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Sky is ablaze + addition
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Sky is ablaze + addition

by Sandy Scott

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 26, 2013127 views5 comments
This was one of a series of three shots that I took of the incredible sunset at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, FL while on a bird photographing mission at sunset recently. I simply wanted to capture the sky to remember what I had seen and spent zero effort on settings, composition or any other photographic thought process. I simply pointed my camera and shot. I like the fact that there seems to be light emanating in an interesting parallel pattern from an apparent blaze at the left of the scene. Did I need mention that I am not a landscape photographer? :smile:

Shot at f4.5, 100mm, 1/800 ISO 6400

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by John Williams on December 30, 2013 at 9:56 AM
Amazing sky Sandy. I can see why it inspired you. On my monitor the sky colors seem to be plugged.
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Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 30, 2013 at 11:36 AM
Thanks John, it was a very amazing sunset that day at an amazing venue. What do you mean by "plugged?"
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Comment posted by John Williams on December 30, 2013 at 9:11 PM
Ah, sorry Sandy. I meant to say blown. ("Plugged" is more commonly used when shadows are maxed, and highlights are "blown??") Does that make more sense? In other words, there are bands of near solid color with less variation than I would expect (I could certainly be wrong).
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Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 30, 2013 at 9:28 PM
John, let me ask you this then. Here is the way the photo was originally. I was going for the beautiful sky with a silhouette on the trees. Prior to posting it, I thought I would jazz up the saturation of the clouds, but apparently that was a big mistake. Does this at least solve the "blown" problem?
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Comment posted by John Williams on January 2, 2014 at 11:30 PM
Yes! I much prefer the second post. The clouds are very jazzy as is, or could use just a touch more, but to my eye the first version is too much.
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