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Photographer’s Note

Shot of what I think was a pier before. It was taken somewhere on the U.S. route 1. This is a place where people stop the car just to contemplate the sunset. I did the same and took the time for some shots.

Thank you for visiting.

tech note:
1) I didn't like the inclusion of the ramp on the left. I realized that in the post-production. Too late and too large for some clone stamp tool.
2) Don't ask me what's that weird horizontal line in the first third.

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nivaldo (11409) 2008-04-15 18:03

As côres do céu estão magníficas, aí eu chamo uma "pintura a óleo"!
Bela apresentação, Carlos!
Congratulations and TFS.
Um abraço, Nivaldo

mesquens (1919) 2008-04-15 18:18

Carlos,
Ainda não conhecia o seu trabalho e acho ótimo que tenha sido por esta foto espetacular. Espetacular no duplo sentido de ter como tema um espetáculo de natureza e pela maneira como você a capturou.
Perfeita.
Raimundo

wgreis (4434) 2008-04-15 18:26

Olá Carlos,
fantástica nitidez, cores e POV. O destaque também fica para a maravilhosa textura da água.
Parabéns,
Wagner.

Docarmo (8391) 2008-04-15 18:44

Oi Carlos,
Belíssimas cores e uma composição muito bem elaborada. A linha horizontal no terço inferior ficou intrigante, mas acho que é uma "imagem caprichosa". A linha de uma onda quase coincide com as linhas presentes nas silhuetas daquelas estruturas, dando a impressão de continuidade, mas se a gente reparar bem, não é a mesma linha.
Abraço,
MCV

siamesa (9470) 2008-04-15 19:04

Oi Carlos,
Belos os pontos de luz explodindo no meio das nuvens escuras.Uma lindíssima amostra da natureza em todo o seu esplendor que você capturou magnificamente.
Abraços
Maria
:)inté

alainh (34751) 2008-04-15 22:02

hello Carlos
always a pleasure such colours and softness. a good picture to begin the day.
friendly regads
alain

samrat_roy1 (683) 2008-04-15 22:17

hi carlos
the colors are surely playing their heart out. supreb composition and sharpness. certainly a good place to enjoy the sunset...

jusninasirun (8990) 2008-04-15 23:51

Cheers Carlos for a stunning sunset shot. The silhouette of the ruin is just stunning on top of the melting gold surface. The small peninsula balances the shot well. Best regards. Jusni

danos (27886) 2008-04-16 0:28

Ola Carlos
A first rate panoramic capture and excellent presentation of this superb sunset.. Indeed, it is so much better to provide the expansive horizontal view here. The subdued light, with the sun still painting pastoral colors in the clouds makes this a memorable shot and the ruins of the wooden pier create a great depth of field.Well done my friend.

Have a nice day,Danos

vincz (19031) 2008-04-16 0:36

Wow... that's a beautiful one. You caught such a beautiful light there, there is so much depth. Congratulations!

delkoo (31658) 2008-04-16 1:34

hi carlos
A fine composition making good use of the sunset and the magnificient reflections on the water.

best regards
didier

patdeph (15236) 2008-04-16 1:51

hello Carlos
what a beautiful sunset!The light is really superb!I particularly like the blue part of the sky and the orange part reflecting in the water!They make a superb contrast with the dark clouds!The broken pier has a nice place in the frame!Congratulations!
Regards.
Pascale

Floydian (30970) 2008-04-16 2:05

Hi Carlos,
Light light light...wonderful. In a very natural way exposed, it beast every post-processing in tha matter. The glow on the left side is wonderful in the sky and on the water, perfect contrasting the darker right side.
I don't care about that ramp, but cloning it out is no problem at all.
Yes i ask you what that line is, because it looks very strange....only in this shot, or in all your pictures you have taken lately?
Regards, Henk

craiggc (2505) 2008-04-16 2:19

Hi carlos,

The elements of the image that bother you, don't bother mne at all. The ramp is fine - you should clone it out just as an experiment for your own interest though! As for the line, I assumed it was a wake from a boat, or a line of tiday current before I read your note.

Lovely warm light that gradually darkens across the frame, creating interest
Nice work
Craig

paura (33137) 2008-04-16 2:38

Carlos,
A fotografia está linda, com composição de primeira e lindas cores. Beleza de trabalho, amigo.

Abraço

Paulo

BlkDaffyDuck (385) 2008-04-16 2:58

Hello Carlos,

It's a very beautiful picture with nice composition and colors.
The light is so beautiful and you had perfect captured it.
Cogratulation !

regards,
Damien.

Dpbours (9508) 2008-04-16 3:00

Hi Carlos,

Hahaha, first idea I got when looking at only the thumbnail was 'A flooding at Stonehenge?!'. :-)
I don't mind the ramp at all. It plays with our mind, giving the idea of a tilt in the otherwise perfectly straight photograph! And that line; Currents...

Greetings! Dennis

Gerrit (33056) 2008-04-16 3:45

Hi Carlos,
good compositionand beautiful colours and light on the water.Great work.
Regards, Gerrit

ahmetgedikli (20103) 2008-04-16 5:02

Ola Carlos,
Wonderful shot!
Great composition, great light and colors...
Really good job!
Best regards,
Ahmet

cfreire (10950) 2008-04-16 5:33

Oi, Carlos
Simplesmente esplêndido que este pôr-de-sol que vc capturou tão bem. A diversidade de cores presente neste céu, é impressionante, temos quase todas as nuances das escalas azul/cinza e amarelo/laranja. Nitidez impecável. Acho muito interessante que cada lugar, oferece a sua peculiaridade tonal para o pôr-do-sol. Bonito trabalho. Um abraço, Consuelo

zmey (7257) 2008-04-16 6:43

hola carlos

beautiful and serene! i wonder how did i miss this spot when i was passing through there :) in any case, a very fine sunset shot, my friend.

with warm regards,
kristaps

ps. you should have told me you were going to the keys. i would have advised you on some great seafood eateries there :)

makis (271) 2008-04-16 6:53

Excellent picture. Colours, sharpness, composition, all great.
Well done
Regards
Thomas

UnTrained (0) 2008-04-16 7:33

Olá Carlos,
those three elements on front are in my eyes a good addition for the wonderful water texture and light composition. The great "V" in the sky is wonderful framed by the soft darkness around with a lot of details visible. Superb exposure.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf
BTW: The line looks a bit strange because it seems to proceed on the poles, but they have one in a bit different height.

carper (60991) 2008-04-16 7:37

a pleasure carlos,
a pleasure for the eyes of a photographer, thisis a fantastic handled backlight shot, good composed, fine quality, good..... what can I say more, have a very good evening.
gr. jaap

evanrizo (456) 2008-04-16 8:26

Ola Carlos,
An image with very atmospheric lightness and a great sky, as a composition, the simplicity is a nice plus for it.
Best wishes.
Evangelos

axiotea (14905) 2008-04-16 8:51

Olà Carlos
I like the combination of the warm colors with the deep blue of the sky giving a nice contrast, and the shiny reflections. Actually the ramp on the left side doesn't disturb and are, together with the silhouetted trees in BG, creating a V shape...
Cheers
Marilyn

Photo65Net (43078) 2008-04-16 11:35

Carlos,
You caught here magnificent tones.
Your exposure is so great, we can see details from all parts of the image.
Regards,
JB.

leo61 (40904) 2008-04-16 11:40

Hi Carlos!
A long time ago I posted an image of a broken pier at Cape Verde island "Sao Vicente".Your POV is excellent here and the sharpness great.A fanatstic mixture of blue and yellow and a nice texture of the sea.
Regards,Leo

dip (11717) 2008-04-16 12:33

Hi Carlos,
wonderful composition,the sky is really amazing!
very well framed,very nice colors and good lighting.
very well done!
Greetings,
Dimitris.

molla (6498) 2008-04-16 13:08

Hej Carlos,
sorry for not giving you critics but I-ve been away for a week to portugal agian with some friends.

Sunsets are like pasta you never get fed up by them as long as they are not overdone. like especially the color of the water. the old fundament works well as a stromg graphical object in the comp.
Anders

wishlist (4133) 2008-04-16 13:09

Hi my friend,
peace and quite and a terrific sunset, with amazing tones in the sky and great depth added by the clouds. Ramp or not I like it a lot!
Take care,

Igor

jlbrthnn (31807) 2008-04-17 1:53

Bom-dia Carlos,
é uma imagem insólita dos Estados Unidos, mas particularmente bonita. Uma magnífica imagem onde misturam-se cores quentes e frias. O ouro e o azul estão do mais bonito efeito. Felitações.
Passa um bom dia.
Cordialmente
Joël

Bluejeans (27444) 2008-04-17 5:23

Oi Carlos ,
Que magnifico pôr do sol as cores no horizonte estão lindas conseguiste uns bonitos tons de amarelo e azul , gostei muito deste primeiro plano com este pilares, bonitos reflexos , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

LUISCOSTA (142) 2008-04-17 16:17

Ola Carlos!!!

Que olhar fantastico o seu...um magnifico lugar onde se encontra tranquilidade ainda mais depois de bem registado.destaco as tonalidades,definição e o reflexo da luz do sol conseguido na água...

abraço

Benedict (6982) 2008-04-17 20:37

sure enough your stopping by to catch a glimpse and capture a foto of this place was worthwhile! firey dazzling colors of a beautiful sunset. i don't mind about that ramp's inclusion as it depicts part of a ruin that is vital to the whole image!
bom trabalho y parabens,
benedict

zeca (20122) 2008-04-17 21:05

Beleza, Carlos! Trabalhou muito bem os layers, valorizando as cores com perfeição. O céu dramático e o brilho no mar não menos são muito bonitos e o elemento do trapiche quebrado acrescenta interesse ao primeiro plano. Show de bola! Caso apareça na ponte dos arcos chegue lá em casa!
Abraço!
Zeca

Flavia (10094) 2008-04-18 6:54

Oi Carlos,

Lindo por do sol. Um ar de abandono um pouco apocaliptico, talvez seja por estar assistindo a um documentario sobre a vida depois dos homens?... A foto vai com o tema.

Abracos,

Flavia

Charo (28168) 2008-04-18 15:04

Hola Carlos,
Una toma preciosa de fantásticos colores, da gusto mirar ese precioso cielo y sus reflejos en el agua. Buen trabajo y que pases un lindo fin de semana.
Un abrazo
Charo

isabela_sor (39766) 2008-04-19 3:14 [Comment]

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pboehringer (768) 2008-04-19 9:24

Carlos, geralmente eu nao sou muito fan de fotos de por do sol e geralmente eu nao escrevo criticas para tal fotos. No entanto esta entra na categoria de excecoes. A razao? Voce tem um elemento de distracao e complemento a frente e isto e vital para qualquer fotografia tipo landscpae. Gostei dos dois pilares e ate mesmo da parte torta a esquerda. So nao entendi que linha e essa de qual voce ta falando na sua nota.
Peter

npecanhuk (8482) 2008-04-19 11:49

Boa tarde Carlos!
Gostei muito desta sua foto... sou um fã de pôr-do-sol (entardecer) ou do nascer do sol (amanhecer).
Esta sua foto está muito bonita, emoldurando o espetáculo da natureza, com a ponte quebrada!
Parabéns!
Obrigado por compartilhar!
Neyvan

bostankorkulugu (31273) 2008-04-20 0:25

can not skip tihs one, one of the best sunset shots i ve seen lately carlos... the colours are incredible...

cheers my friend...

korkut

Truja (4948) 2008-04-21 6:48

Olá Carlos,
uóleeeee......maravillosa fotografía realizada con gran técnica y elegancia.
Fantástico POV y profundidad a través de las mágicas aguas, y la perspectiva de las ruinas es excelente.
El cielo parece estar encendido de fuego y su reflejo sobre las aguas crea una atmósfera muy sugerente!

Un abrazo, Jordi

Paolo (40445) 2008-04-21 7:22

Hi Carlos, wonderful one, with excellent quality, timing and composition.
thanks, ciao

dilane (10053) 2008-04-21 9:03

Bonjour Carlos,
Superbe moment saisi ici - l'éclairage est magnifique et l'ambiance très bien rendue - en fait, je suis revenu ce jour sur ton site car j'avais trouvé superbe ta photo "100ème" et y avais mis un petit mot...et puis plus rien, plus de photo. Que s'est-il passé ? décidément aujourd'hui, deux surprises, d'une part ta photo enlevée, et le thème génial créé par MarcT supprimé également. que se passe-t-il en ce moment sur TE ?
amicalement
daniel

Loic_bzh (6786) 2008-04-22 6:00

Hi Carlos,

I don't agree with you about the ramp. It really brings something to you compo... The couldy sunset is just great. The colors are a bit over-saturated IMO...

Cheers,

Loïc

pablominto (35973) 2008-04-23 2:41

Hello Carlos,
Awesome light, that plays so nicely in the clouds and reflects so well off the water!
Beautiful colour palette and sharp fine details in this well balanced composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

cherryripe (17263) 2008-04-23 2:44

Hi Carlos
Firstly, the ramp doesn't bother me. It adds another graphic element to the foregournd, draws the eye to the other 2 elements and the base where it meets the water is nicely lit by the yellow rays. The sky is so dramatic.
Regards
Nikki

jackart (4939) 2008-04-23 5:43

Hello Carlos!

This one is really fantastic! Absolutely amazing colors and very good framing. Made in right moment!

Regards
Jacek

denisn72 (6033) 2008-04-29 9:11

Hello Carlos
Those ruins and that stunning sky are amazing. I like the colours and the texture of the clouds. Excellent point of view and atmosphere. Well done!
Best regards
Denis!

COSTANTINO (19758) 2008-05-07 10:51

Hello my friend,
the tittle is broken but the sunset is the best..Colourful sunset with fantasy,
professional photo,a nice place to enjoy the
amazing sunset..
THANKS FOR YOUR photo
Costantino

see tom+ 2

avene (9936) 2008-05-14 11:00

hi Carlos,
I actually LIKE the ramp on the left, for me it is essential for the "broken" composition. if anything, I'd try t get rid of the trees on the horizon on the left to emphasise the "waterworld" mood of US1. superb colours, nothing beats the combination of golden yellow and deep blue :) excellent work, my compliments.

with best regards,
Kristine

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-05-16 10:45

Carlos,
I'm really & truly & definitely amazed at your light management!
LIGHT... LIGHT AT ITS VERY BEST!
It doesn't get any better than this, buddy. AWESOME!
You have a wonderful weekend!
A big hug,
Fulvio.

MarianneS (13052) 2008-05-20 0:33

Hi Carlos,
On opening your gallery, my eyes were caught by the wonderful colours of this shot.
I don't know why you find the ramp disturbing.
I like its inclusion, combined with the other elements of your foreground.
It was worth stopping and taking a few minutes to do some photos!
Regards,
Marianne

Bruno40 (6050) 2008-05-21 7:01

Hola Carlos,
I love the different tones in the sky, and how you kept a good level of details on the foreground.
A good work
cheers
jorge

BWJ (1697) 2008-06-04 6:38

Hello Carlos,
I understand why people stop at this spot to view the sunset. The sky and water are gorgeous. You have captured the colors, clouds, and reflections beautifully. The ramp on the left does not bother me at all.
Great job!
Betty

siolaw (24920) 2008-06-09 11:13

Ola Carlos
I like the yellow color light reflecting on the blue sea... Sharpness and textures are well rendered, and the pieces of the broken pier add interest to the compo
Greetings
Laurent

lucasgalodoido (14231) 2008-06-14 7:34

Olá Carlos,
uma imagem simples, mas muito bonita, onde o destaque vai pra qualidade e tonalidade desse céu, um momento mágico pra fotografia esse.
Parabéns e Abraço

yaya13baut (1792) 2008-08-31 1:01

great sunset shot Carlos,
what colors !
And pretty interesting compo with this broken bridge.

gracious (20005) 2009-01-09 10:17

Ola Carlos,
I thank you for this wonderful sunset shot which I adored! the colouration is the best attraction from setting sun sky!
the image is sharp with perfect details and colour!
my compliment for this great shot of yours!
take care and sincere regards
tony

speedymanu (1255) 2009-01-23 7:20

Hello Carlos

a serene and symbolic comosition, reminiscent of Japanese landscapes. A delcate manner to introduce concrete into the world of subtility and petry.
Regards
Emmanuel

Amaz (2199) 2009-05-13 1:54

Oi Carlos,
Lindíssimas cores!!!
Boa composição e bom enquadramento!!!

Meus parabéns,

Abração!

sunamoon (4549) 2009-05-16 7:44

Olá Carlos,

Los colores intensos, y ese espectacular cielo es muy bonito,
los reflejos y las siluetas aporta un dinamismo a la foto,
preciosa! Buen trabajo!

Un abrazo,
Elena

Photo Information

Copyright: Carlos CB (belido) (13371)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-21
Categories: Nature, Transportation, Ruins
Camera: Canon 350D (Digital Rebel XT), 18-55mm/f3.5-5.6, Digital ISO 100, Hoya Pro1 Digital 58mm PL-C
Exposure: f/8, 1/8 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-15 16:43
Favorites: 2 [view]