Sunset through the trees (first time in RAW)

[pauliec]

And over a lake...

I had some trouble with this shot. Originally, the photo was wide angle with the sunset focused in the middle of the frame. I moved the focus over to the side, cropped the image a bit, and changed the white balance (this was my first time shooting in raw too -- AWESOME. I'll never go back to jpeg)

I just noticed that there is a strange speck right near the sun; I think it's dust on my sensor. Next time I fire up Lightroom I'll edit that out.

Comments are appreciated. :thumbup:

 

[grantjames]

The colours are really nice! I like how it's not your typical silhouette sunset shot because the silhouetted parts have a brownish tinge instead of being black.

The reflection of the sun works really well too!

Nice one! :thumbup:

 

[tirediron]

Nicely captured; I think it might have been even stronger had the centre of the sun not been completely blown, but very nice nonetheless.

 

[jamesdavidboro]

Like it! Good work!

 

[EddieDerbyshire]

The rays are amazing! Very well captured!

 

[tevo]

great picture!

I like how it's not your typical silhouette sunset shot because the silhouetted parts have a brownish tinge instead of being black.

yeah, what he said

 

[Jcampbelll]

Way to join the RAW side. :er:

 

[agustinnn]

Looks amazing, the colours are awesome, I love the shot.

 

[pauliec]

Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate it.

Nicely captured; I think it might have been even stronger had the centre of the sun not been completely blown, but very nice nonetheless.

How would I have accomplished that, with the center of the sun being so bright?

Way to join the RAW side. :er:

Yeah, shooting in raw really is a huge difference when it comes to post processing. I love it. I was a little nervous at first but it's easy and you have total control over the photo. It almost feels like cheating when you don't do such a good job in taking a photo but can really improve it later on back at home.

 

[kric2schaam626]

IMO, it is cropped too tightly. The branches on the right are distracting. Get more landscape next time. Is there a gap between the trees? It looks like the sun is burning a hole through them. I would suggest a smaller aperture.