Naples Sunset

[Rachel Hollander]

Haven't done a lot of landscapes but the sunsets in Naples, Florida were too gorgeous to not try.

Canon 50D
16-36 @ 16mm
1/80
f16
ISO 400
Flash and circular polarizer. Cropped to pano, levels adjustment and sharpening in CS5.

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel

[bhavya joshi]

Great shot.. Ranchel..
very peaceful evening... Bright sun with bright colour..I like orange texture in water ...:S3:

[Robert Amoruso]

Rachel,

I like how you balanced out the sun with the pier. As I am a big fan of "soft water", I would suggest that next time you go for a longer shutter speed. This can be achieved with lowering ISO, closing down the aperture (make sure sensor is clean as dust really shows), or using a neutral density filter.

I want to see better separation between the pier walkway and the background. In the repost, I created a BG copy with a mask, set the blending mode to Screen to lighten the image and painted black on the left side of the mask.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Rachel. agree with Robert's comments and like his subtle adjustment to the pier. The pano crop works well along with the composition. I might take out that small pink circle in the water near the center of the pier. Well handled!

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Bhavya, Robert and Dave. Here's a repost trying to incorporate the suggestions.

[Hilary Hann]

Nicely done Rachel, love the balance between the sun and the jetty and the diagonal line of the shore. I think Robert's pier has a bit more separation, but I like your repost. You should definitely do more landscapes! :cheers:

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Hilary

[David N Smith]

Nice sunset Rachel. Sunrises & sunsets are my two favorite landscapes, maybe that is because both are in the golden hours.:S3:

Dave

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Dave.