Beautiful sunsets

Couple of sunset shots from the River Alde in South Eastern England. Both with 5DII, one with 40mm pancake, the other with 50/f1.4
 

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My wife suffered a severely broken ankle a few months ago and I have been playing care giver pretty much 24/7. Consequently the camera gear has stayed stored away for a while. But she finally recovered enough that I could leave her home alone for an hour or two and these 2 sunset shots from 2 nights this past week represent my reentry in to the craft.

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gbchriste said:
My wife suffered a severely broken ankle a few months ago and I have been playing care giver pretty much 24/7. Consequently the camera gear has stayed stored away for a while. But she finally recovered enough that I could leave her home alone for an hour or two and these 2 sunset shots from 2 nights this past week represent my reentry in to the craft.
Nice shots. Hope she makes a full recovery soon.
 
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Sunsets from our summer camping trip to Lassen National Park, and Oregon coast (Thor's Well)....
 

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Aglet said:
Sporgon said:
Couple of sunset shots from the River Alde in South Eastern England. Both with 5DII, one with 40mm pancake, the other with 50/f1.4

I quite like the one with the totally glassy water

Thanks Aglet. There seems to be a panache here on CR for under exposed sunsets so here's one of mine: swans on the River Stour as evening falls.
 

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Sporgon said:
There seems to be a panache here on CR for under exposed sunsets so here's one of mine: swans on the River Stour as evening falls.

Beautiful picture.

I think that sunsets are a subject that if you expose properly for, with lots of DR and shadow detail, suck! Photographed like yours is, there is a mood, a serenity.... it would be lost otherwise.
 
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Don Haines said:
Sporgon said:
There seems to be a panache here on CR for under exposed sunsets so here's one of mine: swans on the River Stour as evening falls.

Beautiful picture.

I think that sunsets are a subject that if you expose properly for, with lots of DR and shadow detail, suck! Photographed like yours is, there is a mood, a serenity.... it would be lost otherwise.

Thanks Don and Click. Don , you are right. Under exposure can be very effective in these types of scene. In fact I tried re doing my picture from Flatford Mill - Willie Lott's Cottage where Constable painted his most famous picture; 'The Hay Wain', using some lesser exposed frames, and I think it gives a picture with good atmos. ( It is a sunset after all).
 

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