EOI: Sunset shoot - 12 Sep- Watson's Bay- Sydney

[surenj]

*****************If you want to attend, please PM for details*********************

I thought we should switch to sunsets until the time gets sorted out early October.

Usually turn up 45 minutes before the sunset to catch any early colors. Expect to stay upto one hour after (depending on the sky)

*I can't make it on the 11th*
Unless there is overwhelming vote to do this on Saturday, I have moved it to Sunday. Comments?

[biggerry]

I am out, was going to do sunrise, as it is the only time I have available on Saturday - there was talk of a city scape sunrise which I may do.

Keen to do a few sunsets though, just gotta work out the timing logistics for me!

[Jenno]

there was talk of a city scape sunrise which I may do.

That takes care of any possibility of colour and clouds then

[aim54x]

I'm interested!!! I do have another shoot with a mate that day, so a sunset me be good depending on how things pan out!

[biggerry]

there was talk of a city scape sunrise which I may do.

That takes care of any possibility of colour and clouds then

ahhh c'mon, you still sore over the 3 km walk the other morning ...I had clouds the other day..just no colour , just you wait, I am a patient man...sometimes...

[surenj]

Sorry, I am unavailable on Saturday. Can we do it on the 12th??

Suren

[aim54x]

I dont mind...but then again i am always the floater!

[biggerry]

no guarantees from me, but will definitely make an effort to be there, speakign of which where are we thinking? city maybe? or coastal? hopefully it will be a day with some beautiful pink and blue gradients in the east!..

[surenj]

How about the homebush wreck? Is that doable at sunset??

some beautiful pink and blue gradients in the east!..

dude whoever said that we need to face away from the sun....

[surenj]

OK homebush is out. It's more a sunrise destination it would appear.

[Jenno]

Watsons Bay?

Forecast is for cloud on Sunday...so maybe ..just maybe..Dont tell Gerry

[surenj]

Watson's Bay it is. can we see the sun from there?? Thanks Ray. [Didn't realise you were attending ]

[Jenno]

This is potentially what you can see from there.
Pretty sure I wont be able to make it but dont let that stop you


_DSC2234 by rayj2007, on Flickr


_DSC2238 by rayj2007, on Flickr

[surenj]

Well that looks acceptable.

Any comments Cameron and Gerry. [If they are not coming, I can go wherever I like! ]

[surenj]

Ok Decided.....

Let's do the hermitage walk near Vaucluse.. Click for map + more info.

http://www.wildwalks.com/bushwalking-and-hiking-in-nsw/sydney-harbour-national-park/hermitage-foreshore-walk.html

http://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?hl=en&saddr=Sydney,+NSW,+Australia&daddr=-33.8508457273,151.2685713900+(The+Start+of+the+Hermitage+Foreshore+Track+bushwalking+track)&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=-33.854664,151.274443&spn=0.017392,0.038581&z=15&msid=102699583228823372336.0004900739792a356c68e

[biggerry]

nioce stuff suren that looks good - call me and we can drop one car at one end and drive to the other.

Other interested parties - there is still time, PM Suren or myself

[surenj]

Clouds looking good. Skippy is wrong again I think.

[aim54x]

It was good to catch up and snap some shots even though we got clouded out!

[biggerry]

even though we got clouded out!

there was promise but...

Suren scoping out the yardage



wow, a wide angle makes that bridge look small...


trusty old 105mm

[aim54x]

Looking really good there Gerry.....I dont have anything worth showing...mine are all a bit pedestrian and full of dust bunnies (grrrr another round of sensor cleaning is in order!)

[surenj]

Nice work with the long exposures Gerry. The movement of the clouds adds dynamic nature to the shot. Nice compos as well. You seem to be shooting pano mode quite often now?

Without my filters, I felt a little vulnerable (found them at home... ) but not as bad as leaving the tripod at home. I feel a little short changed by those clouds though.. Where did the color go?

[Jenno]

Given what you guys had to work with, these results are great.
I am assuming Gerry that you used the ND8 to create the streaming cloud effect which really adds drama to the first 2 images.
Suren's B&W is quite stunning with great use being made of the rocks in the foreground to balance the dramatic sky.
You guys have demonstrated how to make the most of less a less than ideal situation to produce a truly saleable commodity. ..but then again, we get plenty of practice..... I bombed out again this morning

[biggerry]

Nice work with the long exposures Gerry. The movement of the clouds adds dynamic nature to the shot. Nice compos as well. You seem to be shooting pano mode quite often now?

yeah I could not find any decent foreground at the location to maintain enough interest for a 6x4, hence the pano crop - that said, looking at your image the rock foreground looks very tidy, I definitely shoulda moved over where you were.

Where did the color go?

nice option on your image Suren, works very well BW, quite dramatic! good example of making do with the conditions at hand!

I am assuming Gerry that you used the ND8 to create the streaming cloud effect which really adds drama to the first 2 images.

nah, had CPL and the GND 0.9, it was pretty low light so pushing out the f-stop was easy to obtain the longer exposures..

Suren's B&W is quite stunning with great use being made of the rocks in the foreground to balance the dramatic sky.

You guys have demonstrated how to make the most of less a less than ideal situation to produce a truly saleable commodity. ..but then again, we get plenty of practice.....

rofl, yeah one day we will get lucky and get the right conditions, knowing my luck I will do somethign stupid like leave the AF off...

It is good practice, though and it makes one think a bit more to try and make the best of ones conditions!

I bombed out again this morning

I feel better already

[surenj]

rock foreground looks very tidy

Hehe... I marked (with an X on the sand) two areas just before that rock outcrop where that fellow was camping. They looked quite promising.... But then it got too dark to go around traipsing on the rock by myself. As know I can be quite clumsy at times!

I definitely shoulda moved over where you were.

You were the one with the idea to use that rock gutter as a lead in!

, it was pretty low light so pushing out the f-stop was easy to obtain the longer exposures..

Yep, that one with me was near darkness. (to both the i and iphone.... )

I will do somethign stupid like leave the AF off

Or leave your tripod or batteries home....
Actually i only use AF for the initial 3rds focus. Then I am on manual especially when above f8 on the 10mm... I really need to find out more about the hyperfocal so that I can get the distant stuff in focus as well. I think I'm wasting my DOF with this guessing.

Thanks Ray for your comments... I will send you a link for the behind the scenes video..

You know what... I am thinking of making short behind the scenes videos for each location... Would be hilarious to watch in 10 yrs...