Author Topic: Sunsets ... a time to reflect. (Read 14156 times)

ZAR · « **Reply #100 on:** January 09, 2009, 04:44:47 pm »

Thabazimbi 2008

Stofstreep · « **Reply #101 on:** January 11, 2009, 03:40:11 pm »

Last Night.

oo7 · « **Reply #102 on:** January 14, 2009, 12:43:20 am »

We spend New years' eve on a koppie outside Durbanville to watch 2008's last sunset disappearing over the ocean with Table Mountain in the background. It was just pure magic.

Here are some shots:

Mzee · « **Reply #103 on:** January 14, 2009, 12:45:14 pm »

Johannesburg - ashy sunset.

Cane Rat · « **Reply #104 on:** January 15, 2009, 08:46:15 pm »

Sommer so in die ry (Bakkie) geneem net buite Luanda. Son is nog bietjie hoog maar 'n mens bly nie hier nie laat uit nie.

Cane Rat · « **Reply #105 on:** January 15, 2009, 09:06:44 pm »

Net buite Zastron

tankgirl · « **Reply #106 on:** January 15, 2009, 09:19:22 pm »

Â± albertinia

Â± de rust

Quote from: doubleoseven

we sorta saw the same sunset

Colyn · « **Reply #107 on:** January 16, 2009, 11:31:59 pm »

Quote from: Maverick on October 19, 2008, 05:27:47 pm

A recent sunset shot over the Thames river

This is a good shot but the tilted horizon spoils it for me.

chalsam · « **Reply #108 on:** January 18, 2009, 01:11:13 am »

Salt Rock - KZN North Coast

Colyn · « **Reply #109 on:** January 18, 2009, 01:13:57 am »

Yep dis a lekker shot ... ek sou die bokant afgesny het deur daai wolkie bokant die son ... dit sal die horison bietjie meer wegvat van die middel af.

chalsam · « **Reply #110 on:** January 18, 2009, 01:21:39 am »

Yep have to agree. Have tried it and it does make a difference to the shot. Have made the same mistake with the second image. One of the rules of landscapes is not to have horizons centralised, but on one of the thirds lines. Thanks for your input

Mudbugger · « **Reply #111 on:** February 03, 2009, 03:53:15 am »

Mzee · « **Reply #112 on:** February 03, 2009, 09:26:22 am »

Don't know why but my pictures are all removed from the forum. Any idea what is happening? Am I doing something wrong?

Gromit · « **Reply #113 on:** February 03, 2009, 10:01:04 am »

Kirkwood at the wildefees 2008

Colyn · « **Reply #114 on:** February 03, 2009, 12:16:12 pm »

Quote from: chalsam on January 18, 2009, 01:21:39 am

Yep have to agree. Have tried it and it does make a difference to the shot. Have made the same mistake with the second image. One of the rules of landscapes is not to have horizons centralised, but on one of the thirds lines. Thanks for your input

I can no longer see your shots.

The rule of thirds is a good guideline but I have seen many shots that defies them and still give a good shot. Centralised horizons do have the potential to be disturbing but then again, not always. Composition has mostly to do with the mechanics of our eyes and following certain guidelines usually get a result that is pleasing to most. In your shot the problem for me was that the top edge contained a stray element that was not really adding anything to the shot. This I say from memory

This shot is a good shot but can be better by cropping the bottom. Not to move the horizon but to avoid the "void" in the right bottom corner. Cropping it now will help a bit but it could have been composed better in camera.

PS ... No malice intended and if my comments are disturbingthe peace I will remove it.