Sunset over the Cosmos


Posted by Morkel Erasmus on Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:04 am

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Every autumn here in the region of South Africa where I live, the cosmos blooms madly - and this year the pre-autumn rains were particularly good.
I was only able to make one or two decent stands at a local meadow due to other commitments, but I still got some nice images to add to my cosmos collection that grows every year.

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Nikon D800
Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 @ 18mm
f22 | ISO-100
Blend of 3 exposures for dynamic range
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by John Spreitzer on Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:08 pm
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Love the colors here. The sun-rays add a nice touch!
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by Neilyb on Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:50 am
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Well you certainly made the most of your chances Morkel! :)
 

by Joerg Rockenberger on Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:53 pm
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Beautiful sky and very nice how the sun illuminates only a few of the flowers... Congrats. Joerg
 

by James W. Milligan on Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:34 pm
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There is pleasing mix of cool colors both in the sky and the flowers and just a hint of warmth from the sun makes for an excellent image.
 

by John Labrenz on Sun Apr 13, 2014 11:39 pm
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Good comp, lovely flowers, great sky.
 

by Morkel Erasmus on Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:54 am
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Thanks folks :)
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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:29 pm
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Really beautiful. The foreground flower field is just a bit low in contrast. boosting that selectively would take this image to another level.
 

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