Sail Away Sunset, a photo from Aklan, Western Visayas

Photographer's Note

Another non-portrait post. Boracay, as what I've said in my former posts provide photographers the best sunset there is. My five days in the paradise island allowed me to experience 5 sunsets. And 5 afterglows. It was a joy to watch. It was overwhelming to shoot. It was meaningful to experience.

Sunsets sail away but not my memories of it.

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alford (4063) 2005-05-12 6:40

Another wonderful sunset shot, Manny! I like how the boats are positioned side by side, and the sun peeking out from one of the sails! The colors are again excellent, as usual! rgds.

Paolo (41258) 2005-05-12 6:42

What a magic shot Manuel!
the sky so red is amazing, and the boats are fantastic.
also the sun is very well "composed"
thanks also for the note.
ciao

kent_s (1911) 2005-05-12 6:45

Hi Manuel
What a great sunset pic. completely red. You show us paradise.

Rgds
Kent

toni_al (15875) 2005-05-12 6:49

Hi Manuel
Très sympa coucher de soleil, l'ombre des voiles est superbe, mais peut etre un peu fonce
Regards
Toni

cyril (2748) 2005-05-12 6:50

Hi Manuel,
Nice shot with beautiful colours for that sunset.
Compo is good but for me a little bit to dark
Anyway it's a beautiful one

Have a good day
Cyril

ChrisJ (171220) 2005-05-12 6:51

Hi Manuel

A superb sunset with excellent graphism & silhouettes. Well done!

RGatward (20108) 2005-05-12 6:53

Beautiful, and well found repitition for the compo. Maybe I'd have preferred the sun obcured by sail. Really very different thesse shots of yours from your home country.

cmarino (2490) 2005-05-12 6:58

Beautiful. The series of boats with almost the same geometry seem to fade away to the right which gives a nice effect. The sun embraced between the sails was a very smart option that gives a special and unusual view in this sort of pic.
Congrats !
Celso

Zepi (22848) 2005-05-12 7:07

Hello Manuel,

Excellente prise de vue.
Magnifique couleurs et contrastes !
J’aime bien ce genre du vue
Bon travail
Amicalement
Sébastien

Cos (1562) 2005-05-12 7:43

Hi Manuel
I find this a very eye-catching shot. The colours are so rich and deep. The sailboats make an excellent subject for the middle ground, and I like the way you have positioned the sun between the sails of one of the boats. Well done.
Regards, Sarah

Teten (582) 2005-05-12 8:02

Beautiful shot! Really well done, good moment, good colors and shine, congratulations!
Teten

hugolef (4913) 2005-05-12 9:02

Hello Manny
nice sunset, i like this succession of boat, and the sunlight through the sail.
Beautiful compo
Regards, hugues

taivo (1843) 2005-05-12 9:29

Beautiful, warm colours. Good positioning to let the sun through the sails.

nwoehnl (122) 2005-05-12 9:33

Nice graphism and repetition added by the sailboats, Manny, and good how the sun breaks through in between. Good orange-ish tones, nice add from the reflections on the wet sand and last but not least the inclusion of the people on the beach also helps to add to the overall mood.

AmiBe (6042) 2005-05-12 10:20

Hi Manuel,
perfect sunset shot with nice silhouettes.
Beautiful warm colors.
Well done

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donluicu (24741) 2005-05-12 10:44

This pic is a bit dark, but the compo is fantastic, and the colors too....
well done

loic

jhm (211734) 2005-05-12 13:00

Dear Manuel,
I find this a very difficult picture for make, but very beautiful as always, the boats silhouettes together with it great colour tones give a very attractive picture.
Good job!
Greetings,
John.

avigur_11 (22535) 2005-05-12 14:01

Hi Manny,
what a beautiful composition of silhouettes and repetition of sails. A perfect position of the setting sun, and wonderful colors. There is a greennish hue on the water whivh I'd try to process and eliminate, but it is a great shot.

kdien (9367) 2005-05-12 15:45

beautiful composition, cool

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-05-12 19:02

A beautiful scene full of atmosphere!Good compo with tight framing and good exposure control.A nice break from your excellent portrait work!
regards!
hermann

CliffW (2381) 2005-05-12 23:43

Ah, this is of a different style for you Manny, but done well. Minimalist, atmospheric and gorgeous. I like the low light and the line of silhouettes. The only thing that distracts my eye just a tiny but is a spot just on the line of the 2nd boat from the left. I think it's actually a background tower or something, but too small to distinguish. Only a minor, minor thought about cloning that out to perfect the smooth reds. Well done!

Mafo (1339) 2005-05-13 2:12

Beautiful sunset Manuel!
Nice composistion, good colors and framing! Beautiful, regards

Luan (12971) 2005-05-13 3:41

Hi Manny,
this picture is beautiful, this sunset colors are lovely and I like these outlines and shades. I've visited your PBASE gallery, it's is absolutely beautiful...
Have a nice day.
Luan

overcome (1109) 2005-05-13 4:26

Love this sunset very much. The pattern from the boats is so special. The picture is so charming. Excellent captured

Janice (4403) 2005-05-13 5:14

Wonderful captuer Manny - the sunset and the boats. Very artisticly shown, especially with the sun shining through the mast and gybe. Well done.

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alexlie (5359) 2005-05-13 15:41

Hi Manuel!
You make beautiful portraits but other themes too. This daily life is really interesting. Composition with sun between sail was a great idea. Well done!
Regards.

Graal (103040) 2005-05-14 15:27

Hi Manuel!
Beautiful sunset and picture. I like it.
Well done.
Regards,
Aleksander

BAKO (1691) 2005-05-14 18:08

You are really great Manuel
this is also superb
nothin to say

BAKO

faubry (35447) 2005-05-15 3:42

wonderful sunset, wonderful colors and light, very good work as usaual!!!
thanks
francine

hamster (104) 2005-05-16 5:49

Beautiful indeed.

namaste_oti (705) 2005-05-17 3:36

Warm colors and good composition for this one, very nice picture, I like it.
Regards,
Olivier

dsidwell (9783) 2005-05-17 10:00

This is just fantastic, Manny! I love the artistic feel to this. The composition is so strong and graphical. Wonderful...

mahryska (71) 2005-05-27 15:01

this is wonderful manny!! nice one...

baudinm (349) 2005-05-30 6:41

Hi Manuel,
This is magic sunset, one of my favorite.
I like the colors and the contrast between the dark shadows and the orange sky.
The point of view is perfect and the boat in the foreground are like in a painting.
Congratulations !
Amicalement,
Michaël

cloverstar (0) 2005-05-31 12:38

You have captured the true splendour of this place. The colours are awesome.

arnabchat (7233) 2005-06-10 0:55

these sunset shots are special, the array of boats make a perfect setting for a day's break. super

alekpet (4663) 2005-07-08 2:35

Great capture, moment well seen, it is good that we have somebody so good to learn from.

Thanks!

Crosman (121) 2008-11-06 13:54 [Comment]