Northern California Sunset

rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
edited October 2, 2012 in Landscapes
Here are some sunset shots from Northern California. All taken from the same spot, just minutes apart.
Randy
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,315 moderator
    edited September 13, 2012
    All nice, but I think #2 is the best of them.
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  • PhotosbychuckPhotosbychuck Registered Users Posts: 1,239 Major grins
    edited September 13, 2012
    Great series bowdown.gif

    My favorite is #2.




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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2012
    David_S85 wrote: »
    All nice, but I think #2 is the best of them.

    Thanks David for your input!
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2012
    Photosbychuck wrote: »
    Great series bowdown.gif

    My favorite is #2.




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    Thanks Chuck,
    Looks like #2 is in the lead.
    Randy
  • dave6253dave6253 Registered Users Posts: 229 Major grins
    edited September 15, 2012
    I really loved 1 until I scrolled down to 2... then 3. I guess if I had to pick one I would go with 3, but they are all beautiful.
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 15, 2012
    dave6253 wrote: »
    I really loved 1 until I scrolled down to 2... then 3. I guess if I had to pick one I would go with 3, but they are all beautiful.

    Thanks for your comments Dave, and I'm glad you liked them!
    Randy
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,327 Major grins
    edited September 15, 2012
    More good stuff, pard. Like you've noted before, there's that brief period when the passage of a single minute makes for a dramatic difference in a sunset. Nicely captured.thumb.gif

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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 15, 2012
    black mamba wrote: »
    More good stuff, pard. Like you've noted before, there's that brief period when the passage of a single minute makes for a dramatic difference in a sunset. Nicely captured.thumb.gif

    Tom

    Thanks Tom!

    It may not be correct, but to me, it seems as though out West, the sunsets last a lot longer with the best light being a substantial time after the sun dips below the horizon ne_nau.gif
    Randy
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2012
    Randy I have a feeling for each one of these. It had me thinking back to my childhood. I don't know what sequence they were taken, but the first one says to me 'I've stayed out to late'. The 2nd one tells me 'I still have time before heading home' and the 3rd one says to me 'Look for the first star of the evening'. Weird how things like that can pop into one's mind :D

    I enjoyed these :Dthumb.gif
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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,422 moderator
    edited September 16, 2012
    Beautiful Randy! My favorite is the second photo but all are wonderful.

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited September 16, 2012
    Awesome, Randy. #3 for me. I love that deeply saturated blue strip of water in 2 and 3.
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  • karloznzkarloznz Registered Users Posts: 126 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2012
    #3
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2012
    Dogdots wrote: »
    Randy I have a feeling for each one of these. It had me thinking back to my childhood. I don't know what sequence they were taken, but the first one says to me 'I've stayed out to late'. The 2nd one tells me 'I still have time before heading home' and the 3rd one says to me 'Look for the first star of the evening'. Weird how things like that can pop into one's mind :D

    I enjoyed these thumb.gif

    Hi Mary,

    I'm glad the images say things to ya' :D
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2012
    denisegoldberg wrote: »
    Beautiful Randy! My favorite is the second photo but all are wonderful.

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    Hi Denise,

    Thanks for looking and your kind comments!
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2012
    kdog wrote: »
    Awesome, Randy. #3 for me. I love that deeply saturated blue strip of water in 2 and 3.

    Thanks Joel thumb.gif

    While I did work these a bit in LR, I didn't pump them up very much. If memory serves, I think in two of them I pulled down the saturation a bit. The EXIF time-stamp will reveal the correct sequence, but man did that sky change a lot!

    One of the benefits to taking these images was all the waterfowl cooing and quacking on the water. It was as peaceful a setting as it gets...
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2012
    karloznz wrote: »
    #3

    Thanks for looking!
    Randy
  • TreyHoffTreyHoff Registered Users Posts: 388 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2012
    SWEET! 3 is the icing on the cake! Well done!
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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2012
    Enee, menee, miney, mo.......#3 wins!!
    Killer!
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2012
    TreyHoff wrote: »
    SWEET! 3 is the icing on the cake! Well done!

    Thanks for your input Trey!
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2012
    Earache wrote: »
    Enee, menee, miney, mo.......#3 wins!!
    Killer!

    Thanks for looking and your choice Eric!
    Randy
  • Doug SolisDoug Solis Registered Users Posts: 1,190 Major grins
    edited September 21, 2012
    Wow, great series, I love the gradient of color. Number 3 the best.
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 21, 2012
    Doug Solis wrote: »
    Wow, great series, I love the gradient of color. Number 3 the best.

    Thanks for looking Doug, and your comments!
    Randy
  • fool4thecityfool4thecity Registered Users Posts: 632 Major grins
    edited September 24, 2012
    Interesting to see everyone's comments on which they like the best. Most everyone likes #3. I like the color of the sky the best in #1, so I have to pick that one. The silhouette of the trees look the best in number 1 with that amazing color, in my opinion. They are all great shots, though. Thanks for sharing your work.
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  • karloznzkarloznz Registered Users Posts: 126 Major grins
    edited September 24, 2012
    Awesome - Like number three the best - Think I would crop out the black in the foregroud some to see how its looks - may make it better or spoil but pob worth a play
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  • supermarvin76supermarvin76 Registered Users Posts: 42 Big grins
    edited September 25, 2012
    With the warm sky, and cool water, #2 is by far the winner for me. But the other two are beautiful as well.

    Great work!
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 26, 2012
    fool4thecity wrote: »
    Interesting to see everyone's comments on which they like the best. Most everyone likes #3. I like the color of the sky the best in #1, so I have to pick that one. The silhouette of the trees look the best in number 1 with that amazing color, in my opinion. They are all great shots, though. Thanks for sharing your work.

    I appreciate your in-depth remarks!
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 26, 2012
    karloznz wrote: »
    Awesome - Like number three the best - Think I would crop out the black in the foregroud some to see how its looks - may make it better or spoil but pob worth a play

    Hey Karl,

    Thanks for looking and your suggestion. I did a few variants while cropping, and this had the best comp for my liking.

    I do appreciate your input, and would try what you've suggested if I hadn't already thumb.gif
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 26, 2012
    supermarvin76 wrote: »
    With the warm sky, and cool water, #2 is by far the winner for me. But the other two are beautiful as well.

    Great work!

    Thanks Marvin!

    I posted all three because I believe (hopefully at least one) might appeal to different folks!

    I was lucky that the sky changes so much to allow three different looks.

    It's interesting to see the different preferences and why.
    Randy
  • rmichaeldavisrmichaeldavis Registered Users Posts: 27 Big grins
    edited September 28, 2012
    Great series...it is amazing how subtle variations in tone and color COMPLETELY change the feel of each picture. Thank you for sharing!
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2012
    rmichaeldavis wrote: »
    Great series...it is amazing how subtle variations in tone and color COMPLETELY change the feel of each picture. Thank you for sharing!
    Thanks for looking Michael!

    And I completely agree with you about the changes.
    Randy
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