Surprise, surprise

Posted by dobbino (Cape Town, South Africa) on 9 April 2009 in Miscellaneous.

I don't know how often it happens to you, but sometimes I take photos experimenting with different settings, different focal points, and various automatic exposure locks, and then find gems like this after downloading the images. I probably will not be able to duplicate the shot, but love it nonetheless. Hope you do too.

All comments, and especially constructive criticism is truly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time.

All images © Rob Minter, and licensed in terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 South Africa License

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Comments (18)

dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United States

hey hey!! no need to reproduce this shot Rob -- it is PERFECT!! wow, the deep intense reds are just amazing!! bravo!!

9 Apr 2009 7:18am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Lovely Rob. Like the position in the frame too.
A nice pair with your night shot with the lights off.

9 Apr 2009 10:05am

Ravi from Bangalore, India

Rob, let me tell you this indeed is a Super shot.

9 Apr 2009 10:37am

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium

bet that was a glorious sight to see - glad to catch a glimpse of it here

9 Apr 2009 10:58am

zOOm from Paris, France

Wow impressive sunrise, lovely colors, intense glows... a wonder...

9 Apr 2009 11:09am

Roman from Thunder Bay, Canada

This is a gem for sure !!! again and again I see proof that simplicity is what's making a photograph compeling and yet it is so hard to implement.
So my advise is, keep on experimenting Rob if that's what you get in return !!!!

cheers
Roman

9 Apr 2009 11:14am

Eleftheria from Athens, Greece

Great!

9 Apr 2009 1:13pm

Elora from Genoa, Italy

I play around too, and I must say it's wonderful! Too bad you couldn't duplicate it! Seems like an African desert sunset. Lovely!

9 Apr 2009 1:59pm

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

It is a piece of perfection. The silhouettes against the sun are beautiful.

9 Apr 2009 4:18pm

Nicholas from Shah Alam, Malaysia

Beautiful shot. I experiment too! and find some hidden gems here and there :)

9 Apr 2009 5:48pm

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

I wish my random settings produced stuff like this . . the sun looks to be rising over a world of rich red wine.

9 Apr 2009 6:18pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Lovely shot Rob.

9 Apr 2009 7:32pm

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

beautiful Rob seems very african

9 Apr 2009 10:27pm

observing from North West, United Kingdom

My mantra is, Less is More, and this minimal shot is excellent, very strong Rob.

9 Apr 2009 11:06pm

willow from Chelsea, United States

Those are my favorite kind of surprises. This is a great one.

10 Apr 2009 2:31pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Spectacular surprise, Rob ... love the deep, dark exposure ... ron

13 Apr 2009 12:06am

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Rob...this is stunning. Pure art.

13 Apr 2009 3:15am

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

Spectacular! Absolutely amazing! Got to love those kind of shots! :)

20 Apr 2009 8:05pm

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