smokey sunset

[NJ]

the sun was quite amazing tonight because of all the smoke from the bushfires. i found it really hard to get a good exposure, but after some playing in PS i got this which i quite like. let me know what you think. thanks for looking

[mic]

NJ,

A bit of flaring around Sun and I thinks it would suit it better in Lanscape.

No Frame, maybe just a little.

Otherwise nice colours and attempt.

Cheers,

Mic.

[NJ]

thanks for the advise mic!

it was a hard one to shoot, power poles and lines every where, i cloned out quite alot of them in this one also. is there an easier way of capturing sunsets like this? i found it impossible to get the colour of the sun and foreground in the same exposure.

[seeto.centric]

when i shoot sunsets with lots of distracting objects around, i usually spot meter and compensate accordingly to allow for reasonable exposure of the more distracting stuff.
but yeah, spot meter works well for me.

i like the shot, sometimes portrait really is the only way to go.. or a crop from landscape.
there appears to be quite a lot of noise towards the lower section where the trees are.

-julz

[NJ]

thanks for the help

i did use spot meter, but as soon as i copensated dor the foreground the sun blew out and i couldnt capture the colour of it.

yeh the noise is there because i lightened up that area as there was too much black, well thats what i thought anyway.

[surenj]

you could take 3 or 4 shots and blend them with PS so that the exposure is right for each area

[surenj]

you could take 3 or 4 shots and blend them with PS so that the exposure is right for each area

[NJ]

ahh yeh i think might have eough to try that, i havent done it before tho...

[seeto.centric]

hmm.. would a ND filter help in this situation? or would that still result in underexposed foreground?

-julz

[NJ]

dunno, ive never used them, and dont fully understand what the do...