Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Twilight Over The Canal

One evening earlier this month there was a brilliant sunset amid cloudy skies. I walked onto the Bank Street Bridge and started to take photographs over the Rideau Canal.


I decided to take comparison shots in different settings- normal, black and white, negative, sepia, and aqua.


Here's one more look. The next day we had rain.

35 comments:

  1. Very good ! It shows that you are a professional. The photos are wonderful.

    Tomás.

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  2. Brilliant! I'm useless at twilight and night shots - should use a tripod! But you've managed really well - and I like the experimentation with different settings.

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  3. Gorgeous skies! I prefer natural, without the treatments, though some of them are interesting.

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  4. absolutely gorgeous!! enjoy the glow. so so nice! ( ;

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  5. The sunsets cann be so beautiful this time of the year. Perfect pictures.

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  6. @Tomas: thanks!

    @Nancy: thank you.

    @Mike: it helped having the wide bridge wall to keep my elbows steady.

    @Halcyon: a little photo experimentation is a good thing.

    @Beth: thanks!

    @Marianne: thank you!

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  7. very pretty. i like using some of those effects, too. very otherworldly. ;)

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  8. Interesting experimentation with the different settings. I've tried that and most of the time I prefer the originall but sometimes sepia or black and white. It's good to do that just to see what it looks like. I like that you did it at sunset. I'll have to give it a go.
    Enjoy your day William!

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  9. Gorgeous sky photos, William!
    The natural shots are my preferred.

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  10. Beautiful sky shots. One and two, three are the natural. Love them.

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  11. You've been having fun! Love those sunset shots and I enjoy playing with photos, too, as you know.

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  12. I like the real thing in your sunset photos!

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  13. @Tex: especially negative.

    @Bill: of the alternatives, I prefer the black and white for general use. I should photograph Parliament Hill in black and white.

    @Karl: thank you!

    @Tanya: thanks!

    @Carolann: thank you.

    @Lowell: I can never get enough of the view off that bridge.

    @Red: thanks!

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  14. You got some great effects here!

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  15. Wow, what gorgeous sunset photos! I love reflection of the lights on the water. Beautiful!

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  16. Love your sunset! I prefer the ones without special effects.

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  17. Nothing can beat Mother Nature herself. :-)

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  18. @Norma: thank you!

    @Sharon: thanks!

    @Linda: thanks!

    @Tamago: I thought so too.

    @Marleen: as do I, but it was fun to take different versions.

    @RedPat: most do, it seems.

    @Revrunner: true!

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  19. An exquisite sunset with a bank of grey cloud fringed with colour and water reflections.

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  20. Beautiful shots! The effects are interesting, but I prefer the originals too.

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  21. This time it is the photographs that are fabulous. Perhaps I should give that adjective to Mother Nature or the photographer.

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  22. Gorgeous sunset, and the lights make it charming.

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  23. @Gemma: thanks!

    @Lois: I do too.

    @Cloudia: indeed.

    @Mari: thank you!

    @Linda: it's a great spot for photography.

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  24. Very nice sunset! I think I favor the first two shots. But it's always fun to try different effects.

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  25. Nice varieties about lovely sunset.

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  26. Very cool, William. Love the playing about photos.

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  27. @FG: thanks!

    @Kay: it is.

    @Orvokki: thank you.

    @Whisk: so do I.

    @Jennifer: it is.

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