Pastel atmosphere Photo

Photographer’s Note

Patience really pays you back.

I was supposed to leave due to the poor sky half an hour earlier before the sun went down. Even the sun was covered by the thick clouds. But I ended up waiting for a while and a miracle.

When the sun hid behind the hill, things changed......The sky, the sea, the reflection on the coral reef in the middle were colored by the warm sunlight. Immediately, I changed the composition, metered the light again....every thing to catcher this special moment. I decreased the exposure time(2.5 seconds) a little bit to enhance the atmosphere. Also you can find a S-shape curve made by the sea water.

The spectacular moment lasted for only 5 minutes. Luckily to have this shot.

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grantlp (2104) 2007-06-01 4:14

Well done Jim, this truly is an exceptional image, and definitely your patience paid off. I really like the lighting on the coral and the movement in the lighted water. Well captured.
Cheers Grant

Mayaya (42) 2007-06-01 4:16

Hi,
i think I'm lucky to see this photo.
Beautiful.
Gold sea.
Mayaya

postvikram (1199) 2007-06-01 4:20

Greetings Jim ,
reslly a spectacular capture. great compo and nice lighting effects. You have got a very nice shot worth the wait.
TFS - Vikram

sbastos (30) 2007-06-01 5:49

Fantastic photo. Magical
Good work

derek3755 (2341) 2007-06-01 9:01

Hi Jim

it's always worth waiting, even when the sun is behind thick cloud and you think you are not going tom get any decent pictures, on a couple of occassions i did leave and regretted it as on my way home the sky has opened up and the colours have been amazing. like this shot a lot, beautiful colours and nice foreground interest with the coral especially with the golden light on it.

Derek