Sunset over Zanzibar - II

[Billy White]

Day after the previous post - D2x 17-55 35 1/250 f8 iso 400 - would shoot differently today _ HDR

comments

thanks Bill

[Robert Amoruso]

Bill,

I don't think HDR would necessarily be any better as the water and land would look like this to the eye. Clouds and sky look as they should.

The birds have a pronounced sharpening halo. Additionally, unless the bird flock is large I generally don't feel a few of our feathered friends in an image like this help. I would clone them out as the sunset stands on its own.

Again, as with the other image, I like the diagonal rays of sun light.

[Billy White]

Robert

agree the halos came about when I reduced the size to fit the BPN and used USM - the birds add little -

thanks for your comments - this is the type feedback I have been looking for

Bill White

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Bill,
yet another Dave Mills and Roman collaboration as I write this from Florida.....We both agree with Robert's assesment but will offer you one more option for you to explore.....crop about 1/3 of the sky into a pano.....that gives the birds a bit more prominance and adds yet another diagonal line to the overall scene. Just some food for thought. Sweet colors in the sky!