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Sunset and Silhouettes ft. The Neighbors Cows



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Beautiful sunset looking over our neighbors cow paddock.

Beautiful sunset looking over our neighbors cow paddock.
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cameraCOOLPIX P900

settings Aperture 9/2 ISO 100 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 393/10 

upload_dateSep, 2016

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11 Comments |
catherinethompson PRO+
 
catherinethompson September 19, 2016
Stunning. Congratulations.
RMBphoto Ultimate
 
RMBphoto September 19, 2016
Really wonderful!
Maple-2103 Ultimate
 
Maple-2103 September 24, 2016
Beautiful colors, clouds and the dark ground and cows...tree...just beautiful and creative!
CYNTHIA68 PRO+
 
CYNTHIA68 October 29, 2016
What a wonderful photo! I love it.
marcdewitt PRO
 
marcdewitt November 05, 2016
Very nice Emma. Love the composition and the colors. My only criticism (constructive!) is that there is some sensor dust at the top which could be edited out.
DebbieKMiller81 Platinum
 
DebbieKMiller81 November 30, 2016
Awesome shot. Lighting is perfect to get the silhouette look. That tree is perfect for this type is shot. Well done.
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 December 04, 2016
this is absolutely perfect. I jus love this shot! シ
dbmt99
 
dbmt99 January 27, 2017
Amazing
emmawhite
 
emmawhite September 18, 2017
Thanks so much :)
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khoitranduc December 13, 2019
Awesome capture
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annabesford November 27, 2020
Wow

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Behind The Lens

Location

I am lucky enough to have this view from my backyard at home in Drouin Victoria, Australia.

Time

This was taken during a beautiful, colourful sunset.

Lighting

The cows and tree were positioned perfectly between the sunset and me to create this silhouette effect.

Equipment

The only equipment used for this shot was my Nikon P900 Coolpix camera.

Inspiration

There were a couple of things that inspired me to take this photo. This beautiful tree has been the subject of several photos I have taken. I love how this tree appears during winter with its branches exposed creating a very symmetrical, interesting subject. When I saw the cows and sunset as well, I couldn't believe my luck.

Editing

Using the Lightroom phone app I increased the contrast and enhanced the saturation to make the image more dramatic and really show the colours in the sky.

In my camera bag

In my camera bag I have my Nikon P900 coolpix camera. This camera is a great bridging camera that is a pretty good all rounder for an armature like myself. I also carry a set of lens filters. I have Hoya macro lenses along with Nutral Density and polarizing filters. I have a lens cleaning cloth, spare memory card and charge cord. I also have a tripod in a separate bag with me at all times.

Feedback

To capture an image similar to this you will need to find an interesting subject that is due west. That way if you get a nice colourful sunset it will occur behind the subject creating this silhouette effect. I always spend a lot of time making sure I frame the image well and think about composition before I take the photo. I always take several shots and change the framing and composition slightly in each image and then chose which one I like the best later. It is important that you expose the image for the sky. You want the silhouette to be under exposed so it just appears black. If you expose for the foreground the sky will blow out. I also focused on the tree so that it was nice and sharp.

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