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Another Port William Sunset



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cameraNIKON D7100

settings Aperture f/13.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/45 

upload_dateSep, 2014

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8 Comments |
juliedrummond
 
juliedrummond March 17, 2015
Congrats! Stunning image!
TrotterFechan
TrotterFechan March 18, 2015
Thank you Julie.
CWphotos5
 
CWphotos5 March 17, 2015
I can't think of anything else to say, except, " Wow! " Congratulations!!!
TrotterFechan
TrotterFechan March 18, 2015
Thank you.
blueberrydragon
 
blueberrydragon March 17, 2015
This is such a beauty!Congrats!
TrotterFechan
TrotterFechan March 18, 2015
Thank you.
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta March 18, 2015
Fabulous image. Congratulations on being the People's Choice Winner.
sebastianmuglia
 
sebastianmuglia March 20, 2015
Yees that's it!
JulesB
 
JulesB March 25, 2015
Brilliant capture....Congratulations.
Parallel
 
Parallel May 18, 2015
Great shot! You are "big" photographer!!!
Wayne2photos
 
Wayne2photos August 30, 2015
Wow! I love the lighting in this shot! Congratulations!

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#Dumfries and Galloway #Port William #scotland #sunset
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Behind The Lens

Location

The photograph was taken on the shoreline in the small coastal village of Port William on Luce Bay, South West Scotland.

Time

Port William sunsets are always amazing, and this particular one was taken on the 20th September 2014 at around 18.00 hours.

Lighting

As the sun was slowly going down towards the horizon, it was bathing everything in this glorious orange/yellow light making the scene just look like a painting.

Equipment

I was using a Nikon D7100 with a Sigma 18-250mm lens. The image was shot at a focal length of 38mm using a tripod and an exposure of 1/45sec, f13 and ISO 100 on aperture priority.

Inspiration

I wasn't really intending to take any photographs that particular evening. I was walking back to my caravan, which was around 50 metres further on, after having a few afternoon beers with the lads, when I came across this magical scene of two Clydesdales grazing on the shoreline. I just had to rush and get my gear set up and return to capture the moment.

Editing

I really didn't have a great deal of post processing to do on this image. I always shoot in RAW, so the basic adjustments were made, i.e. increase the contrast and clarity, reduce the highlights and increase the shadows slider to rescue some of foreground detail. The saturation remained as was, but the luminance of the oranges and yellows was reduced a little to add a little more punch to the sky. There was a very thin electric fence wire being used to stop the horses wandering into the caravan park, and this was reflecting the sunlight off it. I cloned that out in Photoshop as it was very distracting to the eye.

In my camera bag

I only took up photography as a hobby 3 years ago and I'm only slowly adding gear as and when I can afford it. When I took the photo, basically all I had was the Nikon D7100 with the Sigma 18-250mm lens and a Sigma 10-20mm wide angle lens along with a selection of Cokin graduated and ND filters as well as a mid range tripod.

Feedback

My advice for anyone trying to take a similar shot into the sun is to be aware of lens flare. At times this can enhance your shot, but at other times it can completely ruin it. Have a look at your shot and change your angle if necessary. I usually bracket my exposures shooting a sunset, but when you have a moving subject in the frame, it is not so easy to deal with in post processing.

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