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Chasing the Light
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Chasing the Light

by Jean Day

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 29, 2011247 views8 comments
One of the first shots I got the evening I was taking a leisurely stroll with the dogs which forced me to go running for my camera. OK, so I'm glad I did. I had bracketed shots, hand held as I still didn't have my tripod set up, but this was actually fairly easy to process as a single image...the light did all the work! :)

Thanks for having a look and any feedback is much appreciated!

Pentax K-7
16mm
ISO 1000
F7.1
1/50
Hoya CP
Cokin GND

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by John Mumaw on July 29, 2011 at 6:51 AM
I'm really impressed, especially as this was a 'grab' shot! Well composed and exposed.
The light beam makes this extra special.
Registered on September 9, 2005, 62 Posts, 2289 Comments
Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on July 29, 2011 at 9:55 AM
Amazing light show,a nd very wel captured considering this is a tripodless grab shot! :toast:
Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 29, 2011 at 5:58 PM
Beautiful color and great comp. I like the scene a lot.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 29, 2011 at 6:43 PM
You did well for a hand held image Jean. Fantastic light and drama!
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by David Edwards on July 29, 2011 at 6:59 PM
Yes, a beautiful shot of sunset light, Jean. The warmth of the light is wonderful, and your comp is excellent. A cracker shot!!
:toast:
Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on July 29, 2011 at 9:11 PM
That is some light show. I like the silhouetted peaks here. I would be tempted to crop from the bottom just above the grasses in the foreground. They just seem to interrupt the flow of the composition a little and do not hold my interest as much as the rest of the scene (but that is a minor nit).
Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 30, 2011 at 7:38 PM
That's one heck of a light show. Stunning.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Svein-Frode on August 8, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Spectacular light and dramatic photo. Congrats!
Registered on November 13, 2003, 9 Posts, 277 Comments