just enough time to do one BigStopper (10 stop ND) long exposure before it's gone.
Stoppin' the Opera
Twenty five minutes after sunset and with a long exposure making the water glassy and reflective I fumbled with this vertical composition, trying to include the lovely mossy green foreground rocks with the sweet colours we were getting in the sky silhouetting some famous Sydney landmarks.
Peas 'n Pastels
The sky went through an assortment of yellow, orange and peachy colours from just before sunset onwards through a range of beautiful pastels till eventually half an hour after sunset we had an intense crimson layer sitting on the horizon with deep blues above. It only lasted minutes but was worth the wait
Crimson Coat Tails
and a parting final shot for the night with the 85/1.4
We met up about forty minutes before sunset to be greeted with literally hundreds of other sightseers and budding photographers sporting everything from iPads and smartphones through to serious D-SLR kits and long fast lenses.
The sun sets fast - one moment it's a clear orb above the horizon and then it's dipped below - just enough time to do one BigStopper (10 stop ND) long exposure before it's gone.
Stoppin' the Opera
Twenty five minutes after sunset and with a long exposure making the water glassy and reflective I fumbled with this vertical composition, trying to include the lovely mossy green foreground rocks with the sweet colours we were getting in the sky silhouetting some famous Sydney landmarks.
Peas 'n Pastels
The sky went through an assortment of yellow, orange and peachy colours from just before sunset onwards through a range of beautiful pastels till eventually half an hour after sunset we had an intense crimson layer sitting on the horizon with deep blues above. It only lasted minutes but was worth the wait
Crimson Coat Tails
and a parting final shot for the night with the 85/1.4
