The Sun's Over The Yardarm
Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON 
This shot was one of a series I shot in September 2006. I happened to be driving through a south-east Melboune suburb when I drove past this street. I caught a glimpse of an amazing sunset, but I didn't have my camera with me. So the next day, I made sure I was there at the same time to capture the scene. Fortunately, the weather was exactly the same and it was a fairly clear sky. This picture was the first in a sequence of 20.
Because I was so intent on the sun itself, I didn't appreciate the fact that the end of the street was bathed in a soft orange light, while the sky was almost lilac. Only when I viewed this image on my computer screen did I fully appreciate the value of this photograph. Remember when we were kids and we were always told to ensure we had the sun behind us when using a camera? I still chuckle at that, because I've lost count of the number of times I've pointed my camera directly at the sun.
34 comments:
Beautiful!
We have mutch better cameras now than when we were cids...
Have a nice weekend :)
Beautiful capture and contrast
That's so right, Marie.
Thank goodness for technology!
Cheers
David
Good shot. I must agree with you about the value of pictures taken against the light, but you sure need 20 captures (and good lenses!) before you are satisfied.
Hi Evlahos,
Thank you.
Cheers
David
Hu Runee,
Yes, I agree with thath - and you need a bit of luck as well. Everything seemed to go just perfectly that evening.
Cheers
David
Hi David, thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog, and thus leading me to yours! it's great! hope to stay in touch!
An interesting photo. I like it. My Photography
G'day Lara,
No worries at all. Would be great to stay in touch.
Cheers
David
G'day OML,
On the road at the moment, in Singapore. Took about 500 shots today!
Say a big hello to Melissa, Audrey and your wife for me.
Cheers
David
The lilac sky is lovely and warm, David. And the sun--really can be a shameless flirt in front of a camera.
I remember that photography rule, too. I wonder if it makes a difference using film rather than digital?
I can't think of all the well-below-zero days I my trusty Minolta X-370 in the car and no evil befell it! All those precautions...!
Sunset are the best. Everyday they are different. You get to see all the different colors. They are truly amazing to me. I am always pointing them out to my kids. Great photo.
What an amazing photograph.
very pretty ! Ive always liked silhouettes - recently I was in Mahabalipuram and I tried shooting a sunset in the same way ..of course, yours is spectacular !
You are a professional and I am not even an amatuer. I am not in your league!
I think it's fascinating finding the hidden beauty in a shot, however obscure - like the odd geometrical symmetry in the power lines, even though on the day to day we see them as a visual blight!
Lovely post, David and a very lovely photo. Take care and have a good weekend. Kellan
A photographer at heart will always attempt to catch the beautiful things.... I would say you did just that!
I love all the regular stuff in this beautiful shot (versus the typical water and/or mountains), and I love when we can appreciate what we didn't see the first time...
Beautiful! I remember those days and I was also taught to hold my breath when I snapped. I always forget tho.
Amazing waht can happen sometimes when you point the camera straight at the sun. I did it with Rochester Castle one time, and it came out as a dark green silhouette. VERY spooky!
BTW- results in- got a distinction!
"WA-HEYY" as a certain small ursine would say...
Thanks for bringing this out of the archives to share with all us sunless folk around the world.
Thanks for the comment on my blog. Yours is fantastic. I also tend to point my camera directly at the sun...even at high noon. I love the effects I can get from it.
I like pointing my camera at the sun, too. I like the idea of Sky Watch Friday. I'm participating for the first time today.
Super. My camera won 't do this i think.
Stunning shot! Makes me want to take my camera out at sunset to see what I can capture. How fortunate to find identical conditions the 2nd day.
Hugs and blessings,
What a nice photo, i love deep rich colors.
A beautiful sunset. The colors are awesome!
Beautiful,I've lost count how many times I've done that, too! :)
what I love about this shot is that the bushes form a circle around the sun, so it almost looks like a baseball cupped in a mitt
Great shot....Enjoy Singapore!
The first one i often the best one. This is very nice.
Wonderful picture! Glad you went back to get it. It wouldn't be fun to drive home up that week every evening! Beautiful to see, though.
Hi,
Beautiful photo and I'm glad I'm not the only one who dares to point my camera at the sun!
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