Tangerine Dream

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 23, 2011163 views14 comments

Sunrise over Currumbin Beach, Queensland.

The sun was behind some thicker cloud and I was able to capture it's disk quite well without any flare problems as an explosion of tangerine color filled the sky. Certainly was a nice way to start the day.

D80, Sigma 10-20mm @20mm, f/11. A blend of a few shots for DR.

Many thanks for your comments.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on September 23, 2011 at 9:46 AM

Amazing soft, filtered light coming from the sun and some really nice glow in the fg. It seems to me that most of the interest here is in the top 2/3 and right 2/3 of the image - I might consider some sort of crop to focus attention there...if that makes any sense?

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on September 23, 2011 at 10:02 AM

Beautiful image David. I can see what Rick means, but maybe a crop from the left would mean losing some balance with that patch of sky upper left and the illuminated sand on the right. Instead, personally, I'd try and squeeze a tad more detail out of the rocks on the left and not crop anything.

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Comment posted by Rodrigo Sandoval on September 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM

David,

Great shot. Wonderful colors and contrast. I think the foreground rock leads the way to the background perfectly. Probably the cropping suggested by Rick would have been a good idea, but leaving the rocks and haviing the luck of some extra water puddles in between, would have made a big difference. Well, you play with what you have at the moment.

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Comment posted by Sarah Marino on September 23, 2011 at 2:26 PM

The light here is just beautiful. While I like this as is, I can see how the cop suggested below would make a nice alternative presentation, as well. I also love the subtleties throughout - the sun, texture in the waves, reflected light, etc...

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on September 23, 2011 at 2:55 PM

That's some really beautiful light you captured David!

I agree with Neale's suggestion about pulling a little more detail out on the left and leaving it uncropped.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 23, 2011 at 10:49 PM

That's some very special light. I like how the clouds and rocks share some textural qualities.

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on September 23, 2011 at 11:12 PM

Oh, that's nice man!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 24, 2011 at 6:52 PM

Glorious light David! The intricate details of light on the foreground tidal pool is delightful as well.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on September 25, 2011 at 12:22 AM

Very nice, David! The large version has much more presence and great detail. I think you could even afford to add a little bit of contrast to make it more 3D and a little more striking.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on September 25, 2011 at 12:28 AM

Love the textures in the foreground David. Warm light with a beautiful sun ball on the horizon adds nicely to the impact of the image as a whole. Awesome exposure.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 25, 2011 at 10:47 AM

Excellent color and light and I also like the wave action.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on September 25, 2011 at 9:57 PM

Beautiful composition and execution of the blend, David.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on September 25, 2011 at 10:08 PM

This is a fantastic dream David love the peachy sky !

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on September 26, 2011 at 1:24 PM

A wonderfully moody coastal image. I love it!

Fall off on the left might be a touch too strong and might be able to be better balanced with the right in raw?

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