Sunset
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This one isn't focused very well, and I'm kicking myself for that, but it's a pretty good representation. I shot RAW + JPEG, and use the JPEG as a gauge for the colors as they're usually pretty close to what I'm seeing. Sometimes blue hues aren't quite good in the jpegs.
I think I need to look into upgrading the firmware in some of my lenses. Some of the corrections, as I understand it, should be handled in camera during the shots. I was looking at some of the shots and see pin cushion distortion. Although now that I look at it, some of those shots are with an old Zeiss 24-70 lens and there is no upgrading that thing, or at least it doesn't have a USB connection to do it.
I think I need to look into upgrading the firmware in some of my lenses. Some of the corrections, as I understand it, should be handled in camera during the shots. I was looking at some of the shots and see pin cushion distortion. Although now that I look at it, some of those shots are with an old Zeiss 24-70 lens and there is no upgrading that thing, or at least it doesn't have a USB connection to do it.
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The odd color sunsets have continued over the last several days. I used a Kase reverse graduated ND 0.9 filter on these shots. Haven't used it previously. Overall, I'm not convinced it really adds much to sunset images. I generally don't work on the ground details in post as they're not particularly relevant to the image. If anything they're not as dark as they would be otherwise. I can see it being useful for managing the sky imagery in daytime shots perhaps.
There's a light cloud cover and I can see the sun in the sky as it progresses toward sunset in a little over an hour. It might provide some good shots.
This one is from Tuesday.
And the rest are from yesterday.
Focus is a little off on this one, but it turned out ok.
That's the former Oscar Mayer plant off to the right in the photo below. There was a storm passing slightly east, and that cloud formation was the leading edge. There was an odd magenta hue in the sky.
There's a light cloud cover and I can see the sun in the sky as it progresses toward sunset in a little over an hour. It might provide some good shots.
This one is from Tuesday.
And the rest are from yesterday.
Focus is a little off on this one, but it turned out ok.
That's the former Oscar Mayer plant off to the right in the photo below. There was a storm passing slightly east, and that cloud formation was the leading edge. There was an odd magenta hue in the sky.
This is one I shot last week that I mentioned I wanted to rework in post because it just wasn't quite what I wanted. I tried to match the color profile of the jpeg and this one is now very close to it.
I missed a good opportunity last night on the sunset. I should have waited another 15 or so minutes after the sun was down because there was a relatively high, thin cloud cover which tends to reflect the light after the sun has sunk below the horizon, and it did. Looked spectacular. I had something I needed to do, so I missed it. There will be more.
I missed a good opportunity last night on the sunset. I should have waited another 15 or so minutes after the sun was down because there was a relatively high, thin cloud cover which tends to reflect the light after the sun has sunk below the horizon, and it did. Looked spectacular. I had something I needed to do, so I missed it. There will be more.
Shot this last night. The sunset itself was rather pedestrian. I got a few images of it, but I knew there was going to be some color at dusk after the sun was down.
I shot this with a Tamron 17-50 f/4 lens @ 17mm. I knew I was going to need a tripod and wireless trigger as the exposure was going to be long. Lens correction didn't quite balance out the distortion, so I had to mangle it into something better.
That's Venus on the lower left hand corner of the sky.
I shot this with a Tamron 17-50 f/4 lens @ 17mm. I knew I was going to need a tripod and wireless trigger as the exposure was going to be long. Lens correction didn't quite balance out the distortion, so I had to mangle it into something better.
That's Venus on the lower left hand corner of the sky.
Sunset over Dodger Stadium.
