Sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 18, 2010228 views21 comments

As I was paddling back to shore in my kayak, this amazing sunset came before me, and reflected in the water. C and C's welcome. Thanks.

Canon 1D MarkII
100-400mm
ISO 1250
f/8 1/500th sec.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on July 18, 2010 at 2:45 PM

Wow. Certainly one of the best water surface/light abstracts I've seen. Great catch!

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on July 18, 2010 at 3:28 PM

The combination between light and water is mesmerizing. The black at the bottom distracts a bit.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on July 18, 2010 at 3:33 PM

Excellent abstract, Mitch. Love all the curves in there. One other option could be to crop away the lowest grayish curve to simplify the shot a little.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 18, 2010 at 3:57 PM

Amazing abstract. Great color and light, and the shallow dof works really well.

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Comment posted by Tyson Fisher on July 18, 2010 at 4:50 PM

That's serendipity for ya. This is a fine water abstract, I love the swirling lines and colors. My only nit here is the dark area at the bottom, it feels a little empty.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 18, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Very cool shot. Great water reflection scene with very nice color and shapes. I could see cropping the very darkest part of the bottom off.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on July 18, 2010 at 5:27 PM

I'd crop the bottom black part off but very nice otherwise.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 18, 2010 at 7:56 PM

Mitch,

I'll echo the other comments. I'd probably crop up from the bottom - other than that this is gorgeous to my eye.

Pat

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Comment posted by Eric Good on July 18, 2010 at 8:49 PM

I don't think I would have the guts to forgo a beautiful sunset like that and focus on an image like this. Glad you do, because this is a treat. Well seen and captured!

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on July 18, 2010 at 8:54 PM

Love the pattern, comp, and color. When I shoot these types I sometimes get frustrated by the limited depth of field.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 18, 2010 at 9:21 PM

What an expressive image, Mitch. Sunset by proxy. Very well seen and done.

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on July 18, 2010 at 9:30 PM

Mitch,

A truly wonderful water image... Very well seen...

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on July 18, 2010 at 10:52 PM

Mitch,

Stunning abstract. Its just mesmerizing.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on July 18, 2010 at 11:47 PM

Fascinating abstract, Mitch. I'm loving all the swirls of color.

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Comment posted by Yan Zhang on July 19, 2010 at 6:35 AM

An excellent shot that represents the abstract and simplicity in nature.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on July 19, 2010 at 8:18 AM

Mitch, this is superb interplay of reflected light and water ripples. The reflected glow is sweet and golden sheen to the water makes the whole image luminous.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 19, 2010 at 10:17 AM

The color and shapes in this are outstanding, almost other worldly. I do agree with the bottom crop suggestions.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on July 19, 2010 at 1:03 PM

Love water/reflection abstracts and this one is a stunner Mitch!! Awesome. Agree about the black bottom as others have said--tons of cropping opp's.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on July 19, 2010 at 8:05 PM

Way cool abstract, Mitch.

I love the swirls of liquid color. I actually like the darker area at the bottom; it helps balance the black area toward the middle of the image.

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Comment posted by Joseph Rossbach on July 20, 2010 at 10:05 AM

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 20, 2010 at 6:46 PM

Very cool abstract!!!!!! Really well done.

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