Sunset on the Bay

[joebranko]

Minor post processing; cropping and slider adjustment for shadows. The colours were not adjusted: They are how I saw them. f20, 1/30", 32mm, ISO400

[IzzieK]

Very nice shot, Joe...I am not too keen on large starburst but it works here beautifully. Excellent.

[Shadowman]

Joe,

What's your intended subject? If it's the sunburst then I would have moved away from the ship, if it's both the light and the ship I would have waiting a bit until the lightsource added more highlights to the ship.

[joebranko]

Very nice shot, Joe...I am not too keen on large starburst but it works here beautifully. Excellent.

Thanks Izzie! I agree, but did not know how to improve it. For some reason I set aperture to 20 instead of 22. Perhaps 22would have given a more defined star. However I am wondering if it is a function of the diaphragm in the lens. The lens is just the standard kit lens which came with the camera. I know I get better starbursts with my Tokina lens, but it is an 11mm wide angle.

[joebranko]

Joe,

What's your intended subject? If it's the sunburst then I would have moved away from the ship, if it's both the light and the ship I would have waiting a bit until the lightsource added more highlights to the ship.

Thanks John. Originally I had intended to capture the sunset. Then I thought I would add the boat as some foreground. The starburst was a happy coincidence which I noticed in my viewfinder as I was composing the shot.

[Rebel]

Really nice shot Joe, I'm not a fan of starburst normally but this one is really nice and works well.

[bnnrcn]

Very nice shot

[Guzzibob]

Forground is just too dark, don't know if you shot in RAW but if so you could lighten it a bit. Maybe next time try HDR.

[joebranko]

Really nice shot Joe, I'm not a fan of starburst normally but this one is really nice and works well.

Thanks Matt!