Sunset at Port de Sóller Photo

Photographer’s Note

How do you know when you have the "photographer's disease?"

It's your final night in Port de Sóller. As dusk approaches, you sit down for dinner with your spouse at "AmoR RomA," a nice Italian restaurant with outdoor seating along the waterfront. The waiter takes your order. The sun begins to set. It's spectacular, with brilliant colors reflected off of the clouds and then off of the water.

What do you do?

Instead of simply enjoying the lovely moment with your spouse, you say, "Excuse me, dear, but would mind if I step outside for a moment to take a picture?"

I have "photographer's disease."

Fortunately, I have a tolerant spouse!

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berek (28937) 2009-08-14 12:26

Hi William,
what a wonderful sunset view. the sky was burning. beautiful colours and light here.
Greetings.
Burak

dragonetti (239) 2009-08-14 12:31

Hi William,

Nice warm moody picture. It remembers me our own nice evenings during our last trip.
Good composition and magnificent colors.
TFS
Didier

john1 (2211) 2009-08-14 12:42

Hi william,

Beautifull sunset, the colors are warms.
Good composition , very good work.
Greetings.
John

ManuMay (11137) 2009-08-14 12:47

Hi William!!

I have it too!!! Wonderful disease!!

Great view, really amazing (I understand you couldn´t miss the moment) ;)

Absolute colour and contrasts management...great!!

Take care with your..."disease"...

Have a nice week end!

Manuel

pablominto (40958) 2009-08-14 22:18

Hello William,

Amazing colours!
It reflects so well off the water, making the surface shimmer in the last rays of light from the setting sun....
The exposure is accurate and inclusion of the palm tree adds excitement and depth to the composition!

And as a photographer you both can re-live the fine moment - again and again and again, for the years to come...

Greetings,
Pablo -

Rafer (4413) 2009-08-14 23:09

Excelenyes colores y buena composiciñon, muy atractiva....saludos

dta (5569) 2009-08-15 1:26

Hello William ,
This sunset picture is beautiful . Colors are wonderful , and the composition is excellent , with the palm tree in the fore ground .
A great moment in this wonderful place , I suppose .
Regards

swiatopelk777 (8784) 2009-08-15 2:22

Hi William!
Very fine sunset, very fine seascape. Amazing shadow. Good contrast. Mysterious shot.
Greetings from Warszawa!

Longroute (9559) 2009-08-15 2:29

Fine William, very fine,

the French have a very effective expression to say it: "comme il faut" as it needs to be. A fantastic sky which with its charming color gives a distinctive flavour to the whole photo, an interesting and well defined black silhuette of the coastline, a shining inflamed sea and... the unavoidable palmtree at the right!
Welcome in the club of sunsets performers!
Best regards,
Donato

kiks (6131) 2009-08-15 14:03

Prett amazing sunset. Wonderful the way the clouds are colored bij the sun and the reflection on the water make the composition even better.
Best regadrs
KIKS

sacavem (8377) 2009-08-17 6:59

Olá William,

"Beautiful photograph, of a gift of our ground, it gives us these splendid spectacles everywhere in the world. In a friendly way of in love with the "rising and to lay down sun".
Regards,
Filipe

Waylim (10933) 2009-08-17 13:48

Hi William,
Obviously the rich color of the after sunset sky is the main show here, and you got that just right here, the division between the water land and sky is great, you allocate more to the sky for the variation of colors and shades which is a great choice. The inclusio of the palm tree is a good call, the only I would have done differently here is to not crop in the middle of the tree trunk. I would have prefer for you to zoom back just a little or pan to the right a little more to include the whole tree trunck and a maybe an inch more after it. I know it's not always feasible.
Stunning colors and beautiful sunset, and I love the glimmering reflection in the water, worth taking a few minute to capture this moment. Thanks.
Way

plimrn (19688) 2009-08-25 13:53

Hi William,
I'm so glad you have a generous spouse!! I could not resist the stunning colors of this sunset; great framing too with the palm silhouette and the reflection. It reminds me a bit of a sunrise in Cabo but your colors are even more vibrant. I had the best lobster I've ever eaten in La Coruna.
HLJ, Pat

dcawker (5691) 2009-09-28 6:55

Just beautiful! Excellent colors and tones captured here too. Regards, Doug