Lake Erie sunset

[Dennis Bishop]

The sunsets on the southern shore of Lake Erie can be glorious, and people walk or bike down to the lake to take them in with the accompaniment of the sound of waves. This was taken in August with a north by northeast line of sight, so the best color would've been to the left, but the bikes and the people on the benches just had to be part of the story.





iPhone 5s, PureShot camera app, three-exposure HDR at 2 EV increments

processing highlights

• Topaz Simplify -- saved watercolor preset, masked
• Alien Skin Snap Art -- saved watercolor wash preset, Color blend mode
• Fractalius -- three layers of saved black on white presets (2 masked); Multiply, Divide, Multiply
• Simplify and Snap Art -- saved black on white presets, Multiply, masked
• Red Giant Knoll Light Factory -- glow around post lamp, masked
• Nik Color Efex -- Tonal Contrast, masked

[Diane Miller]

Lovely color -- I can feel the evening air. Nice touch with the streetlight, perfectly positioned with the bikes pointing at it. Then the eye goes exploring to discover the person.

Delightful treatment, as always!

So many of you here have such a special and recognizable style.

[Nancy Bell]

This really feels like a warm summer evening! My eye slides up the curving silver frame of the woman's bicycle, guided by the parallel walkway, to the streetlight and then settles on the soft colors of the sunset. I now feel like I'm with the others on the benches, quietly contemplating the sunset and listening to the soft rhythmic lapping of the water. Well done!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Dennis, I think Diane and Nancy have covered everything I was going to say. Your signature style takes this up a notch - lovely, inviting summer scene.

[Hazel Grant]

I agree with Cheryl. Diane and Nancy have it covered. The lady on the bench is just that special touch

[Anita Bower]

I like the blue and greens, with the warm street light as a contrast. The darkness is effective. The composition is perfect. The bicycles placed just right, the woman sitting on the bench between them, the various horizontal lines of horizon and docks. I like how the light catches the bicycle on the right. The line of trees are both horizontal and vertical elements. Excellent.