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A few fire in the sky pics - my first serious tripod attempts. These shots were all taken at Fisherman's Point near Newcastle on the evening of our Stockton Beach mini meet at Boat Harbour. Click a pic for a larger version.


24-120VR @ f22, 1/15 sec


24-120VR @ f36, 1/5 sec


24-120VR @ f29, 1/13 sec
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70-200VR @ f29, 1/4 sec


and finally an alternate take on #3 (not sure which works best )
24-120VR @ f29, 1/6 sec

Peter

Ouch, Ouch!

these images are simply stunning, feel like knocked out by them

the 2nd one is just exquisite, now just imagine that sunset over Paris, Ouch ooh la la.

Nothing but admiration here, but maybe next time get a beautiful model in the the scene.

Peter

Don't you get refraction at f29 producing a really dark and blurry image?
I prefer the orientation of the last shot because it includes Fire and water

Wendell

Thanks for the comments. Fire & water was why I liked the second take on the sunset, but I felt it constrained the shot a little horizonatlly (hence my dilemma).

Refraction at f29? - not sure what you mean.

hi Peter

nice edit on the 2nd one, personally I think the warm colour temp of the original image is what made it so attractive, just imagine sipping a matured fine Bordeaux in the loire valley during an indian summer, get the feeling?
I liked the original more!

At f29 the image produced isn't as sharp as say when the lens is stopped down to f8 to the f11 range, refraction occurs at higher fstops producing a slightly out of focus shot.

Well you pulled it off anyway

Personally I like the 1st and 2nd shot the most, out of the set.

Peter do you work with linear graduated nd filter? If your interested in sunsets, probably worth looking getting into. I haven considered it myself as I want the colors of the setting sun but also want to expose the landscape in all it's glory at this time of day.

Nice shots Peter.

I should really have bothered with a tripod, as my exposures arn't long enough to produce like water effects.

Thanks for the comments guys.

Nick - I had the tripod, but you had more flexibility. Where are your shots from the cliff face?

Hi Peter!

They are bloody good! And now I see that I need those legs and head I've got some decent images from that place but none as good as yours!

Definetly like the second one. Great work!

stubbsy wrote:Thanks for the comments guys.

Nick - I had the tripod, but you had more flexibility. Where are your shots from the cliff face?

Still got lots of shots to PP and post.