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Last rays of the sun · **1 Like**

Coming home from Bancroft...

At Maynooth...

Off old Hwy 127

Just down the hill on the Madawaska

**RobA_Oz** · 02-18-2015, 06:05 PM

Nice work, Norm. I find that it's hard to get a good balance between showing detail and portraying the subtlety of fading light and sun, but this series achieves that, I think. Thanks for sharing.

normhead · 02-18-2015, 08:25 PM

Thanks for the nice comment....

**rod_grant** · 02-18-2015, 09:08 PM

Beautiful images Norm. The last two are just exquisite.

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

subtlety of fading light

Rob, you should be an expert on fading light in your neck of the woods!

**RobA_Oz** · 02-18-2015, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Rob, you should be an expert on fading light in your neck of the woods!

Aside from the fact that my eyes aren't what they used to be, Rod, we do get rather extended twilights in Tasmania, compared with the rest of Oz, but nowhere near that in Norm's part of the world!

A now-departed German friend and colleague of mine used to refer to twilight here as the Magic Hour. Each successive iteration of digital sensor makes it easier to capture all the light levels required, but the photographer has to know what they're doing during capture and in post-processing, to bring out the Magic.

**Sailor** · 02-19-2015, 06:36 AM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

Nice work, Norm. I find that it's hard to get a good balance between showing detail and portraying the subtlety of fading light and sun, but this series achieves that, I think. Thanks for sharing.

I agree. Also, I especially like the composition of the first one - it just has all the "right stuff."

Jer

normhead · 02-19-2015, 07:20 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Beautiful images Norm. The last two are just exquisite.

Rob, you should be an expert on fading light in your neck of the woods!

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

Aside from the fact that my eyes aren't what they used to be, Rod, we do get rather extended twilights in Tasmania, compared with the rest of Oz, but nowhere near that in Norm's part of the world!

A now-departed German friend and colleague of mine used to refer to twilight here as the Magic Hour. Each successive iteration of digital sensor makes it easier to capture all the light levels required, but the photographer has to know what they're doing during capture and in post-processing, to bring out the Magic.

Originally posted by Sailor

I agree. Also, I especially like the composition of the first one - it just has all the "right stuff."

Jer

Thanks for the comments.... in that first one I was feeling a little sorry for the Pony, he's there all by himself. There were two of them in other years.

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02-18-2015, 06:05 PM	#2
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	Nice work, Norm. I find that it's hard to get a good balance between showing detail and portraying the subtlety of fading light and sun, but this series achieves that, I think. Thanks for sharing.

02-18-2015, 08:25 PM	#3
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Thanks for the nice comment....

02-18-2015, 09:08 PM	#4
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Beautiful images Norm. The last two are just exquisite. Originally posted by RobA_Oz subtlety of fading light Rob, you should be an expert on fading light in your neck of the woods!

02-18-2015, 10:35 PM	#5
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	Originally posted by rod_grant Rob, you should be an expert on fading light in your neck of the woods! Aside from the fact that my eyes aren't what they used to be, Rod, we do get rather extended twilights in Tasmania, compared with the rest of Oz, but nowhere near that in Norm's part of the world! A now-departed German friend and colleague of mine used to refer to twilight here as the Magic Hour. Each successive iteration of digital sensor makes it easier to capture all the light levels required, but the photographer has to know what they're doing during capture and in post-processing, to bring out the Magic.

02-19-2015, 06:36 AM	#6
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,203	Originally posted by RobA_Oz Nice work, Norm. I find that it's hard to get a good balance between showing detail and portraying the subtlety of fading light and sun, but this series achieves that, I think. Thanks for sharing. I agree. Also, I especially like the composition of the first one - it just has all the "right stuff." Jer

02-19-2015, 07:20 AM	#7
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by rod_grant Beautiful images Norm. The last two are just exquisite. Rob, you should be an expert on fading light in your neck of the woods! Originally posted by RobA_Oz Aside from the fact that my eyes aren't what they used to be, Rod, we do get rather extended twilights in Tasmania, compared with the rest of Oz, but nowhere near that in Norm's part of the world! A now-departed German friend and colleague of mine used to refer to twilight here as the Magic Hour. Each successive iteration of digital sensor makes it easier to capture all the light levels required, but the photographer has to know what they're doing during capture and in post-processing, to bring out the Magic. Originally posted by Sailor I agree. Also, I especially like the composition of the first one - it just has all the "right stuff." Jer Thanks for the comments.... in that first one I was feeling a little sorry for the Pony, he's there all by himself. There were two of them in other years.

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