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28-Sep-2011

Hottest Day

This was officially the hottest day in Ireland so far this year with the temperature reaching 25.2 degrees in Dublin's Phoenix Park this afternoon. It wasn't quite so warm here but it was still nice and a welcome
interlude before winter. I managed to take Fudge for two walks when I got home from work this evening, as well as a stroll down the laneway to get a shot of the sunset. There's one thing that worries me about my sunset shots - they might look dramatic but ...shhhhush...they don't look like this in real life. Any thoughts?

Nikon D7000
1/400s f/16.0 at 105.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Helen Betts15-Feb-2012 23:04
Excellent capture! Beautiful color with a great silhouette -- nicely done!
Guest 02-Dec-2011 20:53
Glorious light and silhouette. Over-dramatic ... no! Anyway, for the most part we all show images of altered reality here.
Dek Grant03-Oct-2011 19:22
Delightful colours in this lovely evening shot, great silhouette.
Yiannis Pavlis01-Oct-2011 16:42
Fantastic color and light .Beautiful photo V
Apostolos Tikopoulos30-Sep-2011 15:40
fantastic sunset composition. V.
Frank Brault29-Sep-2011 23:15
This is glorious! V
Tom LeRoy29-Sep-2011 21:15
What a gorgeous Indian Summer Sunset! I am sure it is wonderful in real life too but it never lasts very long !BV!
Peter Sussex29-Sep-2011 19:28
The Golden Day of Dublin! Gorgeous shot in every way. I would rather change our 35 degrees C for your 25:) BV
jlm29-Sep-2011 18:30
Terrific!
Kevin Chester29-Sep-2011 15:37
A great shot, and don't worry about the real life part, after all you can't alter the exposure and white balance on your eyes, but you can in the camera.
Guest 29-Sep-2011 15:15
Very beautiful tones!
globalgadabout29-Sep-2011 14:20
strong comp and vivid colour...if such a sunset comes out a bit richer in the end, that provides more impact...whether the appearance is totally natural or not doesn't really matter..a boost in intensity can make a more memorable visual statement...V
Keith O'Brien29-Sep-2011 13:00
Works for me Mairéad. Cloud or Shade WB will give that little extra golden look if that's what you're after and an f22 aperture will give you some nice sun rays. V
LynnH29-Sep-2011 12:34
This is a beautiful photo!! I love the drama! V
I agree with Smit10. If you use auto exposure, you should focus on the dark tree and not on the bright sky.
Neal Nye29-Sep-2011 11:17
To make images that look better than real life is what we all strive for. Exquisite!
Máire Uí Mhaicín29-Sep-2011 09:39
Real or not... these are the sunsets that make memories. A beautiful image, Mairéad.
Blandine Mangin29-Sep-2011 07:39
superb light ! v
Guest 29-Sep-2011 00:38
WOW!! What a awesome scene. Great work.
Carl Carbone28-Sep-2011 22:18
This is a very beautiful shot, withe silhouetted tree against the warm orange sky. I usually shoot a couple with a -1 exposure compensation. It drops the intensity of the sun a bit and pulls more detail out of the clouds. V
Colin Storey28-Sep-2011 22:00
Very nice sunset shot, great silhoutte of the tree, must be your camera skills and processing that improve the image. v
janescottcumming28-Sep-2011 21:50
That's a glorious sunset image. I also find that often the sunset looks more spectacular on my screen than it did in real life. I kind of think of it as my camera is giving me a gift of a pretty shot to make up for all the bad ones I take! V
Ann...28-Sep-2011 21:33
Oh this is glorious!
Stephanie28-Sep-2011 21:29
Love this sunset shot Mairead! Stunning colors and silhouette! BV
Doug Cruden28-Sep-2011 21:11
Don't see much wrong with this!! I like the composition and the boldly silhouetted tree...very dramatic!
Patricia Kay28-Sep-2011 21:11
Absolutely stunning sunset Mairead...Fantastic PP...So happy ypu have your Indian summer and the good news is its on the way here...hopefully will arrive tomorrow and stay the weekend!,,,BV
Johnny JAG28-Sep-2011 20:42
Lovely sunset.
Brian Samuel28-Sep-2011 20:31
That's a cracker, looks baking with that orange sky. I wouldn't worry what it looked like in real life if the piccie turns out like this.
Peter Stubley28-Sep-2011 20:29
Very beautiful shot -- nicely done.
Stewart Mitchell28-Sep-2011 20:26
Yep, it was hot here too! This is a cracker Mairead.....to your question I'd suggest that, unlike my cooking, a wee bit of under-exposure works wonders!!!!
pascal28-Sep-2011 20:19
Wonderful !
Phillip Normanton28-Sep-2011 20:12
Oooh - now that's a cracking sunset and no mistake!!
John Reynolds LRPS28-Sep-2011 20:12
Beautiful. V.
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