Jerry Paskowitz  


Chobe River Sunset by Jerry Paskowitz

May 2021 - Chobe River Sunset

About the Image(s)

This image was captured in 2016 when we had the good fortune to travel (remember what that is?) to Botswana. We spent a week on the Chobe River with a guide, before moving on to the Okavango Delta. This image was taken on the Chobe from our photo friendly boat equipped with gimbal supports. Our guide put us into a shallow bank and we waited for the sun to set right behind his 'favourite tree'. We certainly learned the meaning of Location, Location, Location that evening. And that timing is everything!

Technical: Nikon D810, Nikkor AFS 300mm f/4 + TC-17E-II, 1/250s, f/13, 500mm, cropped and noise reduction applied using Noiseless CK.


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9 comments posted




Paul Smith   Paul Smith
Jerry...Jerry, every once in a while you come up with an image that says, "Frame Me" !! Earlier you submitted an ocean scene that also grabbed me. Allow me to say, if you were to crop/remove the lower 1/3 of this image it would get even better. Great light...great composition. Put it up for sale!   Posted: 05/03/2021 15:04:22
 
Thanks Paul. I hadn't considered cropping out the foreground water. I'll have to see how many px I have left if I do that. The original image (NEF) was captured from way back and I had to crop it down to remove quite a bit of negative space on the left and right. Darcy's crop looks quite good, and I'll try that when I get a chance. Thanks to both of you for your positive comments.   Posted: 05/04/2021 09:33:58



Darcy Quimby   Darcy Quimby
Jerry
Your pictures are amazing. I have a thought what about a portrait crop? I hope you don't mind I tried it Although this crop then loses the bird that is in the lower left right above the water. I agree with Paul about losing the water. I want to say again I love it   Posted: 05/03/2021 17:20:43
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Ed O’Rourke   Ed O’Rourke
Timing is everything, and I see this photo as being a GREAT capture. I think you have done an excellent job with the silhouette while still having some light on the foreground so we can see some of the details. I like the colors of the sky and how the tones work to accentuate the sun. The symmetrical composition works well for me.

I do agree with the others on the potential of cropping some from the bottom.   Posted: 05/15/2021 15:51:16



 
Love the color and subject. You may want to try cropping/darkening the water in foreground some, I find it somewhat distracting from main subject.

When I click on the image to see it in more detail, I see a lot of strange artifacts in the sky and halos around the tree limbs. This may have been a=caused by getting the photo down to 1 MB.   Posted: 05/17/2021 15:19:34



 
Jeff, I think that you're right about the source of the imperfections. I have printed this image at 11x17 for a recent submission to the Royal Photographic Society (UK) and it's clean.   Posted: 05/17/2021 16:57:32



Mark Bargen   Mark Bargen
Agreed, it's a powerful image, and I do like the choice to present it in a square format. However, I also agree that the foreground water is disturbing, and once I found the waterfowl, they were distracting, too. If you're willing to lose some of the real estate (at it looks like you have the pixels to do it), you might experiment with a 4 x 5 crop, placing the center of the sun on the crosshairs of a golden ration grid.

Pulling up the exposure a tad in the foliage also shows a bit more color, which appeals to me, even though it makes the lens flare (I assume that's what I'm seeing?) more apparent.

Kudos for capturing the moment! And to your guide for sharing it with you.   Posted: 05/18/2021 13:23:42
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Well done Jerry. Personally I think the water in the foreground is needed but appears slightly out of focus which is distracting (could be due to reducing file to 1 Mb). Either way, it is an amazing image.   Posted: 05/18/2021 14:30:49
 
Thanks very much Michael. It's always a challenge to put an image to this group that has impact. I appreciate all of the various comments that this image has received since it's so very difficult to be objective about own-work.   Posted: 05/18/2021 17:01:50