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10-SEP-2015 lanakay

Not The Ordinary Sunset
by lanakay


The night before I came home, my daughter was outside. She came in, told me to grab a camera, and come look at the sky. This was what greeted me. I guess Mother Nature saved the best for last. The photo does not do it justice.

Canon EOS Rebel SL1
1/80s f/5.0 at 42.0mm iso125 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Breezanemom17-Sep-2015 17:06
Gorgeous colors, but it does look a bit unfocused to me, at least the trees do. But the colors are just outstanding! Mother Nature does good work (as do you)!
Liz Bickel14-Sep-2015 09:16
Lana, you got stunning, natural looking colors in this gorgeous sunset. It certainly is "not the ordinary". I truly love sunset images with natural colors; rather than overly processed ones. Unfortunately, your focus is a touch off. Did you focus on the sky or on the tree line? A crisper tree line could have turned this into a truly knock-your-socks off photo. As it is, it's still quite an amazing sunset. I can understand what you mean when you say that no photo could have done Mother Nature full justice that evening. Next time, if you can ever find a sunset this beautiful, try bumping up both your f/stop and your ISO a hair.
Laura Milholland14-Sep-2015 01:02
Great colors - really glorious.
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