Daylight is Ending Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the view from Auckland City over to the North Shore. This is Northcote where the Auckland Harbour Bridge touches the land on the other side of the Waitemata Harbour. Look closely and you can just see the motorway right next to the water.

The sun is getting low in the sky, it was around 3pm, and I was quite captivated by the golden colours of the sky showing between the clouds. It had been such a dull day, and this golden glow was a very welcome sight.

I use Paint Shop Pro 9 and I auto-enhanced the photo and then saturated it a few more times to get the gold glow more golden. I also cropped it to get it more centred with the gap in the clouds.

This is a similar photo to one I have posted on TE. Similar, but diffferent.

sway, letuananh, capthaddock, elihesamian, ChrisJ, Refugee has marked this note useful

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sway (360) 2005-07-26 23:51

Great shot Janice.
Well done nicley captured.
I have seen the view many time while living in Auckland but never as pretty as this
Well done
Sue
:)

Cormac (26455) 2005-07-26 23:54

Nice shot Janice! With the unusual clouds it took me a while to figure out what I was looking at - but the light is great and way the clouds frame the city is wonderful. Well done!

jarosz0 (517) 2005-07-27 1:10

Very intersting effect you have attained - it looks like old style photo with this genuine mood...

bluevelvet (172) 2005-07-27 2:15

Great shot! I love this strange sky that you captured. That's what gives the magic to this photo. Well done ...

SMBooth (280) 2005-07-27 3:06

I'm not sure wheather its a B&W photo with a touch of colour or Auckland is that colour:) either way I love the photo.

elihesamian (26091) 2005-07-28 5:07

Fantastic sky,Janice!
Very well desaturated,great in semi Pano format and very well managed for create a fine composition,I do like it,nice and special atmosphere,Thanks for sharing
Best Wishes
M

manny (21378) 2005-07-28 6:09

Wow..magical light. Very moody and well-framed. You have a good pic here.

capthaddock (28640) 2005-07-28 9:18

Hi Janice - this is highly artistic and original, somewhere between B&W and sepia, with a spectacular sky.

smoothdude (266) 2005-07-31 1:23

Amazing sky, almost looks like smoke on that patch on the upper right. Great composition. I like the cropping down here as well, really gives the photo an appropriate look/style. Thanks for sharing.

pnphan (3900) 2005-07-31 1:24

Hi Janice
beautiful Harbour Shot
I like the way the cloud adds more dimension to the image.

marcinbrzezinsk (93) 2005-08-01 7:25

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! :)

rabdelnoor (2973) 2005-08-04 1:05

Hi Janice,
Very impressive sky threatening the village. It almost look like a B&W photo and the result was great. Good frame too.
Best Regards,
Ricardo

ArtLook (2332) 2005-08-05 1:07

Hi Janice,
Magic sky you captured here, this photo looks like painting, artwork. I like this scene very much. Good framing :), Bravo!
With BEST regards,
Arthur

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-08-06 3:31

Hi Janice

I like the inky sky, & tonal range, in this superb sunset. The horizontal layering is superb. Well done!

greg64g (11193) 2005-08-23 4:11

Hello Janice

What a great mood, i think you had work with the clarity tools of PSP, i love the colors of the scene very unusual.
cheers
greg

ahmet54 (2249) 2005-10-18 14:39

Kia ora Jancie,
wow what a dramatic sky. The whole picture is in metal colors, between gold, silver and lead. Cropping and framing is also fitting to the shot. Thanks for showing us your home.
Kind regards,
Roland

Refugee (2) 2005-10-19 14:33 [Comment]

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