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Thank God for those clouds !


Thank God for those clouds !
Photo Information
Copyright: Vincent Mahy (VinceM) (29)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-20
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ 5
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/640 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Sunrise and sunset [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-03-11 0:27
Viewed: 1070
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The most cliché picture ever invented : the sunset...
But I've discovered that it's not that easy to get a good one in Mexico. The sun sets around 6:30 PM, every evening. Bit earlier in the winter, bit later in the summer. And when there aren't any clouds, well... the sun just disappears in a matter of seconds. Forget the beautiful colors you associate with the word sunset. Nothing, nada...

That's why, once in a while, I'm grateful for clouds. Not often, only when I'm in a warm country, taking pictures of a sunset...


(The light metering happened right in the center of the picture, straight into the sun, so the center is a bit overexposed, while the sea has a dark, threatening, bit doomsday-y color to it... and I like it that way...)

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To cstathoulis: Excellent workshopVinceM 1 03-11 13:09
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Hi Vincent,

What a lovely sunset photo!
The sun hidden behind the clouds makes the sky look fantastic!
I made a Workshop to make the colours even more intense. I hope you don't mind. :)
Well done on the composition!!!

Constantinos

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