Power Sunset

[beavyg]

Hi All,
I have been trying to take better sunset photographs.

Any c/c on this would be welcome.

The towers in the background are a powerstation.

Do you think it would be better if the foreground was lighter?

[FrankMi]

Do you think it would be better if the foreground was lighter?

Hi Beverly and welcome to CiC!

Sunsets can be rendered a number of ways, many of which are personal taste. Silhouettes for the foreground are often effectively used.

If it were my image I would open it in post processing and try a number of treatments such as trying to bring out more colour in the sky and more detail in the foreground. After I have several different renderings, I would pick the one that I like best then see if others agree or could offer suggestions for improvement.

In the end it is really what YOU like that matters most.

[bedantabd]

Hi All,
I have been trying to take better sunset photographs.

Any c/c on this would be welcome.

The towers in the background are a powerstation.

Do you think it would be better if the foreground was lighter?

Hi Dear, good job.

A few comments:
More than 1/3rd of the image is covered by the silhouettes (forground without any details). I would have framed the shot to bring in more of the sky/cloud/color with only a little foreground at the bottom.

Also, while shooting sunsets, I normally set the white balance on Cloudy or Shade (or shoot RAW to change it during post-processing). And underexpsoing up to -1EV sometimes helps in bringing out more details of the sky.

[beavyg]

Thanks guys, helpful comments, I will keep on practising. Next time I will try with a little less foreground, now all I need is to wait for another decent sunset. Not sure if the weather is going to be on my side this week!!

[Sunray]

Hi Beverley,

if it was your intend that the viewer's eye catches the power station you should go nearer (or zoom in) to make the towers look much bigger.

bye
Robert