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.

‘Sunset On The Bay I’ © Denise Bush
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‘Sunset On The Bay II’ © Denise Bush

‘Sunset On The Bay III’ © Denise Bush

‘Sunset On The Bay IV’ © Denise Bush

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1 infraredrobert on March 20, 2014 said:

Nice series – my favorite is #3 – the camera turned 90° works for the poles and water.

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- 2 denisebushphoto on March 20, 2014 said:
  
  Thanks for checking in Robert!
  
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3 rutakintome on March 20, 2014 said:

Just beautiful…

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- 4 denisebushphoto on March 20, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you so much!
  
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5 Rich Lewis on March 20, 2014 said:

I love that fact that they are more beautiful abstracts than they are beautiful sunsets.

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- 6 denisebushphoto on March 20, 2014 said:
  
  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.
  
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  - 7 Rich Lewis on March 20, 2014 said:
    
    I absolutely agree. If it was cloudy you probably would have done something totally different.
8 Shirley O'Neill on March 20, 2014 said:

Denise I always love your photography!

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- 9 denisebushphoto on March 20, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you Shirley! I really appreciate you coming to take a look and taking the time to comment!
  
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10 Isabel F. Bernaldo de Quirós on March 20, 2014 said:

Yours pictures are lovely.
Thank you!

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- 11 denisebushphoto on March 20, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you Isabel. I’m glad you like them and I appreciate your visit!
  
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12 Russ Hunt on March 20, 2014 said:

Beautiful, Denise.

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- 13 denisebushphoto on March 20, 2014 said:
  
  Thanks Russ! Glad you like them.
  
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14 Bob D on March 20, 2014 said:

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.

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- 15 denisebushphoto on March 20, 2014 said:
  
  Thanks for adding your creative thoughts, Bob!
  
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16 Larry on March 21, 2014 said:

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.

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- 17 denisebushphoto on March 21, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you so much Larry. I am with you on sunsets. I never tire of them either.
  
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18 Larry on March 21, 2014 said:

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.

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- 19 denisebushphoto on March 21, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you so very much for reblogging my post. I hope your followers like it!
  
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  - 20 Larry on March 21, 2014 said:
    
    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”….
21 Alex Khoo on March 21, 2014 said:

Your pictures are great!

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- 22 denisebushphoto on March 21, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you Alex!
  
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  - 23 Alex Khoo on March 21, 2014 said:
    
    You are welcome! Do drop by my blog too!
24 Terry Wilson on March 21, 2014 said:

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.

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- 25 denisebushphoto on March 22, 2014 said:
  
  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.
  
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26 eajackson on March 22, 2014 said:

Beautiful. Amazing what started out to be a ho-hum sunset developed into this stunning palette. Happy we shared the evening.

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- 27 denisebushphoto on March 22, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you photo buddy!
  
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28 Sameer Khanal on March 22, 2014 said:

Beautiful, simply beautiful!

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- 29 denisebushphoto on March 22, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you very much Sameer!
  
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30 larryalyons on March 22, 2014 said:

These images are all the more reason why we should try to see all the sunrises that we can. Beautiful.

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- 31 denisebushphoto on March 22, 2014 said:
  
  Thanks Mr. Lyons. I know I am looking forward to many more sunrises and sunsets!
  
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32 quietsolopursuits on March 25, 2014 said:

A series of very beautiful sunset photos!

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- 33 denisebushphoto on March 25, 2014 said:
  
  Thanks very much!
  
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34 joserasan66 on March 25, 2014 said:

Uffff…. Una Serie Impresionante, Me Encantan, Muy Buenas… Un Saludo.

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- 35 denisebushphoto on March 26, 2014 said:
  
  Translation: Uffff… An awesome series, I love them, very good… A greeting.
  
  Thank you so very much! Translación: Muchas gracias a todos!
  
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36 thirdhandart on March 26, 2014 said:

A beautiful series! Expert captures of a gorgeous minimalist scene bathed in quickly evolving, vibrant light.

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- 37 denisebushphoto on March 26, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you so much Theresa for expressing what I could only hope these scenes convey.
  
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38 Prajakta Patil on March 26, 2014 said:

Loved your blog. :)

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- 39 denisebushphoto on March 28, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you very much … I’m glad you like it.
  
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40 Amy Pinkrose on March 27, 2014 said:

Beautifully captured. NICE!!! (((HUGS))) Amy

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- 41 denisebushphoto on March 28, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you for taking the time to look and leave a comment Amy!
  
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  - 42 Amy Pinkrose on March 28, 2014 said:
    
    You are SO welcome!!! Have a Great Day! Every Blessing, Amy
43 eloisewrite on March 28, 2014 said:

Wow. Number three, absolutely stunning. That is art.

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- 44 denisebushphoto on March 28, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you Eloise. Number 3 seems to be the winner.
  
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45 mixedupmeme on March 28, 2014 said:

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. :)

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46 ladyfi on March 29, 2014 said:

Wow wow wow – so very gorgeous!

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- 47 denisebushphoto on March 29, 2014 said:
  
  Thanks so much Ladyfi. I’m glad you like them!
  
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48 Kenne on March 29, 2014 said:

Beautiful series of sunset photos!

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- 49 denisebushphoto on March 29, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you very much Kenne.
  
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50 Jackie on March 30, 2014 said:

Gorgeous captures! The tones are amazing and the composition is perfect. Minimal abstract is the first thing that came to mind .

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- 51 denisebushphoto on March 30, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you Jackie!!!
  
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52 wanderingrock on April 10, 2014 said:

These are all so beautiful!

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- 53 denisebushphoto on April 10, 2014 said:
  
  Thank you so very much!
  
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