Winter Sunset
This awesome winter sunset was photographed on Town Beach in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia.
I had been photographing the rocks at the south end of the beach where the light from the setting sun was painting its way across the seascape when I turned around to go back to my car and saw this. How could I resist?
If you look closely at the bottom left corner there is the silhouette of an Oyster Catcher walking around the rocks.
Fuji S9600: Manual settings of f/11 @ 1/125sec, Auto Focus, hand held.
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UPDATE:
01-11-08
The photograph displayed now is a new version processed in Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3.
UPDATE:
26-12-08
Someone with impeccable taste has purchased a matted print of the spectacular Port Macquarie sunset.
Enjoy!
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Aaron .
Love the colours and the depth of field you have captured in this.
Dennis Gay
G’day Flamey,
Many thanks for the great wrap. I am so glad you like it. This is definitely going into my camera club competition next month.
I had a good idea that the f/11, (that’s f/22 for you DSLR jockeys), would give me what I wanted as there was sufficient light flooding in from the setting sun to allow me to obtain the DOF and good exposure.
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
Joe Mortelliti
Nice layering effect in this,looks good
Dennis Gay
G’day Joe,
From what I have seen of your work and what I have read about you from your friends and admirers on P4P, I take your interst in this sunset and your succinct yet meaningful comment to heart. Thank you mate, it is greatly appreciated.
When I saw this scene before me I immediately thought of “foreground-midground-background” and moved more to my left for this. (And some say I am a slow learner. ;-) )
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
Samantha Cole-...
GORGEOUS!
Dennis Gay
G’day Samantha,
Thank you very much for your “GORGEOUS!” comment and for adding my gallery to your watch list. I hope it lives up to your expectation kiddo.
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
Halcyon007
Wow. What a fantastically lit, colourful and composed shot – Great work
Dennis Gay
G’day Stuart,
Your “Wow.” has been duly noted!
Many thanks for coming down to the Town Beach to watch this awesome sunset. I am so glad you have enjoyed it.
Thank you too for adding my gallery to your watchlist I hope it lives up to your expectations.
More thanks for adding this one to your favourites.
As I am now heading off to bed, you have rounded off my day nicely.
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
Moth
Gorgeous. superbly captured and a pleasure to look at.
Dennis Gay
G’day Steve,
Yup! I am really chuffed about this one! I put it up on my screen and look at it before I go to bed. Obsessed? Nah! ;-)
Many thanks for your visit to the beach and for your encouraging comments mate.
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
Techuser
Agree with everyone, very fantastic scene, I loved the depht layers given by the stones
Dennis Gay
G’day Joao,
Thank you for staying to watch this great sunset and for leaving such an encouraging comment.
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
Dennis Gay
Thank you Helen Green ….. wherever you are ….. for adding this work to your favourites.
I assume by that action that you like it, so in its own way that is a comment.
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
Holly Werner
Just wonderful. Beautiful color.
Dennis Gay
G’day Holly,
And to think I was at first facing in the opposite direction and was going to go back to my car and drive home!!!!!
Many thanks for your great support kiddo.
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
Joyce Dickens,...
Awesome Winter sunset – glad that you stuck around to get this one! Wonderful composition , beautiful silhouettes, perfect color – you’ve captured this perfectly.
robjbez
Hi Dennis. This is an absolutely stunning landscape. Well balanced composition with the foreground reflection and the trees in the background, very well complimented by the beautiful rich and warm colours!
My appreciation and thanks for your informative and encouraging critique on my recent photos.
Biswajit Pandey
Gorgeous!, excellent mood.
Dennis Gay
G’day JOYCE & ROBERT,
Many, many thanks for your collective encourement and support for this work. It is all greatly appreciated folks.
Joyce: Every time I view this I shake my head and mutter to myself, “You almost walked away and missed this!”
Robert: I was probably one of those “once-in-a-lifetime” sunsets.
Thanks for the feedback mate.
God bless you both,
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day Biswajit,
Your “Gorgeous!...” comment for this Port sunset is much appreciated mate.
There was a lovely mood along the beach that evening. People were just strolling around. Even the kids were not rushing about as they usually do. It felt so good being there.
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day KIM ROPER & CATALIN SOARE ….. wherever you both are …..,
Kim: Thank you so much for adding this work to your favourites and my portfolio to your watchlist.
Catalin: Many thanks to you for adding this work to your favourites.
By these actions I assume you both like it.
God bless you both,
Dennis
Kim Roper
Hi Dennis,
It is a wonderful image, so much to look at and lovely colours and composition, I am a great fan of beautiful sunsets :-D
Dennis Gay
G’day Kim,
So glad to be able to satisfy your need for a good sunset for today. Feel free to come back for another look any time. 8-)
Thanks very much for your encouraging comment.
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
Benjamin Scheurer
that’s a fantastic shot….I love the trees in the background.
Amazing colours!
Dennis Gay
G’day Benjamin,
Amazing colours indeed – and an amazing evening for winter!
Many thanks for your great ”...fantastic shot…” wrap. Greatly appreciated mate.
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day carpenter777 ….. wherever you are …..,
Thank you for adding this work to your favourites. I assume by this gesture that you lik e it.
God bless you and yours,
Dennis
davidmilne
Fantastic image Dennis,i too love the layering effect from horizon to foreground,
the silver and copper colours complement each other.Great stuff.
Dennis Gay
G’day David,
Thank so much for your great “Fantastic…” wrap for this extraordinary Port sunset. So glad to have caught your eye and your emotions.
GB
Dennis
Hans Kawitzki
Great colours,depth and impressive layers hope it did well for you in your club competion.
Dennis Gay
G’day Hans,
Aha! The club has not seen this one … YET!
Thank you so much for your enthusiastic support.
And thank you for adding this work to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
Chris Clark
Absolutely Awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! added to my favourites
Dennis Gay
G’day Ranger1,
Your “Absolutely Awsome!” enthusiastic encouraging comment , (with lots of !’s) and the addition of this work to your favourites is most humbly appreciated.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day Steve Sandner ….. wherever you are…..,
Thank you for adding this work to your favourites. I assume by this action that you like it. 8-)
GB
Dennis
Lisa Roberts
Hi InPort, This is one of my favourites on RB. The depth to the image is amazing – and the little bird is a great extra – love it!
Lisa x
Dennis Gay
G’day Lisa,
Many thanks for the honour you have bestowed upon this beach sunset and for your very encouraging and supportive comment. I really do appreciate it.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
Ooooops!
Thank you too for adding this work to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
cynthiab
your photographs are so beautiful senery colours compitions all brilliant
Dennis Gay
G’day Cynthia,
I am so glad my work has caught your eye and your imagination. Many thanks for your generous and encouraging comment and for adding my portfolio to your watchlist. I hope it lives up to your expectations.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day DaughterEarth … wherever you are…,
Thank you very much for adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it.
GB
Dennis
Geri Bragg
perfect ! gorgeous shot !!
Dennis Gay
G’day Geri,
So glad this sunset has caught your eye and imagination. Many thanks for your “perfect…” comment and for adding this work to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day Cathleen Tarawhiti,
Many thanks for adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it.
GB
Dennis
Marvin Collins
G’day Dennins,
This is one of my favorites of yours, awesome composition and colors. Excellent!!
Dennis Gay
G’day Marvin,
So glad this has cuaght your eye and stayed in your memory. Many thanks for your very encouraging comment mate.
GB
Dennis
Bahoke
Truly a very pretty shot!!
Dennis Gay
G’day Bahoke,
Thank you for taking time to come down to Town Beach for this awesome sunset and for leaving your very inspiring and very encouraging wrap for this effort. So glad you like it.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day MarbiaStudios ….. wherever you are …..,
Thank you very much for adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Feel free to return any time and leave a comment as to why it made your favourites list.
GB
Dennis
KBSImages
PERFECTION!!!!! This is simply AWESOME!!!! Kim
Dennis Gay
G’day Kim,
So glad this sunset caught your eye and imagination. Many thanks for your great CAPITAL wrap.
Thank you too for adding this work to your favourites and for adding my portfolio to your watchlist. I hope it lives up to your expectations.
GB
Dennis
Jennifer Vickers
very beautiful image. love the golden touch here.
Dennis Gay
G’day Jennifer,
I was pretty well gobsmacked when I turned around after photographing the rocks at the south end of the beach to see this awesome scene. My li’l photographer’s heart skipped a beat!
Thank you kindly for your encouraging and supportive “very beautiful…” comment.
GB
Dennis
Paul Gana
oh man this is fabulous
Dennis Gay
G’day Paul,
A BIG THANK YOU for your great ”...fabulous” wrap for this Port sunset and for adding my portfolio to your watchlist. I hope it lives up to your expectations.
GB
Dennis
Darlene Marrya...
This is gorgeous!! What a wonderful warm and romantic image, great job!
Dennis Gay
G’day Darlene,
Your very encouraging and uplifting ”...gorgeous!!...”, ”...warm and romantic…” comment for this lovely sunset is most appreciated as is your adding this to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
David Elliott
great shot, love the warm colours and composition
Dennis Gay
G’day Dave,
A big THANK YOU 2U for your great wrap for my winter sunset. So glad it caught your eye mate.
GB
Dennis
Jason Connolly
Again Dennis, thanks for sharing this wonderful piece, I love it…
Dennis Gay
G’day Jason,
Your ”...I love it…” wrap for this colourful Port sunset is greatly appreciated mate.
It’s my pleasure to bring it to you.
GB
Dennis
TFFDavid
Hiya Dennis.
I love loads of your photographs, this one is my favourite.
I especially like the brilliant colours.
Dennis Gay
G’day Daivd,
So glad you have enjoyed your tour of my portfolio mate. Come back any time.
A big THANK YOU for your great wrap for this one and my work in general. Much appreciated.
GB
Dennis
Mike Davitt
This is a beautiful capture, I have a limited knowledge of photgraphy termanology, so I wont ieven try. Hoping to improve my vocab as I go on. But this is a favourite.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Mike,
A very big THANK YOU for the honour of you adding this work to your favourites and for your most encouraging ”...beautiful..” comment on my efforts.
So happy you have enjoyed the moment mate.
GB
Dennis
lianne
This is so gloriously rich in color – stunning composition, just lovely reflections too. Great photo!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Lianne,
A very big THANK YOU for the honour of you adding this work to your favourites and for your most encouraging ”…stunning…” comment on my efforts.
So happy you have enjoyed the moment.
GB
Dennis
zaffokioko
WOW!! This is really really good =]
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Zaffokioko,
What a great and encouraging “WOW!!” wrap for my Port river sunset! Thank you very much for that and for adding this work to your favourites.
So glad this has caught your eye and imagination.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day RSart …. wherever you are …..,
Thank you for adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Please fell free to return any time to let me know just what it is you like about it.
GB
Dennis
Steven Sandner
Lovely shot, great framing! absolutely love the details!!!
Dennis Gay
G’day Steven,
Nice to see you down on Town Beach on such a wintry day and for spotting this great sunset.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging “Lovely shot…” comment for my toes in the water efforts.
GB
Dennis
Jeshkahhhh .....
fantastic capture , what a wonderful place to have been !
Dennis Gay replied
G’day FlossyBossy,
Nice to see you down on Town Beach on such a wintry day and for spotting this great sunset.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging “fantastic…” comment for my toes in the water efforts.
GB
Dennis
Donna Martin
Everyone has said just about all there is to say…this is wonderful!!!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day LaDiva,
Nice to see you down on Town Beach on such a wintry day and for spotting this great sunset.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging “…wonderful!!!” comment for my toes-in-the-water efforts.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
Alistair Wilson
great sunset, spectacular
Dennis Gay
G’day RSart …. wherever you are …..,
Thank you for adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Please fell free to return any time to let me know just what it is you like about it.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day Alistair,
Nice to see you down on Town Beach on such a wintry day and for spotting this great sunset.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging “…spectacular” comment for my toes-in-the-water efforts.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
UPDATE: 01-11-08
The photograph displayed now is a new version processed in Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3.
Enjoy!
GB
Dennis
Thordis
This is and was a great shot Dennis. By the way ,how do you like the Lightroom is it doing similar things as Elements. I have Elements 4 and they have not come up with higher version for the Mac and photoshop is too expensive for me. GB Thordis
Dennis Gay replied
G’day again Thordis,
Thank you for your continued support and positive comments for this shot. I have the print earmarked for my camera club’s December competition so here’s hoping.
Lightroom does more than Elements. It is a slick program and works just like ACR in Photoshop. I like it because it works so well on my Fuji RAF (RAW) files.
I use V1.1 but you can get V2.1 now that has the ability to make selective adjustments to your RAW files.
Lightroom is much cheaper than Photoshop and you could probably get away with using just Lightroom for all your editing although there are things I like to do which can only be done in Photoshop so I use both.
I don’t know anything about Mac versions but I am sure you could get one.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day caroline …. wherever you are …..,
Thank you for the honour of adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Please fell free to return any time to let me know just what it is you like about it.
GB
Dennis
David Lade
Great shot Dennis- lovely colours and a lot of drama!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day David,
Great to see you down on Town Beach on such a wintry day getting your toes wet and for spotting this great sunset.
Michos gracias for your most encouraging “…a lot of drama!” comment for my toes-in-the-water efforts.
I have yet to see another sunset like it at Town Beach so I consider myself one very fortunate photographer. 8-)
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
UPDATE: 26-12-08
Someone with impeccable taste has purchased a matted print of the spectacular Port Macquarie sunset.
Thank you Mr, Mrs, Master or Miss Anonymous and thank you too to all who have supported this work.
GB
Dennis
onefourseven
What a beautiful shot!! A real sense of perspective captured here…........ alot of which comes from the trees and the oyster catcher I think!! Great framing and DOF!!
Awesome!!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day 147,
Really good to see you down on Town Beach on such a wintry day getting your toes wet and for spotting this great sunset.
Merci beaucoup for your most encouraging “What a beautiful shot!!...” wrap for my toes-in-the-water efforts.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this sunset to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
Clark Thompson
This photograph has great natural color, clean lines with exquisite detail, and a mind boggling depth of field. In short, it is perfect! Bravo!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Clark,
Happy to see you down on Town Beach on such a wintry day getting your toes wet and for spotting this great sunset.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging “…itis perfect!...” wrap for my toes-in-the-water efforts.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this sunset to your favourites and for adding my portfolio to your watch list. I hope it lives up to your expectations and you enjoy the journey..
GB
Dennis
Dayonda
CONGRATULATIONS!!
But, really, Dennis—it’s only obvious why they bought it!! I’m really happy for you!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Dayonda,
Very nice to see you down on Town Beach on such a wintry day getting your toes wet and for spotting this great sunset.
My warmest thanks for your most encouraging and positive remarks for my toes-in-the-water efforts and for your CAPITAL well wishes.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this sunset to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
BarbaraManis
This is perfectly beautiful. I love it!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Barbara,
Great to see you down on Town Beach on such a wintry day getting your toes wet and for spotting this great sunset.
Thank you heaps for your most encouraging “…I love it!” wrap for my toes-in-the-water efforts.
GB
Dennis
Béla Török
Fabulous colors and composition, Dennis!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Béla,
Glad you could join me down on Town Beach on such a wintry day getting your toes wet and for spotting this great sunset.
Many thanks for your most encouraging “Fabulous…” wrap for my toes-in-the-water efforts.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
bevanimage
Dennis, this is a brilliant capture, with gorgeous colours, great silhouettes and lovely highlights on the wavelets. A favourite!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Bevan,
Nice of you to join me down on Town Beach on such a wintry day getting your toes wet and for spotting this great sunset.
Thank you muchly for your most encouraging “…brilliant…” wrap for my toes-in-the-water efforts.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
mmills3080
absolutely breath-taking! Magnificent!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day MM,
Great to have you join me down on Town Beach on such a wintry day getting your toes wet and for spotting this great sunset.
My warmest thanks for your most encouraging “…Magnificent!” wrap for my toes-in-the-water efforts.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
I should have had you as the judge for my camera club’s last competition as the judge we had passed this over for an award.
GB
Dennis
pryere
A real jaw dropper….Beautiful shot.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day John,
So glad to have you join me down on Town Beach on such a wintry day getting your toes wet and for spotting this great sunset.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging “…jaw dropper…” wrap for my toes-in-the-water efforts.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
Daidalos
wonderful sunset. awesome colors.
Dennis Gay replied
Daginn Daidalos!
Great to have your company down on the beach on such a chilling winter afternoon.
Thanks heaps for your “wonderful…awesome…” comment for this spectacular Port sunset and for the honour of adding this work to your favourites collection.
GB
Dennis
Brendan Schoon
Great shot, wonderful composition and the colors are truly great!! Fantastic work!! Very well done.
Brendan
Dennis Gay replied
Happy Days BRENDAN!
I hope you’re wearing warm clothing. It’s very cold down on Town Beach this evening.
Thanks heaps for your extremely generous and most uplifting “Great…” comment for my seaside sunset.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day Reriginal .... wherever you are …..,
Thank you for the honour of adding this work to your favourites collection. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Please fell free to return any time to let me know just what it is you like about it and how it made you feel.
GB
Dennis