For the sunset fans
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 3:13 pmI do love a good sunset. Here are two images of the same sunset taken with different lenses to create two very different perspectives. Both taken near Noumea in New Caledonia.
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The first image was taken with D2H and 50mm 1.4f. The colour was adjusted to give a richer red/orange hue. There was a bit of a smoke haze on the horizon due to a fire which added a little bit of extra colour. The cloud bank gave the sky something ominous looking to fill out the image.
The second was taken with D2H and Sigma 12-24mm at 12 mm and only two minutes after the first. I played with only the blue channel to accentuate the white clouds against the sky. It seems to emphasize the clouds rather than the sunset. I tried to keep the focus on the cloudbank rather than the sun which is why it is a bit offset and not 'neat-and-in-the-middle'.
Critiques, good or bad, are always welcome.
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The first image was taken with D2H and 50mm 1.4f. The colour was adjusted to give a richer red/orange hue. There was a bit of a smoke haze on the horizon due to a fire which added a little bit of extra colour. The cloud bank gave the sky something ominous looking to fill out the image.
The second was taken with D2H and Sigma 12-24mm at 12 mm and only two minutes after the first. I played with only the blue channel to accentuate the white clouds against the sky. It seems to emphasize the clouds rather than the sunset. I tried to keep the focus on the cloudbank rather than the sun which is why it is a bit offset and not 'neat-and-in-the-middle'.
Critiques, good or bad, are always welcome.
Great cloud and good use of the lens/perspective 