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Sunset over St Kilda · 03:00 AM

Hi All,

After a lovely cloud free day we went for a drive down to St Kilda beach in Melbourne. Sort of the first time i had been there and some people at work said it was a bit of an icon for melbourne.

Anyways got a before and after Sunset pic, let me know if you favour one or the other or none or both.

Taken with K20D + DA*16-50

Cheers Neil

**Rense** · 03-10-2009, 03:04 AM

Wonderfull pictures, from which #2 is my favorite. The framing is very nice and I like the colours!

CypherOz · 03-10-2009, 03:16 AM

These work well! #2 with the lights is the better.

xjjohnno · 03-10-2009, 03:23 AM

Number 2 with the lights for me Neil. Kirby's kiosk comes up well.

daacon · 03-10-2009, 03:44 AM

Agree like them both but #2 I like better - wonderfull shot.

Dale · 03-10-2009, 04:15 AM

Number two.

The new Kiosk looks just like the old one, just less black and charred.

vievetrick · 03-10-2009, 05:47 AM

jumping in with another vote for #2 nice work

JMR · 03-10-2009, 07:29 AM

Two good shots, but I like the second best because the lights augment the sunset and highlight (pun unintended) the bridge in a way that the powerful sun does not. The first shot is good but the sun and its reflection seems to want more room to play in the foreground. As an alternate crop, I would suggest cropping out the foreground beach area and allowing the sun, sky and bridge to predominate. Not a criticism here, as I know one has to deal with what is there and not what one wishes. Just a suggestion for an alternate crop.

JMR

timbo13 · 03-10-2009, 09:30 AM

both nice captures, I like #2 best, it feels more balanced to me

drmartin · 03-10-2009, 10:27 AM

I like the second photo . On the first photo a sun is very bright and comes into to itself all notice

UpNorth · 03-10-2009, 12:10 PM

#1 is a nice shot when taken by itself. When compared with #2 however, I tend to agree with everyone else so far - #2 is the one for me.....

Tim

gawan · 03-10-2009, 12:39 PM

What other have said, but I also like them as a pair, first the sun light then the lamps along the pier!

knumbnutz · 03-10-2009, 01:58 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone.

I couldnt believe how late it was before they put the lights on, as you can see it was after the sun was well down over the horizon.

i was hoping they would have been turned on before that and would have had the light on in both. Not to worry.

Sunrises and sunsets have been nice lately, light clouds everywhere, lots of beautiful colours. I have to get out and take advantage while it lasts.

Cheers Neil

roentarre · 03-10-2009, 02:13 PM

Neil, good photograph there. I like the lighting there! Excellent image

artistcjconrad · 03-10-2009, 02:33 PM

I'll have to agree with everybody. They both are very nice but second one has that dreamy, romantic look in to it. Well done.

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03-10-2009, 03:04 AM	#2
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050	Wonderfull pictures, from which #2 is my favorite. The framing is very nice and I like the colours!

03-10-2009, 03:16 AM	#3
CypherOz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Adelaide Posts: 246	These work well! #2 with the lights is the better.

03-10-2009, 03:23 AM	#4
xjjohnno Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,115	Number 2 with the lights for me Neil. Kirby's kiosk comes up well.

03-10-2009, 03:44 AM	#5
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Agree like them both but #2 I like better - wonderfull shot.

03-10-2009, 04:15 AM	#6
Dale Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Surfcoast Victoria Australia Posts: 560	Number two. The new Kiosk looks just like the old one, just less black and charred.

03-10-2009, 05:47 AM	#7
vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,183	jumping in with another vote for #2 nice work

03-10-2009, 07:29 AM	#8
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332	Two good shots, but I like the second best because the lights augment the sunset and highlight (pun unintended) the bridge in a way that the powerful sun does not. The first shot is good but the sun and its reflection seems to want more room to play in the foreground. As an alternate crop, I would suggest cropping out the foreground beach area and allowing the sun, sky and bridge to predominate. Not a criticism here, as I know one has to deal with what is there and not what one wishes. Just a suggestion for an alternate crop. JMR

03-10-2009, 09:30 AM	#9
timbo13 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northboro MA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,007	both nice captures, I like #2 best, it feels more balanced to me

03-10-2009, 10:27 AM	#10
drmartin Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Izhevsk, Russia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 858	I like the second photo . On the first photo a sun is very bright and comes into to itself all notice

03-10-2009, 12:10 PM	#11
UpNorth Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minnesota, U.S.A. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 714	#1 is a nice shot when taken by itself. When compared with #2 however, I tend to agree with everyone else so far - #2 is the one for me..... Tim

03-10-2009, 12:39 PM	#12
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	What other have said, but I also like them as a pair, first the sun light then the lamps along the pier!

03-10-2009, 01:58 PM	#13
knumbnutz Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 394 Original Poster	Thanks for the comments everyone. I couldnt believe how late it was before they put the lights on, as you can see it was after the sun was well down over the horizon. i was hoping they would have been turned on before that and would have had the light on in both. Not to worry. Sunrises and sunsets have been nice lately, light clouds everywhere, lots of beautiful colours. I have to get out and take advantage while it lasts. Cheers Neil

03-10-2009, 02:13 PM	#14
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Neil, good photograph there. I like the lighting there! Excellent image

03-10-2009, 02:33 PM	#15
artistcjconrad Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: La Croche, Quebec; Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 225	I'll have to agree with everybody. They both are very nice but second one has that dreamy, romantic look in to it. Well done.

Sunset over St Kilda

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