Illumination

by Scott Anderson

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 6, 2010183 views11 comments

Took this at sunset in the Everglades last night.

Canon 5D Mark II
17-40mm
f/14
3.2s
ISO 100

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on September 6, 2010 at 1:03 AM

Ahhh yes, wonderful. An interesting and unique sky really make this image work. Lovely shot.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on September 6, 2010 at 1:07 AM

Some very cool lighting here. The reflections and reeds in the foreground work really well too.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on September 6, 2010 at 1:26 AM

Very interesting effect taking place in the sky.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on September 6, 2010 at 2:45 AM

Beautiful sky. Love the rays coming form the sun.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 6, 2010 at 10:11 AM

Dynamic comp, dramatic light, and I like the symmetrical quality. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on September 6, 2010 at 11:41 AM

Interesting sky, and beautiful light! Maybe just a tad on the dark side for me. Nice!

Chris

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 6, 2010 at 5:09 PM

I really like the radiating light beams on the clouds and reflection on the water.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 6, 2010 at 7:34 PM

Scott,

What a glorious sunset. I love the rays of light - or can I call them "sectors?" Sure is fascinating how the light and clouds played out on this evening, even including the smaller clouds along the horizon. There is just so much to see in the image, I love it.

My only wish is that the bottom was lighter - but just so there could be a little more separation between the reeds and the water/reflection. I realize it's reflecting the dark part of the sky so I'm not sure there's much you can do about. Otherwise, Great image!

Lon

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Comment posted by Scott Anderson on September 6, 2010 at 8:55 PM

Thanks for all your comments. I brightened the bottom of the photo a bit with the Dodge tool, but I don't think I should touch it anymore. Otherwise it will be too light in comparison with the sky. I'll just leave it as nature intended.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 7, 2010 at 12:19 AM

Actually Scott, I looked at this again, and especially with the larger version I do see the lightening at the bottom and I agree there is sufficient separation. For some reason I made my comments while not reviewing the larger version. And it get's better at that size - I like it even more.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Capurso on September 8, 2010 at 12:28 PM

Outstanding!

Mark Capurso
Phoenix, AZ

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