Not another boring sunset?!

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Not another boring sunset?!

Postby -=Monty=- on Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:37 pm

Yes, another sunset, but I quite like how this one turned out. (also, the trees aren't quite what they seem, but i'll get to that later)

Taken out the back of Geelong, towards Ceres.

D300, 18-200mm. 3 Exposure blending, levels changed too.

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Re: Not another boring sunset?!

Postby Pa on Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:54 pm

[Not another boring sunset?!]...keep doing it Monty i like it
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Re: Not another boring sunset?!

Postby Underload on Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:56 pm

Nice image there :D but I think that some foreground interest would really help to improve it. Sometimes (IMHO) a sunset is a great tool for lighting and showing off something in front of it :wink:
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Re: Not another boring sunset?!

Postby stubbsy on Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:18 pm

Monty

Sunsets are never boring when done right. You've aced it with this one. Great colours, nice brooding clouds and the evil eye of the sun peering at us as it winks out really make for a powerful image.
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Re: Not another boring sunset?!

Postby -=Monty=- on Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:35 pm

Hehe, the foreground here wasn't very desirable.

A bit more editing reveals the foreground, and now the trees really look!

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