I know sunsets suck, but we all do it......

Sunsets don't suck. And you, who claims to have more money but crappier shots than the rest. . . well, that is a very decent shot. Very very decent indeed. Making use of that money, then? :D
 
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Really sorry, I must have gave the wrong impression....just better gear than I deserve (or can use intelligently), not more money than the next guy...there was some poetic license involved there, I just couldn't for the life of me figure that haiku thing out....counted syllables more than thought what I was saying.
Sincere thanks for the compliment.....just kind of cowed by some of the quality I see posted here......lots to learn, but now that I've found this forum really looking forward to it.
Mike
 
I know what you mean about the quality posted here. It is sometimes very daunting - like the contest is daunting because we are all competing in a pool populated with some serious brilliance. We have some . . .actually many worldclass photographers in our midst, and the quality of the work is only a small sign of the wealth of knowledge that RFF offers those who would look.

Once in a while, like today around maybe 9pm or so, maybe 10, it occurred to me that RFF might not have found me - in a horribly imperfect world, and a smothering sense of panic descended suddenly and maliciously, only to dissipate in a breeze of smug contentment as reality regained its posture. Vertigo ensues when one comes to terms with the utter finiteness of RFF and the fragility of our means of connecting with it. Who, when the time comes, will bear the burden of tradition and carry the torch into another time? I dread the day, but no suffering would I avoid in the name of saving my simple self.

RFF is a rock in a dimension of electrical impulses, in a current of light that moves quickly to carry our humanity (and our cameras) away.

Beware the strength of the shadows' pull. Here, the path is brightened with the passions of our many members. RFF will guide you home.

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You say better gear than you deserve. Mind a quick rundown? We all like to hear about others' stuff. Helps feed the need, you know.
 
Sunsets don't suck. I know that I've seen rants online against photos of sunsets, macro shots of flowers, and cat pictures, but you know what? I still like them if they're well done.
 
dkirchge said:
Sunsets don't suck. I know that I've seen rants online against photos of sunsets, macro shots of flowers, and cat pictures, but you know what? I still like them if they're well done.
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There are many "rules" for photography, and most for a good reason, like those mentioned above. Follow them and one will get decent pictures, maybe outstanding ones, most of the times. :bang:
BUT rules are only to guide and express compiled experience. They are no laws of nature.
The real purpose is to defy them......and have fun :angel:


Ciao
Joerg
 
Oddly enough I've been scanning some Kodachrome over the weekend that I took in Egypt in 1990. Here's a sunset over the river Nile from Luxor.

Steve
 
Shots of sunsets are odd. Most are soooo boring but still you have to look at them. Shooting a good one is not easy at all, and somehow you have to make it look as if it's not a sunset shot at all.

One of the best I shot (IMO), I shot only yesterday:
 
I thought I deleted this one a loooong time ago but just found it while cleaning up my webspace.

Shot with a Canon Powershot G1 on a 16MB card as small JPG :bang:

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I think it goes back to the realism vs abstractionism thread. A lot of these folks think pictures of beautiful subjects are trite. I think their ugly little minds just have problems getting a handle around beauty. With a sunset all you can really do is make a recording of a beautiful scene. The artist did all the hard work, all you can do is frame it, make some exposure decisions and shoot. The 'Tim Burton' school just has sour grapes because God is a better artist than they are.
 
Some great sunset shots. They definately DON'T suck ~ ; - )
 
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I think it goes back to the realism vs abstractionism thread. A lot of these folks think pictures of beautiful subjects are trite. I think their ugly little minds just have problems getting a handle around beauty.
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Ehh.. that's one way to look at it. The majority of people will like a good sunset/beauty shot, no matter what. A few photographers may not like them due to what you wrote above, but I think the majority of the photographers who do not like sunset/beauty shots is because they are overdone. I feel these are a minority, yet a vociferous minority and as such, many newcomers (myself included) hesitate as perhaps we are intimidated by them. A few months ago I grew out of it, said f.u. to that minority, and just enjoy the beauty that is :)

All great stuff above :) Steve, that's a gorgeous shot, wow. My own favorite sunset shot, I think was winter 2004.
 
The thing about sunsets is that they're the easiert thing in the world to take. There's no skill involved. Focus at infinity, meter to the side of the sun and press the shutter. Everything else is done for you.

Steve
 
Gorgeous stuff....
I guess it was on photonet I saw someone say something like "pathetic amateurs with their ridiculous sunsets".....nice guys ........
My faith in humanity is restored....
 
Sunsets can be beautiful subjects. The rangefinder camera doesn't know that it should be used only for grainy black & white pictures of street people, drunks, and prostitutes. ;)
 
Ok, Richard I'll conceed that sunsets are one step up from people posting snaps of their kids, but it's a long ladder and only one step :)

Steve
 
Who doesn't enjoy the colors of a Maui sunset?--

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Linhof Tech V 4x5", 150/4.5 Xenar around f:11, medium yellow filter, J&C Classic 400, Acufine
 
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