Another Sunset

[guymclaren]

This was taken as an afterthought on my way home from the Kruger yesterday. Is it as good as I think it it is?

[Autumn]

Re: Another Sunset

This was taken as an afterthought on my way home from the Kruger yesterday. Is it as good as I think it it is?

Hi Guy

Yes, it is good. The lighting is delightful spreading from behind the trees. I am just not quite sure about the cloud which is pretty central.

I tried scrolling down and making it into a letterbox; it didn't quite work as I expected. May be it was because the top border was now missing - had the border been complete, it might have worked. BTW I prefer this border to the red one.

It is a very pleasing pic. However, if it were mine, I think I would be trying the cloud a little lower down and probably to the left a little. By doing this, you could then be certain that the original picture was the best after all.

Beautiful soothing colours and very tranquil.

[guymclaren]

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Now I have been called Godlike in my day but the clouds I don't control, The clouds were incidental, My composition was based on the horizon, a little to the left and the sun would not have been as well placed, as well as to the right.

[Autumn]

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Now I have been called Godlike in my day but the clouds I don't control, The clouds were incidental, My composition was based on the horizon, a little to the left and the sun would not have been as well placed, as well as to the right.

I do realise that Guy, I was just meaning I might try moving them in Photoshop just out of curiosity.

The sun and the horizon are perfect.

[guymclaren]

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Then it wouldn't be as nature intended, a bit of a fraud maybe? I know the perfect shot is a myth we aspire to but having it the way it's supposed to be is more my thing.

[Autumn]

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Then it wouldn't be as nature intended, a bit of a fraud maybe? I know the perfect shot is a myth we aspire to but having it the way it's supposed to be is more my thing.

Mine too really Guy.

[Caz]

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The short answer is ...... yes

Love the colours and atmosphere - we've had several seasons in one afternoon here (I was in eastern England today) - rain, hail and snow in short succession. At least it kept the visitors from Florida happy!

Sorry, drifted off subject! I can see what Audrey means about the cloud, but it doesn't look right when 'removed'.

Caz

[guymclaren]

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It looks dead when the cloud is removed, very bland, The cloud for some reason gives it body even if it is in the wrong position ;>

[guymclaren]

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Audrey, I have on occassion used Photoshop to manipulate but am never really happy with the results, I now prefer to use photoshop to "develop" Those natural flaws in nature and the fact theat the animals are hiding behind the twigs gives the shot a little interest in my opinion, When I get that perfect shot with no obstructions its great but when theres a twig covering an ear the shot just looks so much more wild to me. Does this make sense?

[Autumn]

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Yes it does. In a recent Challenge at our Photographic Society, there were some wonderful natural history pics.

Judges often talk about "Gardening" before taking a pic. If you don't know, it means tidying up the twigs and area around say flowers, fungi etc.

On this occasion, there was a wonderful picture of a grass snake, but it had a few bit of grass across it. As it was a "Knock out" the pic stayed in for quite a few rounds, but it was the fact that the blade of grass was across the snake that it was removed at that time.

Because it was a grass snake, I thought it was the most natural thing to have over it as it was in its natural habitat and I liked it!

So there you go ... ... "You can please some of the people some of the time ... ... "

[guymclaren]

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Well If they want me to garden in front of Rhino's and Lions and such beasties, I think not. We had some shots of Hyena on Saturday under trees, I was not going to move twigs under any circumstances

[Autumn]

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It sound and looks fabulous Guy. Keep 'em coming.

[Blithe]

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Quite a magic sky that one. I like the golden rims to the clouds and being so dark at the bottom allows my mind to fill in. The colour of the photograph is great - and having read other comments now I actually like the cloud where it is - it adds to the sense of vastness of that sky.

[guymclaren]

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Yeah, I tried cropping it out but that just kills the photo

[Tinka]

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A fantastic photograph in all areas, the cloud ballances the image IMO, a brilliant result from an afterthought.