Goleta Beach & UC Santa Barbara
Outrageous sunset - I had to tone it way dow;n it was almost too brilliant for the eye!
Outrageous sunset - I had to tone it way dow;n it was almost too brilliant for the eye!
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joshrheuby
March 20, 2014
I always love the few minutes when the sky is this photogenic! Love this capture!
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Setting: Goleta Beach, Ca., on a Fall evening, looking across the bay toward the University of Calif., from which I graduated.Time
Fall is typically the best season for sunsets, and as that time of day was approaching, and there were already great clouds in the sky, I rushed to the beach just a few miles away. I expected it would be "nice" - but hardly like this!Lighting
Well, natural sunset lighting was more than enough!Equipment
Since getting to the site before the sunset disappeared, I simply grabbed my trusty Canon 5D Mk II (w/50mm Canon lens), no time for tripod or other paraphernalia!, and put my BMW M3 to the test of getting me there before it was too late!Inspiration
Well, some of my friends think "sunsets" are corny, too common, etc., but I am a "romantic" @ heart, and when something spectacular like this sunset occurs (not very often), I am excited and overwhelmed! Practically a "religious" experience!Editing
To some extent I really only selected the water and distant cliff & buildings to give them a little more definition. Of course I processed the RAW file for tonal tuning, and then converted it to PSD for the finer tuning of some of the detail.In my camera bag
If I have the time (not so in this case), I bring one or two other lenses (besides my standard Canon 50 mm): Canon 24-105, & 70-300. Also various filters (UV, polarizing). Also a Canon Speedlite 270 EX flash. Another very important item: a back-up camera! In my case, the new Sony A7 - which is quickly becoming my preferred 1st choice! (Another whole topic!). I am tired of lugging heavy equipment around, esp. when traveling long distances!Feedback
Grand vistas like this one are challenging, but mainly if I try to "get it all" in! A wide angle lens may work in some cases, but it can distort the reality of the scene. It could be shot in segments, then "woven" together in post-processing, but better to select the most representative segment and go with it. Also, sunsets like this one have PLENTY going for them, and the challenge is not to over exaggerate the color - try to get it as it is, or it will start to look fake.
