Saltmarsh Sunset #2

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 20, 2014318 views15 comments

Here's another look at the sun setting over the salt marshes at Blackwater NWR. This is a few minutes earlier and a few steps away from my previous post. I've also blended 3 exposures around the sun to try and control the blown area around it. (5D3, 24-70mm f2.8 @ 34mm, 1/30s, f/16, iso 200, tripod)

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15 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 20, 2014 at 11:30 AM

I like this one lots better, even with the blown sun (it is, after all, the sun) . The reflected clouds are simply gorgeous and the colors are wonderful. Beautiful capture

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on November 20, 2014 at 12:34 PM

yessirree, much better image, Mark. No distracting stumps for one thing. Can't help but blow out the source of all our light!
Those remind me of summer Sierra Nevada clouds that all originate from jet trails. These are cool.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 20, 2014 at 2:23 PM

I definitely like this one. Great foreground combined with a fine overall scene. This works for me.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 20, 2014 at 2:30 PM

Mark, I like this one much better too! Nice color and the reflections in this really look cool. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 20, 2014 at 3:00 PM

I am going to join the crowd. I like this one much better also. It is a cleaner image and the reflection really adds to the image and helps draw the eye into the rest of the image.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on November 20, 2014 at 3:48 PM

What an amazing reflection on this one here Mark, eh? Looks like your efforts really paid off in this capture and processing.....well done...

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 20, 2014 at 4:47 PM

Gorgeous Mark. I love the cloud reflections! Very pretty.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on November 20, 2014 at 8:48 PM

I am with the others, I like this one better, very nice water and reflection.
Perfect SSm and nice muted color.
I think you did a nice job with the sun, but perhaps overdid it a tad, it could be a bit brighter larger.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 20, 2014 at 9:17 PM

Very nice, Mark. I like the terrific cloud reflections and the blue/gold tones.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on November 20, 2014 at 11:55 PM

I am SO glad you did a good job on the Sun (IMHO) because the reflections in this image are absolutely magical. It is so much better than what we can see of the sky, I think that shaving even more off the top would be a good thing -- or at least cloning out that bright cloud on the top of the frame just left of center.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 21, 2014 at 9:23 AM

Of the two, this is my fav Mark.
Very nice!

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on November 21, 2014 at 12:52 PM

I like this one very much Mark.

The reflection in the fg is wonderful, and brings me into the scene, and the colors are just beautiful. The processing looks great to me, and this one is is very nice work in photography.

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on November 21, 2014 at 1:10 PM

There is a lot to like here, the gold and blue tones particularly. I also like that it's an unusual image with those bands of clouds. I'd be tempted to clone out those few dark stumps around the image, just to clean up.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on November 21, 2014 at 9:02 PM

WOW Mark this is beautiful !

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on November 22, 2014 at 11:22 AM

Nicely done, Mark. I really like the reflection and the sky looks quite nice.

--P

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