Show us your best sunsets….

Fantastic thread with wonderful images!

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A couple from Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Beach, Big Sur, CA

WhidbeyHiker wrote in post #17768232

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That's gorgeous, WhidbeyHiker. Not sure if I should post mine after that one. It was just a bit unusual.

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AnnieMacD wrote in post #17768415
That's gorgeous, WhidbeyHiker. Not sure if I should post mine after that one. It was just a bit unusual.

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Thank you.

Unusual, definitely a nice image.

Bass Harbor lighthouse, Acadia National Park, Maine, October 4, 2015

Lovely image.

Irene

AnnieMacD wrote in post #17768415
That's gorgeous, WhidbeyHiker. Not sure if I should post mine after that one. It was just a bit unusual.

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posted by AnnieMacD originally in forum: Canon Digital Cameras

That's a really, really cool image, Annie! I love it!

There is one thing about which I am curious: The slopes at the base of the mountain.....on each side, they are blurred out; I mean, there is not a distinct, sharp outline of the mountain at its base. Yet higher up the slope is very sharply defined - there is a sharp outline of the upper 2/3 of the slope. This puzzles me, as it does not appear to be misty or foggy above the water, and the base of the mountain is on the same plane of focus as the upper part of the mountain. So, how come the base of the slopes are blurred and their outline is indistinct?

Tom Reichner wrote in post #17769752
That's a really, really cool image, Annie! I love it!

There is one thing about which I am curious: The slopes at the base of the mountain.....on each side, they are blurred out; I mean, there is not a distinct, sharp outline of the mountain at its base. Yet higher up the slope is very sharply defined - there is a sharp outline of the upper 2/3 of the slope. This puzzles me, as it does not appear to be misty or foggy above the water, and the base of the mountain is on the same plane of focus as the upper part of the mountain. So, how come the base of the slopes are blurred and their outline is indistinct?

Thanks for the compliment and well spotted regarding the fuzziness at the base of the hill. If you look at the slope camera left. Half-way (approx.) down the hillside there is a col connecting this hill to another hill to its south (further left). The rays of the sun are therefore spilling over the col (in the Highlands we call it a 'bealach') forming a straight but fuzzier line down to the sea. You can actually see the col in the photo. Similarly on the other (north) side but there's a smaller hill behind. Hope this makes sense.

If you look at this photo Glamaig, you can see the same hill (center of photo) and the col is much clearer. This photo was taken much higher up but you can see the structure of the hill in way of explanation.

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