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Night Or Day?
© Paul_Gerritsen
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Uploaded: 02/19/05 4:16 PM GMT
Night Or Day?
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DAY! I shot this one around 2 o'clock in the afternoon. An incredible storm front turned the day into night. Just before hell broke loose and almost drowned us, the sun broke through and lit up the dunes and sea. The very high contrast exaggerated the already surreal light, turning the dark blue clouds into black. The "stars" you see are actually seagulls lit up by the sun. The only drawback of the picture is that it is not very sharp. The wind made it impossible to keep my camera still. The camera in question is a Sony DSC-P120. I fixed everything in manual mode except for the ISO selection. Now the camera selected a higher ISO setting (200) and, I have to admit it, it gets a bit grainy then.
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+mayne
02/19/05 4:46 PM GMT
Wow, what an ominous sky! One of those occasions where you have to expose opposite of normal to not overexpose the water instead of the sky. Looks fairly sharp to me. What I notice more is the noise in the dark sky which I use Neat Image to fix. Right place at the right time...good capture:-) Addition to this suggestion is only applying Neat Image to the sky.
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Darryl
I agree. A little noise clean-up would help, but that may make it unsharp just as you feared. Excellent shot! What camera do you have?
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-those who hit rock bottom are too concerned with self pity to realize that they are lying on an anvil-
Psalm 66:10, Job 10:8
Great shot of nature's fury. Looking good on my desktop too. Kudos on this one.
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Nature has lent you a perfect palette! Excellent composition as well.
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Ned Knott was shot and Sam Shott was not. So it is better to be Shott not shot than Knott shot, is it not?
No need to talk about noise and grain here, I think. Great capture, Paul!
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wow this is gorgeous... i love the story behind the shot too lol
well done :)
well done :)
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x-X-sarah-X-x
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. - Anne Frank
That is one angry looking sky... must have been a bad one.. as for the pic... great work... you captured the light very nicely.. good composition... well done its a great shot.. :D
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The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see, and knows what the mind cannot understand.
--Robert Vallett
beautiful light, makes a great desktop, thanks for clarifying that it was daytime
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I hold it true that thoughts are things; They're endowed with bodies, breath and wings:
And that we send them forth to fill the world with good results, or ill.
That which we call our secret thought speeds forth to earth's remotest spot, leaving it's blessings or it's woes like tracks behind it as it goes.
We build our future, thought by thought for good or for ill, yet know it not.
Yet so the universe was wrought .
Thought is another name for fate.
Choose then thy destiny and wait, for Love brings Love and Hate brings Hate. - Henry Van Dyke.
You were so lucky to have been in that storm! And with a camera too. What an amazing shot. And now my wallpaper for today. It's neat there is a person walking down by the pier too. Hope they made it :-) 10/10 Quiet
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~breadcrumbs lost under the snow~
neat, i would have been nice to get some detail from the clouds tho, to figgure out its day, rather than just the big glare on the lens. sounds like really amazing weather
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The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
I find this to be an excellent shot despite a little noice, you captured natured fury nicely....10+ and in my favs...
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But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling, like dew, upon a thought produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions think and smile.
Art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative mind.
I dont think I would clean up the noise in this one either. Im pretty sure they are birds. I like that. great Job!
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Hi Paul
Yes its a bit grainy....but still a marvelous shot.
And if i see how much of the beach is under water now..i am sure it was heavy weather at the time.
And for sure I know how much efford it took.
Yes its a bit grainy....but still a marvelous shot.
And if i see how much of the beach is under water now..i am sure it was heavy weather at the time.
And for sure I know how much efford it took.
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"pleasure in life you get by giving"
Hallo Paul, wat een mooie foto, een 10 van mij hoor.
Hi Paul,what a graet picture, a 10 from me.
gr. David
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Hi Paul,what a graet picture, a 10 from me.
gr. David
Go to asdf.com.
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Very impressive. I am glad that you wrote the description telling of the situation that day otherwise I would have assumed it was all done in Photoshop and it wouldn't have been quite so interesting. Again, well done.
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Truly one of my favourite photos here on Caedes.
I love it!
I love it!
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"Be the change that you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi
I would have guessed that this is daytime because there is no moon which is a must !!!! Even on moonless nights !! LOL
Amazing lighting and great image but all the same by watching your more recent posts one can appreciate that you have reached perfection in your skills over the years !!!
[something just the opposite with me - I like my early posts much more than the recent ones ...] Perhaps I should get at least a new camera if my skills are not improving at all .... LOL
Amazing lighting and great image but all the same by watching your more recent posts one can appreciate that you have reached perfection in your skills over the years !!!
[something just the opposite with me - I like my early posts much more than the recent ones ...] Perhaps I should get at least a new camera if my skills are not improving at all .... LOL
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With all my love and respect,
Marzena
This is as awesome as it gets.
I really enjoy looking at this one~great job :)
I really enjoy looking at this one~great job :)
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In God we trust
Excellent photo, a rare and admirable scene.
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.