Xmas Sunset

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited December 28, 2007 in Landscapes
Went to a local beach (El Matador for those in the know) around sunset with family (kinda xmas tradition for athe last few years), and I decided at least to try to get one of those "30 min after sunset" images that Seastack, LiguidAir and others were taking so magnificently.
Well, this is not on par with their work yet, but hey, man's gotta start somewhere...

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Canon 40D + EF-S 17-55/2.8, ISO 100, f/9.0 @ 30" (tripod, of course) plus light painting with 580EXII. Taken arounf 5:30 pm.
"May the f/stop be with you!"

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  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    love the foreground! thumb.gif

    nice work!
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 26, 2007
    Very cool shot, Nik. thumb.gif

    Can you tell us more about how you light painted with the 580EXII? Was it mounted on a different camera?

    Cheers,
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  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    Oh yea, this is beautiful. thumb.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:
    love the foreground! thumb.gif
    nice work!
    Thanks, Chris! thumb.gif
    Yeah, the foreground was what drew me to this shot.mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    Phil U. wrote:
    Oh yea, this is beautiful. thumb.gif
    Thanks, Phil, glad you liked it! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    kdog wrote:
    Very cool shot, Nik. thumb.gif

    Can you tell us more about how you light painted with the 580EXII? Was it mounted on a different camera?

    Cheers,
    -joel

    Joel,
    thank you!

    No, it was not on another camera :-) I simply took it off, set it to Manual 1/8th power and made it flash a few times trying to make the foreground a bit brighter. It's not an exact science, you have to try it.
    HTH
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    For a first time shot it is really good Nikolai ! iloveyou.gif
    May be without the footprint ...
    Oh, come on. Next year ! mwink.gif
    Health for the Family and for yourself in 2008, Nikolai :D
    With lots of good photos, needless to say ...:D
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  • KayguarnayKayguarnay Registered Users Posts: 12 Big grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    Oh wow!clap.gif I can feel the sand running away in this shot. The effect is stunning! Can you share how you took this photo? I can never take a 30-min after and make it look like a distinct sunset.
    "Always dream of the impossible, then try!" - Geoff Tabin

    I'm just learning, teach me!
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    Sweet shot Nik..thumb.gif
    Ed

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    ehughes wrote:
    Sweet shot Nik..thumb.gif
    Thank Ed, appreciate it!thumb.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    Antonio Correia wrote:
    For a first time shot it is really good Nikolai ! iloveyou.gif
    May be without the footprint ...
    Oh, come on. Next year ! mwink.gif
    Health for the Family and for yourself in 2008, Nikolai :D
    With lots of good photos, needless to say ...:D
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    Thank you, Antonio!
    Yeah, I know about the footprint, I simply didn't have time to wait till it disappears: light was going out and my family was already waiting for me in the car...ne_nau.gif
    All the best to you and your family, too!
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2007
    Kayguarnay wrote:
    Oh wow!clap.gif I can feel the sand running away in this shot. The effect is stunning! Can you share how you took this photo? I can never take a 30-min after and make it look like a distinct sunset.
    Thank you!
    "30 min after the sunset" is considered by many the best time to take the sunset pictures, colors are deep, eerie and still present.
    All you need is time, a good tripod/head that can go very low (this shot was taken ~1ft from the surface - LiveView of 40D came in very handy:-), a wide-angle lens (this was 17-55, I should've used 10-22, but I left it in my car 100ft above the beach) and a camera that can do long exposures, preferably with full manual control (I used my 40D).
    I also flashed my 580 at 1/8th of the power 2-3 times, holding it free hand.
    And of course, I shot raw :-)
    HTH
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • ChatKatChatKat Registered Users Posts: 1,357 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2007
    Very Nice
    Nik - love the image - very beautiful!
    Kathy Rappaport
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2007
    ChatKat wrote:
    Nik - love the image - very beautiful!
    Whoa, Kathy, long time no see!
    Thanks! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2007
    Nice colors and composition. Well done
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2007
    GREAPER wrote:
    Nice colors and composition. Well done
    Thanks, Brian!thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • scottVscottV Registered Users Posts: 354 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2007
    foreground is excellent, i vote for changing up the sky to a nice deep dark blue. sunsets in socal have been awesome the past week or 2, gotta get to the beach sometime this weekend... stupid job won't let me leave at 3:30 to get there in time. ne_nau.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2007
    f00sion wrote:
    foreground is excellent, i vote for changing up the sky to a nice deep dark blue. sunsets in socal have been awesome the past week or 2, gotta get to the beach sometime this weekend... stupid job won't let me leave at 3:30 to get there in time. ne_nau.gif

    Thanks!
    I hear ya about the job - oh well, it's almost Friday, and New Year is coming, too:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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