Monday, February 8, 2010

Week 41, Day 289, February 8, 2010, Abstract Sunset

The colors in the sky were spectacular during the sunset this evening.  I arrived home just as the Sun was setting.  I ran into the house grabbed my battery for my camera, and ran outside to photograph the last few moments of the Sun. I didn't have time to get an unobstructed view of the sunset, because it was happening so fast.  This was the results.

This is a cropped version of what I took, but I really like it.  To me it looks like some sort of abstract painting.  I like the patterns of the branches as the flow over the canvas.

Lessons Learned:
  • Don't be afraid to photograph things that you think may be interesting, but may not work.(Especially with digital cameras.)  This came out much better than I expected.
  • Don't leave your camera battery in the charger.  I carried my camera to work today, and when I attempted to take some photos the camera didn't work.  (In this case I think I lucked out, because I don't know if I would have taken this photo.)
Photo details: Exposure time 1/250 sec, Aperture f/8.0, ISO 3200(mistake), Focal Length 190 mm, Lens Canon 70-200mm f2.8L USM, handheld.

10 comments:

toledonative said...

I really like this shot! The sunset was awesome in my neck of the woods yesterday but I was driving on a highway with no place to stop!

Andrew said...

Excellent shot! It looks like a lava-themed stained glass window!

Breanna said...

Beautiful color ~ I really like this!!!

Sandra said...

Gorgeous color!

James said...

Great shot Steve. This gives me some ideas. :)

webruci said...

I like this image. And you are right, Is nice patterns here.

Nicki said...

I did notice that the sunset was gorgeous last night but I did not have time to grab the camera.

Bats Left. Throws Left. Thinks Left. said...

Because you liked the abstract look of this photo, consider rotating the image 90 or 180 degrees.
The compression of the image due to the high focal length really works. Nice shot.

Andrey Dorokhov said...

nice abstract spiderweb ))

Gallow said...

I like the idea of rotating it 90 degrees or 180. I'll give that a try. Thank you.