Skywatch Friday: Sussex Sunset
We rarely get sunsets worth mentioning in Sussex — our atmospheric conditions are mediocre at best. However, with a little bit of fun (HDR), I created a landscape that has an awful lot to look at — the tree in the foreground, the line of trees in the background, the details of the grass. And of course, quite a spectacular sunset!
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It’s very beautiful. I’m glad you can create beauty when you don’t have it to look at all the time. (At least this kind of beauty; you probably have other kinds there.)
February 27th, 2009 at 2:41 pmThat was well worth the wait. Sunsets tend to surprise you when you least expect it.
February 27th, 2009 at 2:46 pmThe thing I love about English sunsets (well, perhaps others too, but I’m not so accustomed to them!) is that they only look like this for about 30 seconds — you get the briefest splash of pinks just for a few moments, and then the sun dips below the horizon… gone for ever! Well, until dawn, but…
We have to find beauty in drizzly rain, Louise…
February 27th, 2009 at 2:49 pmHDR or no HDR…that is gorgeous. Glad you had such a great photo op!
February 27th, 2009 at 3:17 pmWell, it was HDR, but that is how the sky looked to, to the human eye! I don’t use HDR to create false colouring, more just… to pick up everything that the naked eye can see. Cameras are still a little backwards when you’re dealing with extreme light and dark
February 27th, 2009 at 3:24 pmWell you said it yourself , spectacular. Had a nosy at your page. Definitely ironic wrirting column would suit you.
February 27th, 2009 at 9:47 pmThank you! I thought about a weekly satirical rant… It would go down well, I think
February 27th, 2009 at 9:59 pmWhatever and however you did it, this is an absolutely magnificent shot! the bare trees against a glorious sky! Wow! just the best! thanks for sharing!
February 27th, 2009 at 10:11 pmIt was a pleasure to take it, and to share it! Standing alone in a field, waiting for a long exposure, getting very cold indeed…! Thanks
February 27th, 2009 at 10:15 pm