SUNSET OVER THAMES Photo

Photographer’s Note

A beautiful Georgian bridge straddles the River Thames, with Windsor on one side of the bridge and Eton, the famous boarding school on the other side. Indeed numerous members of the Royalty, Prime Ministers, and Members of Parliament have at one time been students at the school.

I stood on the bridge, steadying my semi-authomatic Nikon-F on the ballustrade, as I shot a series of four images of the setting sun five minutes apart — all different, all magnificent. Indeed, I could have selected any one of the four slides to scan, and this one lucked out as my emissary to TrekEarth. It is a twenty-nine year old image, but recorded on the timeless Kodachrome-25 slide film, known for its permanence and sharpness.

Iuli, Manuel1982, cobbydale, atilgone, veve, anakin, asajernigan, meltemi has marked this note useful

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soupie01 (633) 2006-12-01 16:33

This is a beautiful sunset. You have captured the colours well and the rays of the sun are magnificent.

Tfs,

Patrick

ayniLL (0) 2006-12-01 16:38

amazing sky,wonderful shot,the sharpness and lighting really nice,congrats Mr Atalay
aynil yenel

Iuli (838) 2006-12-01 16:58

Hi Bulent!
A very spectacular shot. I rarely see such an image before my eyes, I mean in real life, and never got to shoot one. I'm refering to the lovely illumination of the clouds, to that beautiful royal crown that the sun rays createm to the redish color of the distant sky, to the nice silhouettesof the trees as well as the location on the river. That man made structure in the bottom right corner is a bit annoying but otherwise a great picture.
TFS
Iulian

mesutilgim (37268) 2006-12-01 16:59

Bülent kardeşim,

Çok, çok mükemmel bir kare, ellerine ve de gönlüne sağlık.
Tebrikler

MESUT ILGIM

Manuel1982 (942) 2006-12-01 18:34

Hi Bulent,
fantastic shot. I like this kind of photos in which the sun comes out of a dark cloud. Perfect composition and really atmospherical.
TFS
Best Regards
Manuel

cobbydale (1924) 2006-12-02 6:56

Wonderful picture Bulent, every cloud does have a silver lining! The light here is fantastic, particularly I think the red parts above the trees. TFS. Leon.

nihan78 (310) 2006-12-02 8:53

merhaba...

güb batımının her rengini fotoğrafınıza yansıtmışsınız..netlik ayarlarıda iyi olmuş..tebrikler..

not:ws denemesi yaptım..umarım beğenirsiniz...

[workshop] [compare] +

atilgone (4749) 2006-12-02 9:42

Merhaba Bülent Bey,

Harika desem yanında yetersiz bir kelime olucak. Muhteşem bir manzara. Paylaşımınız için teşekkürler.
Selamlar...

UnTrained (0) 2006-12-03 17:00

Hi Bulent,
the sun through the clouds over some water is mostly a nice composition. You did it also. I like the light stripes. TFS
Regards Ulf

Rosa_d_MonteLua (1504) 2006-12-05 10:12

Hi Bulent!
Fabulous composition with amazing colors, very well sharpened, a great POV and the perfect silhouetes to gave this wonderful result!
I like it so much, that I will chose it for one of my favorites!
TFS and my best wishes,
Rosa

missninja (495) 2006-12-09 4:12

Hello Bulent!

*sigh* what a beautiful picture! Very good colors and contrast. And the mood is... *sigh*

Warm regards, Nina

veve (4149) 2006-12-11 13:12

Hello Bulent,
A very impressive scenery!
I really like these clouds on levels,and the sunbeams looks wonderful.
Great composition!
Thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Veronica

balatrek (7419) 2006-12-14 8:50

Hi Bulent,

I like this sunset, the light of the sky is impressive, the composition is perfect and you have created a good quality in the tones of the water, fantastic backlighting of the trees, good work!

Regards
José

sozerali (179) 2006-12-18 3:44

Merhaba Bülen bey,
Çok güzel bir görüntüyü 29 yıl sonra göndermişsiniz, çok değerli bir kare.
Hayat akıp gidiyor..Elinize sağlık.
Esenlikler, selamalar dilerim

anakin (2775) 2006-12-21 19:14

Fantastica toma, espectacular juego de luces,muy buena composicion...bellos colores y muy buena perspectiva.
well done

asajernigan (14284) 2006-12-24 14:36

Bulent,
What a wonderful sunset. This is a very nice image to have been scanned. The light shinning out of the clouds give the photo a crowned look.
TFS,
Asa

bigboroboy (1009) 2006-12-30 23:42 [Comment]

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mrcrow (3989) 2007-02-02 15:25

the K-25 certainly kept the tones in good condition..we used to use it for flowers since it was a true colour as well..
smart shot and well lit in both planes..the sky one would expect but getting the reflection in good exposure is a bonus
a dynamic and expansive shot
cheers
geof

erel (11542) 2007-04-23 2:36

merhaba bülent,
harika kompozisyon
eline sağlık
aydın erel

meltemi (9746) 2007-10-03 13:15

Hello Bulent,
very dramatic and an amazing sky! It was good that you were able to leave a few silhouetted trees in the picture to give it some perspective. It's a good thing you preseved and followed through - your efforts were rewarded with a wonderful opportunity to see this sunset and these colours - perfectly captured. It's an excellent picture and your notes were always so good.
Warm Regards, professor.
Stella

halikarnas (2410) 2008-03-15 11:54 [Comment]

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Angshu (34093) 2008-05-01 20:43

Hello Professor "A"
A post from your archives, with quite a small note, but image qualitywise perhaps one of your best. The scan quality is superb. A couple of things stand out...radiating rays from behind the cloud & the reflection of the sun on the water. The colour of the horizon & the silhouette of the trees also make this attractive.
With Warm Regards
Angshuman