A friend of mine @danielhime was out on Lido Key, in Sarasota, Florida taking some pictures and video for a project he is working on and I thought I would drive out and join him for the sunset. You never know in Florida how the sunset is going to turn out, but I always love going to the beach. Lido has some really nice white powdery sand.
This first picture was toward the end of the sunset pictures I got. At first I didn't think we were going to get any color in the clouds, but after the sun set we did get a little. I got this couple walking along. Do you like sunset pictures with people in them?
Or do you like sunset pictures with just the sky and the beach?
I had brought my iPhone 8+ which I always have with me, of course and my Canon 7D with a Tamron SP 10-24mm 1:3.5-4.5 wide angle lens. I really like the wide angle lens for sunset shots, as you can get so much more sky in with this lens. See if you can tell the difference between the iPhone and the Canon pictures. I will put a few below.
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It might be a little hard to tell much of a difference, depending on how you are viewing them. If you look at them on a big good monitor, you can tell a difference. I think on a phone, you won't see much of a difference. Ok look at this picture, before I reveal what was what. I tried using the filters my iPhone has in it to experiment with some black and white. The filter I used on this one is called "Noir". I think it gives the picture a very dramatic look.
So, now to reveal what pictures were from the iPhone or the Canon 7D. Ok, pictures number 1 and 4 are from the iPhone, which makes 2 and 3 from the Canon. You can see a little difference in the aspect ratio with the iPhone being a little more square. I think the iPhone did very well. What do you think?
My friend @danielhime took some pictures of me.
Checking out the shot.
I saw this girl coming down the beach and she had her hair in ponytail, so I thought I might get a good picture. I did it with the "Noir" filter on my iPhone. I think it came out great. I really like the silhouette look.
Sometimes I like a little something else in my pictures, like birds. A little movement in an otherwise still picture gives it a different feel. I think that we as humans like to see things that move most of the time, but a nice relaxing landscape picture with no movement can be preferred sometimes. You can see in some pictures where the subject is a waterfall or a stream, the photographer can do a little longer exposure that give the water a feeling of movement. I like that. So, at the beach, you can sometimes get birds to fly by and get a great picture. I like the one lone bird captured at just the right time with it's wings up. If you look back at picture #4, you can see two birds. I think it would have been a better picture if the closest bird had it's wings up, not down. In the picture below you can see many birds flying. Do you like one bird or many?
Just chilling out.
Beautiful Lido beach. People come from all over the world to visit this beach, I am lucky that it is just a short drive from my house. This time of year it is very crowded as many people from the northern part of the United States come down here to get away from the cold. We call them "Snow Birds", because they fly back north in the spring. By the way it was over 80 degrees today. 27 degrees Celsius. Not to bad for February!
A few more sunset shots for good measure.
We did get some color after the sun went down. Always remember to stay after the sun has set, as that is sometimes the best part. This night many people had already left the beach not thinking we would get a good sunset. They missed out. You just never know.
One more "Noir" picture.
See you next time!
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I must say he was so lucky to be there at that time and capture this moment. Nature is so beautiful.
It just reminded me of my picture which I took like a month ago.
I think we have a few almost identical photos! I posted some of mine and more tomorrow and then I will talk about you and how much you have helped me. Steemers - Mark is an excellent photographer!
What a post Mr. @markvance, I can see your passion in this post and the most important thing will always be enjoying and loving what you do. If you love what you do everyone is going to enjoy it.
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Hoping that you enjoy it, I say good bye dude.
Greetings from Venezuela.
Manu Rodriguez.
I miss summer. In my country is raining for 3 days. It love the combination of colors, the sky is incredible! Have a great day!
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Your pictures are very beautiful
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One of the many reasons I love living in Florida!
Beautifully done
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what a nice sunset you are shout... peaceful weather and awesome nature....
I love this Beautifully sunset
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Wow so beautiful all pictures & best photography dear @markvance
Sunsets that occur anywhere on the surface of this earth is an all-powerful creation.
Good post and good shots.
Great pictures! Come join the #LoveTheClouds contest! :)
Beautiful landscapes friend! Look at my post and tell me what you think about the sunset that I captured on the beach. Regards!
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Incredible images, you have a lot of talent as a photographer. To me in particular I love the photos of sunset on the beach, I think that there you can see the wonderful nature and the universe. It is an art your photographs congratulations.
I truly congratulate you for such beautiful photography, beautiful scenery and precious description that God continues to bless you greatly in your career .....
Beautiful photos
the colours of sun rays are mesmerizing
Florida one of the nice place of USA .
This is amazing. Beautiful beach and photos.
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Stunning, I am a sucker for sunsets, They amaze me every single time. Love it
I enjoyed all the photos and sunset is my favorite time of the day. It is amazing how many more colors came out in the pictures with the other camera.
Beautiful sunsets. Love it! <3