Sunset - Key Biscayne, Florida Photo

Photographer’s Note

Living on the Atlantic Ocean makes it difficult, if not impossible to take coastal sunset images. Well on Key Biscayne, just south of downtown Miami, you actually get a nice view of the SW sky. In December, you get the optimal angle of the sun to shoot sunsets. On this particular beach, there are a few trees along the shore which make fantastic foreground elements for seascape/sunset images such as I did here. Last year's Hurricane Wilma took down some trees, but this one still stands.

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billabongx (1561) 2006-09-28 8:41

Hi Micheal
What a beautiful tree you have captured here.Good colours and sharp too.
bye
daniele

danielswalsh (13306) 2006-09-28 8:43

Great shot Michael;

You keep posting shots like this, and you'll be a real winner here on TrekEarth!
Great colors, perfect sharpness and tonal levels for the silhouette and a perfectly level horizon.

Well done!
- Dan

ktanska (16514) 2006-09-28 8:45

Hi Michael,
That twisted tree is a special one in itself. Combined with colourful sunset where tones range from hot orange to pink makes it great. And reflection from still water is perfect.
Kari

indoka28 (5183) 2006-09-28 8:48

Hi Michael,

Amazing photograph....!!!great colours and perfectly placed tree in the frame...great..!!!

goes into my favorites..

Thanks a lot for sharing this excuisite sunset.

regards,

Indro

dino94 (440) 2006-09-28 9:04

Hello Michael,
you are likely really to live at the edge of the ocean, me I must wait the holidays to go there. You carried out a beautiful composition with a good control of the light.
Considering you can often go back there, I propose to you to test framing with the format landscape, while placing the tree in in the left part, I think that one would have a superb composition too.
Regards, Dino.

emilbo (9293) 2006-09-28 9:13

Allô Michael!
Belle prise de vue et superbes couleurs. J'aime bien cet arbre rabougri qui complète le paysage et que l'ouragan n'a pu emporté. Bon commentaire.
Bravo!... pour cette belle photo,
Emilius

Floydian (30970) 2006-09-28 10:50

Hi Michael,
You captured a great scene here. Excellent composition with also a perfect exposure.
Just got back from the US, but it seems i missed Florida ;-)
Nice frame...well presented...perfect work..!!!
Regards, Henk

Prisley (1249) 2006-09-28 11:17

Stunning!!! Such a beautiful shot! Very sharp with excellent contrast and mesure of light. That's true that this tree makes a perfect foreground for a sunset pic'. I'm impressed by the ranges of colors you have got there, going from "purple" to brown, passing through red and orange.
Excellent work!
Cheers,
Pris.

fertxu (325) 2006-09-28 11:56

Hello Michael
Great shot this one.....I really like it.
what should I say
Regards,Fernando

raulep (14) 2006-09-28 12:51

Beautiful picture. Not a single thing to change.
Cheers.

gramma (3519) 2006-09-28 13:02

Hello Michael,

Very nice sunset ! Well done.

Christophe

marjan (6081) 2006-09-28 13:28

h8i Michael, very nice shot . strong coloures and excelent composition
Marjan

Burberry1 (6041) 2006-09-28 16:26

Excellent sunset photo emphasise the lonely tree!!
Perfect colors rainbow!!!

I just love it!

Regards,
A g n i e s z k a

Spunkie (282) 2006-09-30 0:27

Hi Mike.
I love the simplicity of the picture and of course the colors. While the the shape of the tree draws the attention, i would like to see one with the tree off centre.
Beautifully composed nonetheless!