Tie Dye in the Sky

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 22, 2009522 views27 comments

I was out hiking tonight with a buddy since today was the only nice day in the past couple of weeks, and I had a hunch that there would be a good sunset tonight. I'm glad I went out tonight! It was amazing, the color was blinding! I did very little to this image, it came out of the camera like this pretty much; minor adjustments in contrast and thats about it! As I was taking this picture, my buddy said it looked like "Tie Dye in the Sky", so I had to go with that for the title!

Comments and critiques are appreciated!

Thanks,

Ben

5D Mark II - 16-35mm @ 29mm - Tripod/cable release - 3 stop GND/CP/3 Stop ND

ISO 50 - f/16 - 45 seconds

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on October 22, 2009 at 11:06 PM

Wow
Oustanding shot Benjamin
Love the diagonal red reflections on the lake, great composition, and beautiful colors of course.

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Comment posted by Kumpang Endawi on October 22, 2009 at 11:33 PM

whew..what a burning hot sky. Fanstatic capture and probably work better without the reed(just poke above the horizon) on the extreme right.

Registered on August 13, 2008, 14 Posts, 94 Comments

Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on October 22, 2009 at 11:34 PM

I'm viewing this on my laptop right now and some of the pink hues on the LH side of the frame in the cloud look weird, this was not the case on my other computer with a calibrated monitor.

Do the pinks look good on others monitors that are calibrated?

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on October 22, 2009 at 11:36 PM

I like the origin of dramatic clouds.

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on October 22, 2009 at 11:44 PM

Love the color, what an amazing sunset. Did you get any abstract/intimate images of the reflection and those reeds?

Registered on July 15, 2007, 171 Posts, 3566 Comments

Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on October 22, 2009 at 11:48 PM

Benjamin,

I did not, I was walking around in the water and I didn't want to risk changing lenses while walking around the lake!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 23, 2009 at 12:11 AM

Fantastic color and symetry Ben. I like the reeds in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on October 23, 2009 at 12:12 AM

Walking in the lake!

How did you manage to keep the reflection so still!?

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Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on October 23, 2009 at 12:13 AM

Benjamin,

I just stand as still as possible, but some ripples are unavoidable! The long exposure makes it so they aren't visible.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 23, 2009 at 12:42 AM

An incredible sunset Ben. The radiating clouds and their reflection create an amazing stellate pattern. Love the lines of those grasses as well. Really great color and comp.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 23, 2009 at 12:57 AM

Looks like the sky just combusted! I really like the radiating clouds.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on October 23, 2009 at 1:02 AM

Stunning sunset Benjamin. What works really welll here is how the reflection of the clouds provide the "lead in" lines and the dynamics. Maybe the image is a tad too dark on the bottom - the lines are not discernible anymore closer to the bottom -could enhance the comp. even more if there were a bit more separation and contrast.

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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on October 23, 2009 at 1:16 AM

Wow, that sunset really delivered!

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 23, 2009 at 1:58 AM

Incredible sky. The reeds break it up nicely. Wow.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on October 23, 2009 at 9:00 AM

Whoa... fitting title. Amazing color!

Guy

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Comment posted by Nathaniel (Nat) Al on October 23, 2009 at 9:16 AM

"...I did very little to this image, it came out of the camera like this pretty much..." Just fell out of the camera, eh! Well, I think the composition of this shot is exemplary: the hub and spokes of color, the placement of the horizon to give a forceful symmetry, the low camera angle emphasizing the reflection of the sky and those reeds, like exclamation points aligned just so. I would clone out the reed in the lrc that protrudes above the horizon. Great

Registered on October 3, 2009, 9 Posts, 80 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Harris on October 23, 2009 at 9:45 AM

wow,,, what a sky and reflection there !! beautiful

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 23, 2009 at 10:44 AM

Great sky! Really like the reeds in the water throughout the reflection, too. Nice stuff!

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 23, 2009 at 11:40 AM

Great colors of course, but well composed also

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on October 23, 2009 at 12:07 PM

Great sunset capture, and good choice on composition. I really like the foreground reeds. I have quite a bit of difficulty finding anything similar when I venture out to wetland areas in my neck of the woods . . . mucky tangles appear to be the predominant vegetation.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 23, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Beautiful color, but the grasses really make this for me. Nice job Ben.

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on October 23, 2009 at 10:22 PM

Wow! Incredible! maybe i'll get a sunset like that one day. Great shot.

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on October 23, 2009 at 11:05 PM

A hunch? I just think your an experienced sky observer and divined from the sky the possibility of a killer sunset. Usually a result of many observations and then seeing the end result. Training your eyes and brain to recognize the sky signs that predict an evening for a great combination of clouds and light. Well done, Ben it pays to be observant and patient.

Paul

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 24, 2009 at 11:04 AM

A spectacular light and color show! You captured it perfectly.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 26, 2009 at 9:44 AM

N I C E!!!

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Comment posted by Helio Cristovao on October 26, 2009 at 12:58 PM

Great colors indeed, superb sunset, and good processing. Nice use of filters

For my taste, I would crop a bit in the bottom, guess it´s a bit dark considering the overall image, and it possibly would bring more interest on FG details.

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on October 27, 2009 at 8:19 PM

WOW, this one is a stunner.

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