Sunset sit down.

[MB1]

I just plopped myself down and watched it.

Put the camera on the tripod.

Went "click" every so often.

[WesternGuy]

Great images, love the sequence. You have shared a good approach and I appreciate it. Might have to try something similar and I know exactly where to go. Thanks.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

[Ballen Photo]

I just plopped myself down and watched it.

Put the camera on the tripod.

Went "click" every so often.

EXCELLENT! You got some real fiery looking shots here.
-Bruce

[Frog]

I've done that trying to capture the perfect one. Yours came out better.

[brmill26]

Beautiful. The third is my favorite - looks like the building's fiery glow matches the sky, and the perfectly flat glass water.

[mattbikeboy]

#2 is great! The monument looks like a ghost.

mbb

[Gyro]

Wow, this is absolutely beautiful. #2 and 3 are my favorites, but I feel bad saying that because I like them all. Must have been a real treat to watch. Thanks for letting us "watch" it

[JETA]

Thank you for sharing these. The progression is really neat to see.

They are all nice, but the 3rd one gets me. It almost looks like there is a fire in the sky. Bravo!

[opus]

I like them all, great color! I feel it's too bad so many jets went by though. Their entrails capture my eye and detract from the rest of the great shot.

[PrevailingConditions]

Number 3 is the best for me. I saw a shot like this some time back where each period was cut into a slice of the overall shot - kind of progressing from daylight to night as it goes across the shot. I'll have to see if I can find the link, but it was pretty nice.

PC

[Old Timer]

Don't know if you can say one is better than the other. They all have their good points. I'm just glad you took the time to sit down and capture the scene for us. I some times just get to rushed and want to move on at this time of day thinking I'll miss the perfect photo op somewhere else. Very good lesson in patience and how it pays off.

[MB1]

Don't know if you can say one is better than the other. They all have their good points. I'm just glad you took the time to sit down and capture the scene for us. I some times just get to rushed and want to move on at this time of day thinking I'll miss the perfect photo op somewhere else. Very good lesson in patience and how it pays off.

There is a very strong temptation to go somewhere, shoot a bunch of pic real fast and leave. There must have been a half dozen folks walk by, stop to take a pic or two then move on. If they were really lucky they got one of these images but I was the only one there with a tripod so I suspect most folks had either way underexposed images or blurred ones.

I was trying to get the illumination of the Memorial to match the skylight so the third image is the one I'm going to sell although the final image has the tree trunks nicely lit so if I can tone down the Monument a bit I might print that one up as well.

[opus]

I was trying to get the illumination of the Memorial to match the skylight so the third image is the one I'm going to sell although the final image has the tree trunks nicely lit so if I can tone down the Monument a bit I might print that one up as well.

I wonder if you could get away with a clone ... putting the lighted tree trunks into the third pic might just make it phenomenal.

[GB1]

MB, you are a mall junkie!

I find the bottom one the most interesting, though I wish there was more of the reflection pool.