Sunset
Sunset on Long Island Canal. HDR intended to capture what my eyes were seeing at the moment.
Sunset on Long Island Canal. HDR intended to capture what my eyes were seeing at the moment.
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kevishan
June 26, 2015
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SantosOrtiz
November 11, 2016
Absolutely marvelous I love how much emotion is brought from the picture the feel of the setting is absolutely outstanding
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MaryAnne306
September 28, 2017
Beautiful. Lovely light in the sky and reflection of the setting sun in the water.
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo have been taken along my daily dog walk and bicycling path in the city of Babylon, New York (on Long Island). I have noticed the area for the interesting setup in general and one time I was particularly pleased with the sky and light that I quickly came back with my camera for this specific shot.Time
It was sunset hour, I needed to rush back with my camera gear and act quickly as light conditions were changing quickly. Not only the Sun was setting fast but the wind was howling and clouds were whipping visibly across the sky and the scene you see lasted maybe a few seconds (though moving clouds created different somewhat similar look for about 15-20 minutes).Lighting
Lighting was one of the crucial elements. Combination of sunset color and "golden hour" light quality, position of the Sun in the composition and with at least equal impact fast-blown clouds interaction with colorful sky. Also light interaction with the water. With so colorful sky, trees served the composition best as silhouettes.Equipment
Camera was Sigma SD9, lens Sigma EX 17-35mm f2.8 at 17mm and f2.8, Induro A213 tripod with Manfrotto 322RC2 ball head.Inspiration
Combination of seeing the area almost every day which already established the composition in my mind plus the particular light conditions that have happened and made the picture at this time.Editing
As SigmaSD9 was relatively early digital camera it performed with relatively narrow pixel depth and sensitivity (essentially only ISO 100 and 200 were of useful quality) making HDR processing a necessity for this particular light situation. I took several sets of 3 and 5 photographs in quick succession with changing exposure. One set of 5 with which I was most pleased I processed in the Photomatix software with the aim to produce realistic HDR result, one matching closely what my own eyes have seen at the moment (not the more common exaggerated HDR look). Other than that only a minimal touch-ups in Photoshop were done to remove various damaged pixels and such.In my camera bag
Nikon D600, Nikkor 85mm f1.8D and Nikkor 20mm f2.8D. If I expect need for a tripod, Induro A213 tripod with Manfrotto 322RC2 ball head. On occasion Sigma SD9, now converted for IR photography.Feedback
Two separate advices. First, look and notice interesting compositions in places you typically frequent, even if they at the moment show only some potential but not "the shot". That will both train you for those times when you travel to locations you will visit maybe only once in a lifetime but it will also "set a worm" in your mind to be ready if your local location for some light or action reason nudges that bit up to a great photo. Second, even if HDR photography implies somewhat slow process of repeated shots, tripods and such ... practice so that you can act fast with it when local conditions are quickly changing (5 shots for this particular HDR were taken in under a second and needed to be - wind was whipping clouds and the trees).
