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Twilight View

by Mike Dawson

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 24, 20072,016 views10 comments
Twilight over Sitka Harbor as a last house sits along on the ed of the jetty with a pale illuminating the night sky.

Canon 5D
Tamron24 -135SP
ISO 200
f4.5
8 sec
3 stop soft grad tone down the moon

Comments Appreciated!

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Robert N Covell on July 24, 2007 at 9:37 AM
This is just lovely! My only suggestion would be to crop it on the right enough to loose whatever that bright structure is and you could also afford to loose a bit of the foreground. The light is wonderful and I love the delicate nature and color of the light on the house.

Bob
Registered on November 8, 2006, 17 Posts, 104 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on July 24, 2007 at 10:52 AM
Really lovely, Mike. Wish I was in Alaska. :toast:
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Carsten Ranke on July 24, 2007 at 12:45 PM
I would say, decisive moment in a night shot :wink: Just the right time for a beautiful sky color. It looks like wide angle, and my only nit would be the far away light and its reflection LHS: due to wide FOV and its associated perspective distortion the reflection line is warped. I would fix this in PS.
Registered on May 31, 2007, 20 Posts, 411 Comments
Comment posted by Eric Good on July 24, 2007 at 3:42 PM
As much as I like added balance and colors of that brightly lit structure, I would like to see a version with it out of the frame for comparison. What a magical scene though.
Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments
Comment posted by William Vrolyk on July 24, 2007 at 8:58 PM
I like the peaceful mood. However, the bright structure on the right detracts from the mood.

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
Registered on November 1, 2003, 278 Posts, 3524 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Kargus on July 24, 2007 at 10:40 PM
That is a gorgeous twilight blue. Dare I add another vote for cropping out the bridge(?) on the RHS?:smile:
Registered on January 19, 2007, 47 Posts, 1051 Comments
Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on July 25, 2007 at 10:38 PM
Mike,
Gorgeous! The color is amazing! :smile:
Registered on June 23, 2004, 453 Posts, 5551 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Minish on July 29, 2007 at 9:38 PM
A great long exposure, Mike. I think I'd sacrifice the moon with the bright stuff on the right. It would make a very pleasing and tranquil image with just the home on the island as the right side of the image.
Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on July 30, 2007 at 12:06 PM
Congratulations Mike on your EP selection with this outstanding image for this category. :toast:
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on August 1, 2007 at 3:32 PM
Really nice. Congrats on the EP. I would echo what has been said about the bright right light.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments