So it is slightly tenuous, but, having spent an hour in the Wisley greenhouse photographing butterflies, I was seeing them everywhere. This was taken about half an hour after Greenhouse Effect, Wisley as the sun went down beside the glasshouse. Looks cool in Lightbox, if you have the time and are feeling indulgent!
There's more from this series to come, whilst the sun was still high and golden. Once it went behind the cloud I put my ND500 (9 stop ND) filter on to smooth the water. Although the blue cast needs some WB correction in processing, it really works well on sunsets. Another example is Meltwater, Hertfordshire.
As with that one, the main trade off is in terms of opportunity - without the filter you get to take many more pictures (I suppose theoretically over 500 times more...) of the narrow window of exciting light. That said, where there's water involved, I think it's worth the risk. I've found anything between a minute and two at low ISO, high aperture, delivers in this kind of "afterglow" situation. No doubt it must vary, but once you get to that amount of time, the wait to get yourself a stop off target is pretty lenient.
This is definitely a spot I'll return to. There's a sturdy paved border around the edge of the lake which did a perfect job as stand in tripod.
Hope everyone is well and having a terrific start to the week!
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Beckaroonie 28 months ago | reply
Absolutely stunning!
Ianmoran1970 28 months ago | reply
really amazing colour, love this image!
The Yellow Man (NL) 28 months ago | reply
Nice one! Great movement in the sky, the little stream of colour is stunning! Love the reflection in the water! Great.
ấsmЯecŏ.. άlђitmi <3 28 months ago | reply
niiiiiiec
Ania.Photography 28 months ago | reply
simply amazing work Matthew
poorpoor 28 months ago | reply
this is insane!
ALEXEYFLASH 27 months ago | reply
What colors! Really delight the eye!
twoGiraffe 27 months ago | reply
Absolute perfection.
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beaucoup coleur
sameraaaa [deleted] 27 months ago | reply
awesome colors!
tchebytchev 26 months ago | reply
surreal..!
urbaguilera 26 months ago | reply
Amazing beauty!
Andréia Takeuchi 26 months ago | reply
wow, the colors!
charmedoneX 26 months ago | reply
This is amazing - these colors are absolutely breathtaking!! WOW!
•:*´¨`*:•.☆Diℓeyℓα ☆•:*´¨`*:• 26 months ago | reply
Wow!! Fantastic!
farbspiel 25 months ago | reply
This is awesome, Matthew! I love the colors and the reflections on the water! Great work!
opaque reality 24 months ago | reply
The colors are fantastic! Hope I get to capture something like this.
palnick 24 months ago | reply
Great work, everything perfectly handled
The clouds give a great sense of movement !!
Flight Of Littlewing 19 months ago | reply
Spectacular photo! Love the deep color.
droobietuesday 15 months ago | reply
WOW