The Flaring Fence
Being the (current) most popular piece of art on RB, this will obviously get thousands of views…so I want to use this little space to share with you all the most important thing I know about landscape photography…
I read it in a blog by Marc Adamus…. and it is…
That you will take the best photos in places you are familiar with.
I have found this to be 9000% true.
I’ve probably shot 100+ sunsets on this beach and all my best photos are from this beach.
This was a 7 minute exposure taken at 11:47 midnight.
I had shot this fence a lot and knew when(tide) and how( comp) it looked the best. I noticed that the clouds were coming over Cape Town and thought that a long enough exposure would make it look like the clouds were exploding from the lights of Cape Town. I set up my tripod, composed the shot and took some ISO1600 F4 shots to get an idea of what exposure time will be necessary. It needed to be longer than 5 mins to get the right look from the clouds, but not much longer because the peak waves got to the tripods legs and could ruin the photo. I tried over and over…took about an hour, and in the end it was 436 seconds, F9, ISO200.
The Original is brown and purple…I colored the photo using WB settings from the RAW tool….
Once again. This isn’t sunset, it’s Cape Town, South Africa, about 50km across the bay….taken from Strand at midnight. Those lights to the left is Simon’s Town.
All proceeds from sales of this photo will go to the art for aid group….so please buy people…very generous considering that I’m a poor student.
And this proves beyond a doubt that the photographer makes the photo and not the camera…
Taken with a EOS 400D (rebel xti), kit 18-55mm lens and a circular polarizer filter…..
Benjamin Scheurer, 10 months ago
7 minute exposure?.....man….that’s incredible. This IS stunning!
Added to favs in a split second!
cynthiab, 10 months ago
wow awesome agree with benjamin and added to my favs what a shot
jerry alcantara, 10 months ago
WOW! this is awesome, i really like it.
Carl Osbourn, 10 months ago
f**k me! this is brilliant! what the hell camera do you have for a 7 minute expousure! the colours are delicious!
Hougaard Malan, 10 months ago
i dont know how to reply to your comments people?eos400d
justlinda, 10 months ago
Stunning!, Wow! Speechless!
Elizabeth Aust..., 10 months ago
Wonderful!
royce, 10 months ago
This is stellar, beautiful,awesome fantastic just awesome…Great job!The colors just stun me!
Elana Halvorson, 10 months ago
Great shot. Love the colours in this
DigitalDelights, 10 months ago
What a stunning piece of work… the colours are fantastic, beautiful work
PNFdeb, 10 months ago
outstanding…brilliant
Deri Dority, 10 months ago
Amazing piece of art!!
StacyLee, 10 months ago
WOW
Steven Potashnyk, 10 months ago
Great shot, i love the cloud movement….. Well done
misschristina95, 10 months ago
job well done. :)
Rany Lutz, 10 months ago
Stunning work!!!
Holly Werner, 10 months ago
This is stunning. Just beautiful. Love it.
Mark German, 10 months ago
Beautifully done, mate.
Lachlan Kent, 10 months ago
That’s some awesome work!
itsallgoodamanda, 10 months ago
beauty comes from within ,but not everyone can see it ,i thought this was pretty damn good
EOS20
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10 months ago
Beautiful shot!!! Love the colours.
Naomi Frost, 10 months ago
AWESOME, BRILLIANT, FANTASTIC, STUNNING – all in capital letters because this shot is breathtaking.
Jennifer Resemius, 10 months ago
One of the most beautiful images I have ever seen! WOW….
Paula Birch, 10 months ago
magic.
cdwork, 10 months ago
Superb!
mahalolove, 10 months ago
this is so beautiful. i want my sunsets to look like this. i would want to swim in its amazing colors
Jake Easley, 10 months ago
The light is amazing! But it’s the long exposure cloud movement that gives it LIFE!
maniac, 10 months ago
this is amazing!
Antoine Dagobert, 10 months ago
Spectacular! Superb work mate
Basia McAuley, 10 months ago
What a totally incredible sight! An instant favourite.
Chloe Flathers, 10 months ago
wow this is beautiful. Brilliant work with the exposure. Perfect! Love it.
Matt Harvey, 10 months ago
excellent shot well done
Mikael Hörnlund, 10 months ago
Colorful and very beautiful picture! Great composition..
ed wong, 10 months ago
amazing, unique shot – love it
Deborah Fuller, 10 months ago
shhh!!! I’m gazing, you did a good job puting this one together. looks like a painting.
Jared Poole, 10 months ago
I think I’m about to faint… This shot is just stunning, perfect, brilliant, great, nice. Unfortunately my vocabulary limits my ability to compliment you on this one (that, and I’m quite lazy).
Lachlan Kent, 10 months ago
FAR FREAKIN’ OUT!!!! I just had to comment again… this rocks!
lightsmith, 10 months ago
fantastic. pure magic!
Lisa Kenny, 10 months ago
Wow! Stunning!
velveteagle, 10 months ago
You captured pure energy well. I find myself wondering is this nature or man creating this burst. Fantastic
5* INDUSTRIA, 10 months ago
7 minutes!! – whatr a fantastic result!
kevy, 10 months ago
absolutley amazing.
Nicole Goggins, 10 months ago
this is an incredible image – well done!
Daniel Rarela, 10 months ago
colors colors everywhere, and not a bite of it to eat! guess I’ll just have to settle for looking at it, admiring it, and telling you what an amazing job you did with this photo!!!
bravo, hougaard!!!
Bruce Halliburton, 10 months ago
Love the effect – Great portfolio too!
Benjamin Scheurer, 10 months ago
I tell you something…..I ordered a bunch of cards and a shirt before you uploaded this picture
so it’s gonna be a while til my next purchase.
When the day comes this picture is gonna be on my list.
SaraMontour, 10 months ago
Beautiful!
rippedangelwings, 10 months ago
Great work man! The colors are superb!
Lee Burgess, 10 months ago
This is simply outtanding!!!
Like you didn’t already know! lol :)
Elizabeth Pier..., 10 months ago
This is a beautiful image, what more can i say!?
Roddy Atkinson, 10 months ago
I agree with all the above, simply stunning! Also a total inspiration as I have just bought a 400d …..though I haven’t figured out how you get it to do a 7 min exposure?
John Snodgrass, 10 months ago
What everybody else said, plus a few more wow’s!
Angela Stewart, 10 months ago
Spectacular image!!!
Craig Myers, 10 months ago
Awesome
claytonT, 10 months ago
Wow, instant favorite!
Panteli Pyroma..., 10 months ago
What can I say but “This picture speaks louder than words”.
Paul Vanzella
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10 months ago
the amount of impact in this image is astonishing!
Jennie Rosenbaum, 10 months ago
wow this is brilliant! and instant grabber
Jodi Webb, 10 months ago
Wow. Wow. umm – yeah – wow! Words can’t describe this image, and wow just isn’t enough! It’s absolutely amazing, stunning. I just want to jump in and sit in it for a while to soak it all up! WOW.
joggi2002, 10 months ago
Absolutely amazing shot.
I love these colors
Natalie Manuel, 10 months ago
Wowser of a shot, well done.
sandra56, 10 months ago
Outstanding color
Chris Clark, 10 months ago
Fantastic and amazing.
Your now one of my favourites
Adrian Donoghue, 10 months ago
It’s all been said, congratulations. It must be a nice feeling to have this one under your belt.
Sharon Hammond, 10 months ago
What they all said. Sensational
Damiend, 10 months ago
Superb image.
TonyLegg, 10 months ago
Stunning !!!
songkoking, 10 months ago
it is better to make them to canvas art
justjulie, 10 months ago
sublime….
cheerishables, 10 months ago
This is beyond stunning. Wow! The colors just blow me away. Gorgeous!
Sharon Bishop, 10 months ago
Wow, this is such a striking image.
coleen gudbranson, 10 months ago
whoa totally amazing into the favs it goes
Frank Legault, 10 months ago
Stunning capture, I like that!!!
John Sternig, 10 months ago
Absolutely amazing. The colors are so rich! Possitively one of my favs!
Maria Dryfhout, 10 months ago
Are there any more descriptive words left that wasn’t used by others? Everyone has the same opinion like mine…. My feelings are all printed above! How about FANTABULOUS!
Phil Eckert, 10 months ago
WHOA what a shot!! Just brilliant !!!
Frank Lindsey, 10 months ago
Ohhhh you dawg! You beat me to it! I have had too many images of still waters along fence post, yet haven’t seen anything to inspire me yet, but this one is right there and you captured this concept with beautiful results, great job!
focusonu, 10 months ago
Everyone has summed it up for me!
Perfect!
Kellie
THEEGGMAN, 10 months ago
WOW BRILLIENT
Shelley Spille..., 10 months ago
excellent capture !!!
Nicholas Averre, 10 months ago
Fantastic image! simply stunning!
Andy Harris, 10 months ago
fanatastic colours – super shot!
Tami Montgomery, 10 months ago
THIS TAKES MY BREATH AWAY!......literally…...I am just floored!
berndt2, 10 months ago
Glorious shot!
Suni Pruett, 10 months ago
My Goodness..that is awesome!!!!!!111
Paul Tait, 10 months ago
Congratulations – you certainly have a gift here. keep up the good work
Amanda Cole, 10 months ago
fantastic iamge and thank you for the details behind it!
Tiffany Dryburgh, 10 months ago
It has all been said, but I just had to add my congratulations to the long list!
Charlene Aycock, 10 months ago
WOW!! I AM SPEECHLESS
David Stuart, 10 months ago
brilliant!!
chriso, 10 months ago
Fantastic colour. Love the long exposure.
banditart, 10 months ago
thats real cool
Jelena Mrkich, 10 months ago
Oh, the goodness!
Nick Hartigan, 10 months ago
MOST AMAZING PICTURE I HAVE EVER SEEN
MY FAVOURITE ALL TIME PICTURE
WELL DONE MATEY
Peter Soulis, 10 months ago
absolutely breath taking
tarabas57, 10 months ago
WOW!! That is sooooo beautiful, surreal and divine. Well worth 7 minutes.
Meach, 10 months ago
Nice shot – wouldn’t know what the h**l to do with myself for seven minutes – seven minutes, geee hwizz
Mandy Fell, 10 months ago
wow just beautiful
funkyfacestudio, 10 months ago
Great photograph and beautiful colors :]
Gustav Nordlund, 10 months ago
Fantastic shot. Great effort and it looks like it was worth it :)
micmac, 10 months ago
That’s it ,put it on my fav
jeany, 10 months ago
Brilliant Shot!
Danae Leach, 10 months ago
this is very beautiful…the sky looks kinda tye dyed to me : )
TANYA WILLIAMS, 10 months ago
AMAZING IMAGE! GREAT TALENT!
Goldengem, 10 months ago
beautiful!
LisaRoberts, 10 months ago
Fantastic hougaard1
Lisa x
Charles Dobbs, 10 months ago
Awesome shot! Well done!
Paul Pickford, 10 months ago
Outstanding, speechless, great image!!!
sword, 10 months ago
What a fantastic image well done
Jing3011, 10 months ago
Striking! Amazing!
snurfdood, 10 months ago
absolutely stunning – what more can I say? :o)
Leigh Ann Pobiak, 10 months ago
this is astounding ..there are just no words to describe it!
Chris Alsup, 10 months ago
i got a word for it …....Woah …lol
tonyphoto, 10 months ago
*jaw drop, surreal, amazing!!! *
just not quite sure about the tiny white spots 30% across at top… are they stars???
look forward to seeing your other work.
meanderthal, 10 months ago
colours are just ridiculous…ridiculously good i mean.. :)
Jayson Gaskell, 10 months ago
Great shot
great colours
great composure
great great great!!!!
monkeyfoto, 10 months ago
Ditto all the above, plus sensational!
Janelle, 10 months ago
This shot is amazing i could look at it forever! ☆☆☆
Chris Faithfull, 10 months ago
Yups thats Great.
Helene Kippert, 10 months ago
Brilliant image
honey, 10 months ago
Fantastic shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fantastic colors!!! :D
bicozikan, 10 months ago
Absolutely gorgeous. I can’t believe it isn’t a sunset!
Leave me speechless why don’t you!!
o0o
addymandesigns, 10 months ago
I think everyone said what i wanted to. One word…..spectacular!!!!
Phil Thomson IPA, 10 months ago
Absolutely Awesome !!!!!!!!! incredible colours and tonal range the flare is magic !! Well Done.
Pete Chennell, 10 months ago
brilliant work
Dan Cahill, 10 months ago
Beautiful colors and incredible shot. Well done.
Alateia, 10 months ago
eewww history speaks through wire.
Leith Matson, 10 months ago
Great shot,love the colours well worth the loss of the filter
Halcyon007, 10 months ago
Just stunning
Jenny Haskey, 10 months ago
Wow – simply awesome! A truly breathtaking shot…
mand3rz, 10 months ago
This is SO gorgeous. I would love to have a print of this eventually :)
DarrellMoseley, 10 months ago
Thats a work of art! The color is an amazing spectrum of them all. INSPIRATIONAL!
Momlee Bhattac..., 10 months ago
Wow, what an effect! Absolutely stunning. Creates quite an impact. Great work!
tassj, 10 months ago
wow!
Flora Hui, 10 months ago
So rare that someone explains how they did the photo.. I like what you’ve done with it! :)
Jen Cannella, 10 months ago
Amazing!!!
nick board, 10 months ago
Terrific shot, and also for the info
Michael Lane, 10 months ago
Truly amazing shot and excellently executed! Really awesome work
Ed Stone, 10 months ago
Love it! Such gorgeous colours
Renae, 10 months ago
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!
Alan Ngo, 10 months ago
Love the contrasting colors and scenery!
jess, 10 months ago
wow this is the most comments ive ever seen on one peice so i guess ill just add to the thousands.
this is absolutely beautiful!
:)
GingerSnaps, 10 months ago
This is absolutely stunning…
WOW!! Repeat that in 50 different languages…!
Robert Elliott, 10 months ago
Superb !!!!!!!
Alex Wise, 10 months ago
Beautiful shot! :)
Pooja Pillai, 10 months ago
Amazing! You photography and photoshop skills are brilliant! You got so much colour and vibrancy out of one picture!
Michael Brownjohn, 9 months ago
awesome
kmlsphotos, 9 months ago
very unique with superb colors!
Visions, 9 months ago
A party for your eye’s, I love looking at this one.
judy, 9 months ago
Amazing colour blends well
judy, 9 months ago
Amazing colour blends well
judy, 9 months ago
Amazing colour blends well
Julie Langford
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9 months ago
Wow – this is amazing, front page material.
Douzy, 9 months ago
Now please raise your hand who has NOT seen this photo on Red Bubble!!! ;) Great work – wish I could do things like that :(
vonne, 9 months ago
Wow… WOW! , enough said.
Lumineux, 9 months ago
Kudos for making the concept a reality, albeit it an altered one! A wonderful piece.
Michael Cuneo, 9 months ago
Holy crap! Thats awesome!
Splogy, 9 months ago
Superb. Love the brilliant colours and the transition from right to left – scorching white/yellows to piercing blues.
kristian94, 9 months ago
fantastic!
Kevin Kroeker, 9 months ago
WOW!!! excellent!
Nigel Lewington, 9 months ago
Fantastic Colours.
lanalang, 9 months ago
Gorgeous colors! Congrats for the homepage!
daantjedubbled..., 9 months ago
this is so unbelievble amazing great photo, and i have a lott more words for it but i think everybody else is saying the same, surely a favorite of mine…
SallyAnnLowe, 9 months ago
Totally amazing.
Aleks Blazeski, 9 months ago
This is terrific. Great idea with the timing and exposure length! Turned out terrifically. Post-processing was intelligent too! Getting a favourite from me!
Bramble, 9 months ago
WOW! I love all the colours in this, it’s stunning!!
Angela Damecki, 9 months ago
Love it
mickeyb, 9 months ago
gob smacked…..struth. how good is this. well done…..
midzing, 9 months ago
brilliant
sanyaks, 9 months ago
Absolutely brilliant, excellent work, well done!
Aphoto4You IPA, 9 months ago
one can not describe with words how beautiful this is…
Luke Jones, 9 months ago
Something to be proud of…Amazing pic…
CreativeMinds, 9 months ago
WONDERFUL!
CHECK MY STUFF PLEASE :)
Alycia K, 9 months ago
Totally outstanding, its beautiful
RoughDiamond, 9 months ago
wow
Shutta, 9 months ago
Awsome stuff mate
kellymb, 9 months ago
What a stunning shot, fantastic composition :)
cozmist, 9 months ago
love the coulours…great work
Jan Cartwright, 8 months ago
This is amazing and beautiful. Congrats on a fantastic capture!
Lis29, 8 months ago
Very cool… love the colours its very dynamic :)
Laura Sigurdson, 8 months ago
wow, gorgeous colors!!
Tom Arnell, 8 months ago
the best picture Ive seen on this site and that speaks volumes… beautiful.
aljen01, 8 months ago
The color is amazing, love this!!
paulspoon, 8 months ago
what a photo!!! amazing.
Justyna Kedra, 8 months ago
wow… beautiful!! that’s all I can say… stunning!! ;D
Trace Lowe, 8 months ago
Perfect, what can I say that hasn’t been said!
SamHarrons, 8 months ago
Loving everything about this! well done mate
hangthisphoto, 8 months ago
Stunning shot WOW
Martie Venter, 8 months ago
Totally amazing shot – very inspiring work, and great to meet another South African here!
focus, 8 months ago
awesome colour .
Stacey Hatton, 8 months ago
Wow, you’ve created an amazing image here! Excellent work.
Rebs O, 8 months ago
amazing work!
Mary Lake, 7 months ago
Simply beautiful work here!!! Awesome!! A new fav of mine now!!
DanielVG, 7 months ago
wow just wow!
would make a really good wallpaper
nikspix, 7 months ago
I have no idea about the techy stuff, like 7 minute exposure, but I do know I love what I see. :))
iCandor, 7 months ago
Amazing, fantastic and then some. Not to mention brilliant…
JPPreston, 7 months ago
This picture is amazing, I thought it looked like a nuclear test site when I fisrt seen it.
Melissa Contreras, 7 months ago
Purely Amazing and Fabulous!!
MarbiaStudios, 7 months ago
Love the colours in this shot
Jamie Lee, 7 months ago
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
Will Pursell, 7 months ago
unreal!
meegs9, 7 months ago
i love it, that sums it up for me!
Justyna Kedra, 7 months ago
that’s the best picture on this site! ;D
LINDA ALTERN, 7 months ago
THIS IS MAGNIFICENT!
PNFdeb, 7 months ago
brilliant
Jeffrey S. Rease, 6 months ago
Beautiful work! Stunning, really!
Ian Robertson, 6 months ago
Took me along time to get to bottom of commentssssss! Fantastic work as you did have to ‘create it’ as you say not the record shot.
Alyson Pearson, 6 months ago
this piece has to have the most comments I’ve ever seen on RB!
It truely is a gorgeous shot and great PS touches!
Eric Frattasio, 6 months ago
Absolutely beautiful