Our Picture This! assignment this month was Sunrise/Sunset and we received
a year's worth of risings and settings from our very talented readers.
The images showed a wide range of subjects and locations, from Alaska to the
coast of Maine, with rainbows and the dazzling light as it moved in and around
everything from peaceful harbors to the great cities of our land. Foreground
placement and silhouette also played a strong part in these scenes, as did colorful
skies only the most fanciful painter could imagine.
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Desert
Colors: Photographer Jason Byers wrote, "I was driving home
when stormy skies gave way to a low sun which broke through and
illuminated this butte magnificently. I had just enough time to
pull my Jeep to the side of the trail, jump out, and snap three
pictures handheld." Byers worked with a Canon PowerShot
G5 and exposed at 1/320 sec at f/5.6.
© 2004, Jason Byers, All Rights Reserved
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DC
Skyline: Tom Irvin caught the slanting rays of light on these
Washington monuments with his Canon A2 and 75-300mm lens on Fujichrome
Provia 100 film.
© 2004, Tom Irvin, All Rights Reserved
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Bear Mountain
Bridge: The pastel sky over New York's Bear Mountain Bridge
was photographed by Glenn M. Smith with his Canon PowerShot G5.
This, and other images submitted by Smith were made as he commuted
to and from work, proving that always having a camera with you pays
off.
© 2004, Glenn M. Smith, All Rights Reserved |
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Hazy
Sunrise: Robert H. Weber made this photo at Coast Guard Beach
in Estham, Massachusetts, with a Pentax 67II camera with a 55-100mm
lens on Fujichrome Provia 100F film. His exposure was f/5.6 at
1/4 sec.
© 2004, Robert H. Weber, All Rights Reserved
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The 4th Hole: Paul A. Newman wrote, "I always carry a small
camera in my pocket (he didn't tell us which one) and we
got drenched on the 4th tee, halfway through. I looked back, and
wow!" We agree!
© 2004, Paul A. Newman, All Rights Reserved
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Scoresby
Sound, Greenland: Henry S. Hamlin's amazing shot of an iceberg
was made at sunset with a Nikon N80 camera and Tamron 28-300mm
lens on Kodak Ektachrome VS film.
© 2004, Henry S. Hamlin, All Rights Reserved
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Reflections
Of Tranquility: Timothy A. Geiger found safe harbor in this photo
made at Neenah Riverside Park in Neenah, Wisconsin. He worked
with his Canon AE-1 Program and 80-200mm lens and exposed Kodak
Gold 100 film at f/5.6 at 1/30 sec.
© 2004, Timothy A. Geiger, All Rights Reserved
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First
Light: Gary W. Potts got up early to catch this fog-shrouded bog
in the upper peninsula of Michigan. He shot with a Nikon F5 and
a Tokina ATX Pro 28-80mm lens with B+W KR3 filter on a Gitzo tripod
and Kirk ball head on Fujichrome Velvia film. Exposure was f/16
at 1 sec.
© 2004, Gary W. Potts, All Rights Reserved
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West Side, New York: This urban sky was photographed by Mark Loete
with a Canon F-1N and Canon 100-300mm lens on Fujichrome Velvia
50 film. He then scanned and printed using a Nikon Coolscan 4000
ED scanner and an Epson Stylus Photo 2000P printer.
© 2004, Mark Loete, All Rights Reserved
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Golden
Orb: John Matthews made this peaceful sunrise shot in East Tennessee
with his Sony Cyber-shot F707 camera with an exposure of f/2.8
at 1/1000 sec.
© 2004, John Matthews, All Rights Reserved
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