Evolution Of A Sunset
20Mar14
As the sun lowered itself past the horizon a peaceful calm came over the bay. I could hear the sea birds and waterfowl calling to one another while settling in for the night. The sun painted the sky with a beautiful pastel gradient of color that deepened with every second. I used my 6-stop neutral density filter to lengthen the exposures and capture the passing of time. At the end of the light show the sky glowed with a brilliant warm red that made the scene seem surreal before passing into the night.
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Tags: barnegat bay, long exposure, neutral density filter, new jersey, NJ, sunset, water
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Nice series – my favorite is #3 – the camera turned 90° works for the poles and water.
Thanks for checking in Robert!
Just beautiful…
Thank you so much!
I love that fact that they are more beautiful abstracts than they are beautiful sunsets.
Thanks Rich. That was what I was going for! I actually think that the simple sunset (without any cloud patterns) probably worked best with the posts, to keep it from looking too busy.
I absolutely agree. If it was cloudy you probably would have done something totally different.
Denise I always love your photography!
Thank you Shirley! I really appreciate you coming to take a look and taking the time to comment!
Yours pictures are lovely.
Thank you!
Thank you Isabel. I’m glad you like them and I appreciate your visit!
Beautiful, Denise.
Thanks Russ! Glad you like them.
Another sunset? Only if their unconventional and a little unusual such as these. That being said # 3 got me, dreamy, surreal, slightly narcotic; great opening shot for the second installment of “True Detective” with maybe some acoustic Delta blues guitar and a gruesome object in the water.
Thanks for adding your creative thoughts, Bob!
Wonderful pictures. Personally, I never tire of sunsets, in person or in photographs. To me, they’re the most beautiful visual phenomena in the world.
Thank you so much Larry. I am with you on sunsets. I never tire of them either.
Reblogged this on Whereof One Can Speak and commented:
According to Wikipedia, “Barnegat Bay is a small brackish arm of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 30 miles long, along the coast of Ocean County, New Jersey”. That doesn’t sound very inviting, but a talented photographer can make of it something like this.
Thank you so very much for reblogging my post. I hope your followers like it!
My blog’s followers are a strange, twisted bunch so it’s hard to say what they’ll appreciate, but I should point out that it wasn’t the New Jersey reference that sounded uninviting to me (being a longtime resident), it was the “small brackish arm”….
Your pictures are great!
Thank you Alex!
You are welcome! Do drop by my blog too!
I’m a sucker for sunsets. #3 was the sweet spot of the sunset no doubt; really like this one. But I also like the sliver of reflected orange in the distant shoreline in #4. I’m thinking cropping the foreground (a good third of the image) of that one to make it more pano would draw attention to that reflection. I very much like the contrast of close and distant posts in that one too.
Seems like everyone likes sunsets except for the people that call them cliche´! In the last I think I didn’t want to crop the poles but the shadows there are just as dark so it probably doesn’t matter. Where the horizon falls might be a concern.
Beautiful. Amazing what started out to be a ho-hum sunset developed into this stunning palette. Happy we shared the evening.
Thank you photo buddy!
Beautiful, simply beautiful!
Thank you very much Sameer!
These images are all the more reason why we should try to see all the sunrises that we can. Beautiful.
Thanks Mr. Lyons. I know I am looking forward to many more sunrises and sunsets!
A series of very beautiful sunset photos!
Thanks very much!
Uffff…. Una Serie Impresionante, Me Encantan, Muy Buenas… Un Saludo.
Translation: Uffff… An awesome series, I love them, very good… A greeting.
Thank you so very much! Translación: Muchas gracias a todos!
A beautiful series! Expert captures of a gorgeous minimalist scene bathed in quickly evolving, vibrant light.
Thank you so much Theresa for expressing what I could only hope these scenes convey.
Loved your blog. 🙂
Thank you very much … I’m glad you like it.
Beautifully captured. NICE!!! (((HUGS))) Amy
Thank you for taking the time to look and leave a comment Amy!
You are SO welcome!!! Have a Great Day! Every Blessing, Amy
Wow. Number three, absolutely stunning. That is art.
Thank you Eloise. Number 3 seems to be the winner.
I am a point and click person. 😦 Somebody (husband) is always telling me to hurry up and take the picture. I delete half or more of what I take. But I do enjoy looking at beautiful pictures. I like the goals/purpose of your blog as stated in your ABOUT. 🙂
Wow wow wow – so very gorgeous!
Thanks so much Ladyfi. I’m glad you like them!
Beautiful series of sunset photos!
Thank you very much Kenne.
Gorgeous captures! The tones are amazing and the composition is perfect. Minimal abstract is the first thing that came to mind .
Thank you Jackie!!!
These are all so beautiful!
Thank you so very much!