Thursday, September 25, 2008

Skyline at Sunset

Some of my sunset savvy is returning.



I used to be pretty good at this with film, but I've been struggling with getting a good digital sunset image. I'm starting to figure it out.

10 comments:

Kim said...

WOW!!!
That is really a stunning one, Bernie. May I ask what your settings were for this one? And what camera and lens you captured it with?
When I grow up I'd like to be a lot better at all kinds of shots, and I learn from observing :-).
-Kim
Seattle Daily Photo

Hope said...

The clouds are stunning!

MumbaiiteAnu said...

Gorgeous golden sky with the silhouette of the tower.
Fantastic picture.

My skyphoto at Juhu beach is here

Bernie said...

Kim - when you grow up?! :) You have some of the most stunning photos in the whole City Daily community. I'll get back to you on the settings - the card got corrupted the next day and I've got someone trying to recover some other shots. When I get it back, I'll look up the data. My best guess is f5.6, 1/60, ISO 650. I used metering, an educated guess and 3 or 4 of the same framing (and just a touch of added saturation in Photoshop). The camera is a Nikon D-80 with a Nikon 18-135 lens.

Hope - thank you. When I saw the clouds and sunset setting up that day, I dropped everything and started shooting.

Mumbaiiteanu - thank you. You have some fantastic pictures on your site too!!

Janet Kincaid said...

Looks to me like you've figured it out! This is a beautiful photo, Bernie. Well done!

Tiffany said...

This is so beautiful! I love your photos of our town. My husband and I are Civil War reenactors and would love for you to stop by our Signal Corps "camp" during Heritage Day. We will be on the grassy area where the Christ Reformed Church sign is on East Main Street. My husband is "Andrew" that wrote to you about yesterday's photo of the old theatre building.

Olivier said...

superbe cette photo, la lumiere et les ombres chinoises, magnifique.
superb this picture, light and shadow, beautiful.

Corey Templeton said...

nice shot!

Unknown said...

Awesome photo!!!

Bernie said...

d,c, Janet - Thanks! I'm very happy with that one. I'll post some others from that day soon.

Tiffany - thanks. I will look for you and Andrew. Hope the rain stops by Saturday. :)

olivier - Merci!

corey - thanks. Nice shots on your site too. I like the Brick House.

jm - thanks

Wow - this was my 125th post on this site and it definitely got the most reaction. I'm very happy about that because it is my favorite Middletown picture so far.