Just after sunset close to home

[Desi]

Nice shots. I like the crops of the freeway. Also, I'm intrigued by the industrial area shrouded in steam

 

[Frequency]

I climbed Mynydd Dinas again, this time climbing higher on the Western side to see if I could get a good sunset photograph, and stayed later until it was darker back at the other side of the mountain.


Here's the sunset:


Pentax 645D FA 120 f/16



The-Sun-sets-over-the-Gower-Peninsula by singingsnapper, on Flickr

I realized how wide this image only when i recognized the mistaken pebbles to be houses and other constructions!!!


Port Talbot Steelworks after dark:


Pentax 645D FA 120 f/11



Port-Talbot-Steelworks-at-Night by singingsnapper, on Flickr

What a beauty!!! What a beauty!!!

Regards ​

 

[thereyougo!]

Thanks Guys, the images were definitely worth the climb!
And a twilight shot from the same position as the sunset in the previous post:


Pentax 645D FA 45 - 85 f/4.5 at 45mm and f/11 3 exposures blended in photomatix and adjusted in CS5



Swansea Bay at Twilight by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[Bios.]

I like the second batch the best, I have driven along the m4 a few times and it's cool how its raised above the houses. The curves of the road are also really nice and the smoke/steam from the steel works adds a lot.

I like m4 light show4 and the first pano crop the best.

Also it wold be helpful if you numbered your photos as they appear in the thread as it makes them easier to comment on.

 

[photographyxfactor]

You have the technique but what you need to improve is the 'where & when' you apply it. I did this kind of thing a few years ago when I got into this field, my excitement with playing around with a new technique and toy. But now looking back at those photos, I am surprised at how beginner'ish I was back then.

 

[thereyougo!]

You have the technique but what you need to improve is the 'where & when' you apply it. I did this kind of thing a few years ago when I got into this field, my excitement with playing around with a new technique and toy. But now looking back at those photos, I am surprised at how beginner'ish I was back then.

Perhaps you would like to share your images? I would never dream of passing comment on someone else's work before I'd posted some of mine. It's difficult to get a view of whether someone has any credibility unless they are prepared to put themselves on the parapet themselves.

 

[thereyougo!]

Back up the mountain behind my house in South Wales yesterday evening just before during and after sunset.


Pentax 645D FA 35 f/3.5 at f/8 1/60 ISO 200



overlooking-Port-Talbot-just-before-sunset by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Caught the sun setting close to this spot


Several images merged in photomatix


f/16 ISO 100



summer-sunset-over-Swansea-Bay by singingsnapper, on Flickr


A little further down after the sun has gone down


again several shots merged (fused) in photomatix


f/11 ISO 100 (1 shot at 200)



The-sun-has-set-on-swansea-bay by singingsnapper, on Flickr


looking over the town of Port Talbot after sunset


f/8 25 secs ISO 100



overlooking-port-talbot-at-twilight by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[yv0nne]

These are all pretty great! It is something I keep meaning to try then just never get around to actually doing it.
I think I'll make it a to-do after the weekend

 

[thereyougo!]

Went out this evening down by the beach. A dull day today with little sun. Right at the end before going into a cafe for something to eat on the sea front, I set the camera up on my very lightweight Benro tripod which held up well against the wind, unweighted. I wasn't sure what result I would get. I have the official Nikon cable release with timer which comes in handy. The result is very interesting indeed. Despite the fact that it was almost dark, the camera focussed straight away. The foreground is partially lit by streetlight and the colour in the sky is a mixture of last light and streetlight and I find the colours in this interesting.


It has been processed in Nik's's Viveza, and saturation and contrast have been tweaked. I also used a software ND grad at 50% strength.


Nikon D800 14 - 24 at 20mm f/11 8 mins ISO 50


Aberavon-Abstract by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Back from a trip down to the local beach with my 645D and the DA 25 f/4. My word it's a heavy lens, but it is definitely quality.


Pentax 645D DA 25 f/4 at f/22 5 secs, ISO 100



By-the-beach by singingsnapper, on Flickr


converted to B&W in Silver efex pro2



On-the-beach-in-BW by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Looking towards the docks and steelworks:


f/14 30 secs ISO 200



Looking-towards-the-socks-at-twilight by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Swansea Bay as night falls:



Evening-falls-on-Swansea-Bay by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[Mully]

I like the straight images best ....do you have one of the refinery that has not been baked? Most are very good.

 

[Vautrin]

Interesting shots