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Smokey Sunset

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There have been so many fires in Northern California recently, the sky is so thick with smoke.

July 15, 2012
Williams, CA
Nikon D90

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© Chelsie Sosebee
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Image size
1800x900px 83.81 KB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D90
Shutter Speed
1/60 second
Aperture
F/7.1
Focal Length
50 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Jul 15, 2012, 8:21:37 PM
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:star::star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

This, overall, is a masterful capture of one of nature's most stunning wonders! I have always loved the majesty of a sunset, and this is no exception! The vividness of the colours is spectacular, and I love how the overall shot presents the illusion of a blazing fireball careening across the horizon.

I believe this shot could be the first I've ever seen in which the medium portrayed, actually seems to give the illusion of something completely different (a majestic sunset, that is captured in such a manner as to make it look like a blazing meteor or comet coming in for impact).

Another interesting illusion occurs here as well:

Looking at the shot from a distance, it appears simply as a blazing meteor, and only upon closer inspection will the viewer see the sunset. Also, the colours of both the mountains and the sky are so precisely alike, that only the keen-eyed observer will discover the subtle edge of the mountain to the horizon (Look on the far right of the shot, just past the edge of the sun to find it).

Ultimately, all elements (light, timing, position, etc). come together to create a masterful portrait of the beauty of nature.

Simply breathtaking!!