My First Sunset Macro!

[Derrel]

I'm waiting for someone to try a B&W version to bring out the surface tones...

Ask and ye shall receive....here it is, a B&W version done using the Gradient Map option, and a slight curves adjustment in Photoshop.

I think it looks pretty awesome as a monochrome shot!

 

[camz]

 

[AgentDrex]

Wow Derrel...you could be a wedding photographer...this edit is really glamorous...nice job man!

 

[Compaq]

I sit here awestruck at our nature.

 

[pgriz]

Actually, I'm having a hard time sitting. My sides are hurting too much... Derrel, you're going to have to post the workflow - that version looks super smooth. You sure you didn't use a plug-in?

 

[christian.rudman]

i have been following this thread all day. this is just downright ridiculous. hahaha. im actually a fan of the color, while the monochromatic really brings out the composition of the image i think the color is where the punch is. see all the tonal range on the left and then the nice gradient into the left? thats what really makes this picture pop and it just doesnt happen that way with the monochromatic image. just my 2 cents.

 

[jake337]

Portraits of the sun, whether color or b&w, should be shot in portrait orientation.

 

[jake337]

I think the B&W wouldn't do it justice. Selective colouring...now that's a plan!

I had to ask though...did you use a Mac or PC to edit this work?

Ipad 2?

 

[Compaq]

What's your ISO? I see no noise at all, even in B&W!

 

[AgentDrex]

Actually...that's odd...I just looked at the exif...the white balance was off...he used the flash setting but didn't use a flash...I took the liberty of color correcting...the actual image should have looked like this:

You really need to pay attention to the settings.

 

[pgriz]

So let’s see…

We’ve touched upon:
1) Watermarks
2) DOF
3) Focus Stacking
4) Diffraction
5) Chromatic aberration
6) Macro rail
7) Bokeh
8) Photographic aspirations
9) Critical comment (wtf?)
10) Cropping and dead space
11) Centered composition
12) Filters
13) Framing
14) Sharpening
15) Tripod and camera shake
16) Time of day/night
17) Portrait vs. landscape orientation
18) White balance
19) Chroma keys
20) Progress as a photographer
21) Composition and dead space
22) Extraction of detail from RAW
23) Contrast and tonal range
24) Photoshop technique
25) B&W and tone conversion
26) Selective coloring
27) MAC vs. PC
28) Gradient map and curves adjustments
29) Wedding photography
30) Ipad 2 as an editing platform
31) ISO
32) Noise
33) Color corrections

I’d say… genius.

 

[AgentDrex]

I think Bitter came up with the most helpful thread of all with just one color...brilliant...hip hip hooray for David...

 

[480sparky67 67]

So let’s see…

We’ve touched upon:
1) Watermarks
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33) Color corrections

I’d say… genius.

What about, "What camera is best to produce this type of image?"

 

[sroc3]

ITS MY GOLDFISH!!!!?!?!?!?!?....well, like one of his scales really up close

 

[AgentDrex]

No, that photo is a macro of the sun as the thread title suggests. THIS is a close-up photo of your goldfish's scales: