Sunset photos needed

[Rita]

This photo was taken on July 17,2013 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Sorry, I don't have an exact time but it would have been early evening.

[brucehughw]

Rita,

Thank you!

Bruce

[ThinusM]

Hi Bruce.

Do still need sunset shots? Might have a few South African sunsets for you.

[moopy goops]

Hi Bruce, here's a shot I took in southern France, looking south into Spain (S,SW). It was taken on Dec 21 2011 at 17:22. The nearest airport would be Perpignan. Hope this sheds some light on the mystery and good luck with your work.

[SpiderBob]

These are sunrises, from Hilo, Hawaii.

[SpiderBob]

I found another sunrise from Hilo, Hawaii, info is all on the Exif data.

[brucehughw]

Bob,

Thanks for the wonderful sunset photos. Do I need to download the images to see the Exif data? I tried right clicking (in Chrome) and it opened up a window w/a lot of info, but not Exif.

Bruce

[SpiderBob]

Bruce,

You can download a free program for Exif Data on the internet. It then gives you all the info of any picture that someone didn't extract there data first. I leave all mine, so others can see what I did. Gives time of day taken, person, all numbers used both on camera and in PP, etc. etc.

Here is a link from David, our moderator:

Re: How to get EXIF data

My contribution is to provide a link to a website:
Jeffrey's EXIF Viewer (http://regex.info/exif.cgi)
If the data is there, and it understands many maker's information too, this will display it.

Bob

[SpiderBob]

Here is one my daughter took while in Hilo, Hawaii while looking east (sunrise)

[CBImages]

Hi Bruce

There are certainly a great selection of sunset images for you to choose from.

I really am curious about your research, you mentioned that you were looking into 'what weather conditions were best for colourful sunrise/sunset images', this I'm sure is something that would be of great interest to many photographers.

Would it not be best to have 'unprocessed' images as your source material?

Most people with a basic understanding knowledge of image processing software can enhance an image to make any colours in the sky more 'exaggerated', this is something that has been done for many years by a lot of photographers. Even by using ND filters in front of your camera's lens thus increasing the exposure time can saturate the colours in an evening or dawn sky to make an image that wasn't apparent at the time to the human eye.

In my experience the most consistent weather conditions for producing spectacular sunsets, at least here in the UK are during the lull following periods of strong winds. I always understood the extra dust whipped up in the atmosphere by the winds caused the light be refracted a lot more creating the more intense colour.
Anyway I look forward to the results of your research and having some beliefs either proven or disproven, when do you think your research will be concluded?

Regards

Chris

[brucehughw]

Hi, Chris.

I'm glad you find the idea interesting!

To an extent, unprocessed images might be better raw material. But there's another component, one less amenable to image processing, and that's clouds. Certain weather will produce certain clouds, and the right kind(s) of clouds can add a lot to a sunset. My co-author was recently interviewed by National Geographic (online), and you can find some comments there on sunsets (his interview). As for our schedule, well, I hope we can get moving on this early next year. I'm finishing up a certificate course in forecasting, and after the new year I'll have more time to work on this.

Feel free to email me if you wish to continue the discussion.

Bruce

[adamr]

Sunsets over Modiin Israel - open view to the west all the way to the sea.
Processed and somewhat noisy, but available in RAW if required.

[MatthewWilliams]

Casper WY
Oct 21,2013
looking west sometime around 6pm
auto setting on a canon t5i

weather summary for Casper airport 10/21/2013
http://www.wunderground.com/history/...q_statename=NA

[geoz]

Watergate Recreation Area, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 9 Nov 2013, 4:53pm EST



A job studying sunsets must be one of the best.

George

[MatthewWilliams]

Casper WY
Oct 21,2013
looking west sometime around 6pm
auto setting on a canon t5i

weather summary for Casper airport 10/21/2013
http://www.wunderground.com/history/...q_statename=NA

saw this sunset driving back to my office after work - i knew there was only a few minutes to capture it -, so i called my wife and said grab the camera and this was the result a few minutes later this was gone

[Diane Darlow]

This is at Amsterdam Hoek North of Port Elizabeth South Africa and is taken in a westerly direction.

[Diane Darlow]

this one is taken on the southern side of Port Elizabeth near to the Cape Recife lighthouse. It is taken in a South - south westerly direction. Directions in both my posts are suspect and only a guesstimate.

[brucehughw]

Hi, Adam.

Thanks for the images. Do you have times and dates? Also, is there an airport nearby, where I can get weather info?

Thanks again, Bruce

[brucehughw]

Hi, George.

I wish it were a job - more of an interest/hobby/intellectual pursuit for now.

Thanks for image, Bruce

[brucehughw]

Hi, Diane.

Thanks for the images, do you have dates and time for them?

Thanks very much, Bruce