Unusual sunset last night

bogman

This is one of my first posts here, enjoy taking photographs & have a lot to learn, took these last night from near Cork







Appreciate any advice/comments, trees in the foreground in the last two shots don't help, the flash was switched on, images are also resized
regards to all

fluffyVW

The sunset looks amazing!!! Its unusual for sure!!!

But the trees are very distracting... Maybe you should try cropping them out???

Edit: I stole and cropped the first one and just boosted the colour slightly and this is what I ended up with



Hope you don't mind!!!

I'm sure you or someone else would do a better job with the original size, just cropping out the trees make a big difference but anyhow I love it, its a great shot!!! Don't think I ever saw a sunset like that!!!

City-Exile

Interesting sky.
Why did you use a flash, Bogman?

MistressPandora

I've noticed sometimes in the evenings, if you use a flash the colours come out even more vibrant, though there can't be anything nearby to bounce the flash off.
It does work at times!

Biro

MistressPandora wrote: »

I've noticed sometimes in the evenings, if you use a flash the colours come out even more vibrant, though there can't be anything nearby to bounce the flash off.
It does work at times!

Possibly because the camera automatically adjusts the white balance to counteract the paling effect the flash has when it's on. Therefore when the flash bounces off nothing, you'll notice the more vibrant colours. You'll get this effect without the flash on if you change your white balance to the preset setting "flash", or one of the others like flourescent.

bogman

Hope you don't mind!!!

Not in the least fluffyVW and appreciate the comments, its my first DSLR and these were among the first shots taken with it, lucky to have had such an interesting sunset, to answer City-Exile's question as to why I used a flash, 2 reasons, I am a pure amateur, camera hardly out of the box, don't laugh, didn't look at the manual & didn't know how to switch it off
Been using a Traveler DC-XZ6 for a good while and getting some interesting results from it

Tarakiwa

I agree with the suggestion to crop out the bush / tree in the foreground. It distracts from the wonderful sky.

The sky really does look amazing and should be what the viewer is drawn to look at!

Great capture!!

fluffyVW

bogman wrote: »

Hope you don't mind!!!

Not in the least fluffyVW and appreciate the comments, its my first DSLR and these were among the first shots taken with it, lucky to have had such an interesting sunset, to answer City-Exile's question as to why I used a flash, 2 reasons, I am a pure amateur, camera hardly out of the box, don't laugh, didn't look at the manual & didn't know how to switch it off
Been using a Traveler DC-XZ6 for a good while and getting some interesting results from it

Thanks and its not a problem!!!

And its ok!!! I know what its like!!! When I first got my DSLR I hadn't a clue what to do!!! Hehehe!!! We've all been there and I'm sure if you have any problems or need help the boards members would have no problem answering questions for you!!!

bogman

Didnt get much chance to use the camera, trying to learn a few new things about it every day, I know ye are probably sick of sunset shots but took these this evening, appreciate advice on what I may be doing wrong.












Not using a tripod at the moment
Intend to enroll in a photography course after Christmas

fluffyVW

They are really nice!!!

This evening did have a lovely sunset and I managed to get some shots of it myself!!!

I for one don't mind sunsets at all!!! And don't get sick of seeing them either!!!

They are very beautiful!!!

dazftw

from my phone walking to work :P Was well annoyed I didnt have my camera it looked v.nice

bogman

Wondered where else that phenomenon was visible from, friend in Ardmore caught it, no such luck tonight, its miserable

fluffyVW

bogman wrote: »

no such luck tonight, its miserable

Oh don't talk to me about it... Very depressing!!! :(:(

And yesterday was so lovely!!!

Damn the Irish weather!!! :mad:

:P