gorgeous sunrise(s)

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gorgeous sunrise(s)

Postby christiand on Fri May 27, 2005 9:23 pm

I thought I'd share this with you, views from my deck early this morning:



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comments are are very welcome

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Postby mudder on Fri May 27, 2005 9:29 pm

Wow, the colours in these are stunning... I could imagine enjoying a nice calming beverage taking it all in... Ooops, it's morning sunrise not sunset, how's about coffee then :lol:
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Postby Aussie Dave on Fri May 27, 2005 9:30 pm

absolutely beautiful pics Christian....well done !
I really like the rich blue of the sky in the 1st, and the shadow/highlights of the r/hand cloud mass in the 2nd.

I also like the composition you have chosen :-)
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Postby Alex on Fri May 27, 2005 9:44 pm

Great colours! I like the first one especially.
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Postby hame on Fri May 27, 2005 10:10 pm

Fantastic colours.. i love sun rise and sunset pics :D

I guess the only down side is you probably did not get any rain out of those clouds.
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Postby christiand on Fri May 27, 2005 10:26 pm

Thank you all for your feed back.
I appreciate this very much.

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Postby MCWB on Fri May 27, 2005 10:36 pm

Awesome Christian!! The first one in particular grabs me, the interplay between the reds and blues does it for me. "Frame it and sell it"! :) :!:
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Postby KerryPierce on Fri May 27, 2005 11:19 pm

Great colors and cloud formations, Christian. :D
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Postby Matt. K on Fri May 27, 2005 11:23 pm

Christian
You have to take those sunrises one step further....next time grab a child or friend, or anything, and make them your subject using the sunrise as a background. Use fill balanced flash to capture your subject and the sunrise. If your friends aren't around then grab a passer-by...a motobike...a classic or vintage car...a dog...a prize chicken etc. Sunrises of themselves, although spectacular, are not uncommon. Hope you take this as a constructive, creative tip and not a criticism. :lol: :lol:
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Postby PiroStitch on Sat May 28, 2005 12:10 am

Prefer the second photo and kudos to people who can wake up in time to capture sunrises! I know I can't :D
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Postby pippin88 on Sat May 28, 2005 12:42 am

Beautiful shots.

Matt's idea is not a bad one, but it has to be done very well, seen many that just don't work.
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat May 28, 2005 1:19 am

Formulae - right spot, right time, right eye, right sky = perfect pics :D
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Postby leek on Sat May 28, 2005 2:01 am

Hi Christian...
I love the first one... the colours are amazing and the composition makes it work...
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Postby storm on Sat May 28, 2005 3:36 am

love the shots. Isnt' it interesting how we have turned the world upsidedown? The lights from what looks like a town at the bottom of the pic remind me of stars. This is more noticible at night when the light pollution is so much that you can't see the stars. The city lights take their place as an earthly heaven. Great capture.
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Postby ozimax on Sat May 28, 2005 1:43 pm

Wonderful shot, one of these days I too am going to rise sufficiently early enough to see this! :D

Definitely worth a big print of this one.

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Postby Link on Sat May 28, 2005 8:59 pm

PiroStitch wrote:Prefer the second photo and kudos to people who can wake up in time to capture sunrises! I know I can't :D


The secret is to not go to sleep in first instance! :shock:

Good job Christian, great colours and it reminds me how lovely Canberra's winter skyes can be (though best appreciated through the window of a warm room, or on a computer monitor) :lol:

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Postby christiand on Sat May 28, 2005 9:42 pm

Thanks Matt,

I appreciate your encouragement to take this a step further.

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