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Art of sunset and silhouette



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Art of sunset and silhouette

Art of sunset and silhouette
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3 Comments |
ratan-m
 
ratan-m March 17, 2018
Thank you
Svenergy72
 
Svenergy72 February 06, 2019
I absolutely love that frame, pastel colors and enchanting light...a true masterpiece
ratan-m
 
ratan-m February 06, 2019
Thank you all. This has been a favorite. It was -30C and I could barely click the shutter button!
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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken in Ottawa, Canada by the Ottawa River Pakway on a chilly (~ -30C) evening. Besides the sunset, sky colours and the trees one we have the frozen river. Needless to say that it was too cold to be outside for long and wrestled to coordinate my eyes and fingers with my mind! Well, I am a photographer "by interest" ... and yet to sell my first photograph!

Time

10th January 2015 around 4:30 pm. Sunsets in Ottawa tend to be very dramatic, like this one, which are always a reason for me to brave the cold!

Lighting

This was all natural light and I set my camera manually for exposure (f/16, 1/13s, ISO:50).

Equipment

Nikon D610 (that I got as a Christmas present from my family a few days back). Tripod, I set the on camera timer as I didn't have a remote. 50mm/1.4G Nikor lens

Inspiration

Sunsets and landscapes are my favorite subjects.

Editing

Yes, it was shot in RAW so I used Camera Raw for the conversion and basic curves optimization and cropping in Photoshop.

In my camera bag

Nikon d610, 50mm/1.4G, Nikor 28-85mm (3.5-4.5), Nikor 70 - 300mm (f/3.5 to 5.6), a UV filter, a polariser

Feedback

Sunsets may be better with a faster lens. Although I had a wide angle lens I chose the 50mm as a compromise at lets in more light. Good to be well prepared with warm gloves and a remote shutter operation.

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