Too little too late

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 15, 2009635 views18 comments

An amazing sunset materialised out of nowhere...I didn't make it in time...but i really like the city light glow on the fast moving clouds. Would love to hear your thoughts.

Nikon D700, 14-24 at 14mm, no filters.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on December 15, 2009 at 8:14 PM

Cool. Just a little bit of lightening on the front of the foreground rock is my only suggestion. What city is this?

Registered on September 1, 2009, 148 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Younes Bounhar on December 15, 2009 at 9:05 PM

Thanks Barry. Unfortunately I shot these in jpeg by mistake and that's as much lightening as I could possibly do without running into artifacts (it just kills me too!).
This is in Ottawa (Canada).

Registered on November 25, 2007, 81 Posts, 1234 Comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on December 15, 2009 at 10:10 PM

Wonderful anchor of a foreground Younes, and that fan of clouds above the points of light fills the frame so well.

David M. Cobb

Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on December 15, 2009 at 11:10 PM

I think you got there at exactly the right moment. Everything is nicely balanced from the fanning of the clouds to the contrast of the diagonal rock formations. Nice smoothness in the water hues.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on December 16, 2009 at 12:07 AM

Ooo, that sky and fg are awesome. Really nice catch. I have a feeling that the comp doesnt quite feel complete. The shadow in the fg is cut off and the lines bring the viewer out of the frame. Was thinking maybe step left and pan back to the right might work. Just my take on it but an overall very nice catch. Loving that sky/light :-)

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on December 16, 2009 at 4:40 AM

A beautiful shot, Younes. Great sky and wonderful color. The rocks are nicely composed as well. Nice one, jpeg and all!!

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by Rui Vieira on December 16, 2009 at 10:20 AM

Amazing shot Younes. The colors are simply great

Registered on September 11, 2008, 39 Posts, 246 Comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on December 16, 2009 at 10:52 AM

Your processing looks awesome. I think the shot could be cropped a bit to tighten things up. Thanks for sharing. Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on December 16, 2009 at 5:05 PM

Really nice; the composition works quite well. Moving clouds add a lot.

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Chip Phillips on December 16, 2009 at 11:20 PM

Nice image Younes-one of my favorites of yours.

Registered on November 26, 2007, 128 Posts, 1436 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 18, 2009 at 9:47 AM

Looks like you still caught some pretty sweet light. Great sky.

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Comment posted by Daman Sidhu on December 18, 2009 at 1:15 PM

The leading lines of the rocks work very well in this shot imho. The colors also great fantastic. Imho its a great shot as it is and does not need any changes. Thanks for sharing Younes
-Daman

Registered on December 16, 2009, 21 Posts, 176 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Vaughan on December 20, 2009 at 8:16 AM

Beautiful shot, love the was you composed the rocks, nicely done. Kind of wish there were no lights in the horizon, but can't have everything always.

Registered on April 29, 2009, 57 Posts, 670 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on December 20, 2009 at 8:55 AM

Beautiful shot I can only imagine what it would have been like if you had made it time.

Registered on November 29, 2006, 236 Posts, 1210 Comments

Comment posted by Kirk Greene on December 22, 2009 at 9:38 PM

Isn't nice how things sometimes just workout for the better. I don't know how this could have been any nicer!

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Comment posted by Jim Goldstein on December 28, 2009 at 12:57 PM

Great exposure and color Younes. Congrats on the Editors Pick!