Sunset Avenue
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No match
In 2009, I spent Christmas at the southern-most point of Africa: Cape Agulhas. I was eager to see another amazing sunset as I did so often being in Africa for a couple of months. However, there was a big layer of clouds covering the whole sky and I was pretty disappointed. That was when the idea for this shot struck me. There was this small strip just over the horizon where the Sun illuminated the clouds, restrained by the Atlantic ocean below and the thick layer of clouds above. I exposed for the sunlight and left everything else pitchblack to achieve this result.
About the photo
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.
Canon EOS 40D, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8.
Photo settings: 1/800 second, ISO 200.
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Comments (15)
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Moe
very nicely done
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stelorone
While I appreciate the shot, I found this particular image difficult to look at. I would have preferred a bit more detail in the foreground. Still, it must have been amazing to see this first-hand.
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arosct
This is just stunning. THX!
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VisualParadox
Huh..
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stumble
Wow. Great idea and great result.
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firefly.serenity
There's your winner. Nice job!
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Marden
'Laughs' Iraimbilanja right on man. 'Plays the theme from Dune 1980' Mwahahahaha I would love to visit south Africa someday. :) Nice shot man, I love the colors, its so... earthy!
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Iraimbilanja
Something's missing from this. Some pure white light I guess. But I love it anyway. My first thought was Dune.
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glaxotesm
AMAZING
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thx for your feedback. Happy you like this creative shot. @ifireun: well, take a look at the loupe - just submitted six more two days ago. Sometimes when I look through the photos I think: Hey, that would also make a great wallpaper if you crop it like that and... you get the idea =)
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ifireun
Not your "typical" sunset shot - and is fantastic as my new desktop. Thanks for capturing this stark and captivating contrast between night and day. How may more Africa gems do you have in store? ;-)
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DJBoca
Incredible idea and it works beautifully! Great job!
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lerch84
This is absolutely stunning! This looks like Mars not Earth! Great photo, thank you!
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Very stark and dramatic effect, nicely done! You are pretty fortunate to have such a rich environment to shoot!