The most beautiful sunset...

[theraven]

We had the most incredible sunset just before the storm! It was blinding and beautiful!

Click the image to view it on a black background, looks much better!


Sunset over Stoke on Trent by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin, on Flickr

 

[weepete]

Nice! I'm liking the golden colours of it, great use of dramatic lighting, strong compsition with the use of foreground and the suns rays shining through the buildings gives a nice off centre focal point. The only niggle I have is that section of blue on the centre left doesn't fit to my eye, I'd be tempted to try and change the colour temp on that section in post. Otherwise, great photo!

 

[theraven]

Yes, I see what you mean, I think it's because the side of the building is in shadow but it is a little distracting! Thank you!

 

[Benco]

Agree with Weepnote, that blue area is jarring. Overall it's great, very effective.

 

[theraven]

Thank you, it genuinely looked like that too, it was blinding, then about 20 mins later we had a cracking storm!

 

[deeky]

Everything in the scene is backlit by the sun except for the oof grass in the foreground. How did you light that? I'm not sure I like it or not. For now curious how the light got there.

 

[theraven]

Everything in the scene is backlit by the sun except for the oof grass in the foreground. How did you light that? I'm not sure I like it or not. For now curious how the light got there.

It's because the light was that bright and they are seeds on the top of the grass, so the light is shining through them, illuminating them!

 

[play18now]

Beautiful. Just pop down the saturation of the blue hue a bit and it would be even better.