Sunsets And Sunrises

[Guest]

Today's sunset at Bang Tao beach, Phuket

[samuijimmy]

one more from last night, a little earlier! Off Ban Por beach Samui

[klauskunkel]

[Guest]

Quiet Bang Tao beach, Phuket

[Guest]

I have mixed feelings of this photo. The environment where I took the shot was super ugly, a bit industrial place in the middle of Phuket. But then there were the colors and one way had the palm trees which rose above the ugly buildings.

[Dancealot]

I have mixed feelings of this photo. The environment where I took the shot was super ugly, a bit industrial place in the middle of Phuket. But then there were the colors and one way had the palm trees which rose above the ugly buildings.

Natural colours combined with industrial compounds.--> Not ugly.

Village primary school playground

[Ron19]

[samuijimmy]

August sure produces some nice sunsets! Here is another from this evening... Ban Por Beach, Samui.

[samuijimmy]

a little bit earlier ^..... Stranger on the shore... where is Acker Bilk when you need him?

[klauskunkel]

[klauskunkel]

[Ron19]

[klauskunkel]

[Dancealot]

[klauskunkel]

[klauskunkel]

this one makes me feel drunk...

[klauskunkel]

desolation sunrise

[Dancealot]

this one makes me feel drunk...

I was going for sea sickness. But I'm happy with drunk.

Busy with one pic I cannot view longer then a few seconds with-out getting dizzy. So still working on it, seriously.....

Your last pic is freaky, ocean full of oil.

[Ron19]

this one makes me feel drunk...

Makes me think of Simon and Garfunkels " Slip Sliding Away " "http://youtu.be/4Dx5QQfWRuU"

[klauskunkel]

[Kan Win]

PAWNEESE, on 12 Aug 2014 - 14:42, said:PAWNEESE, on 12 Aug 2014 - 14:42, said:

Sitting on me deck chair enjoying the view and damn "photographers" keep getting in my way. They should get a life ..

Sorry to say, so should you, move your ass off your deck chair of take the photo and not complain about it, or you could have just wait until they left (or asked the photographer just to move a bit, after she/his took their photos.

Win, has done it many a time a go, wait, smile and ask them to move along.

The KISS (in (DOS)) principle still rules the way or waves, Keep It Simple Silly.

Win

P.S. Yes, I know I am in trouble with me post once again.

[Guest]

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How do you get those rings to appear around the sun?

[klauskunkel]

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How do you get those rings to appear around the sun?

I believe they are actually sun flares. Normally, sun flares are at an angle from the sun and get bigger with distance. In this instance, my lens was centered in the same plane with the sun without any tilt whatsoever - so the flares become concentric and travel straight to your eye, and get bigger. The problem is, you can't really tell in the view finder if you hit it spot on, or not - so, it's one of those lucky shots...

[Guest]

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How do you get those rings to appear around the sun?

I believe they are actually sun flares. Normally, sun flares are at an angle from the sun and get bigger with distance. In this instance, my lens was centered in the same plane with the sun without any tilt whatsoever - so the flares become concentric and travel straight to your eye, and get bigger. The problem is, you can't really tell in the view finder if you hit it spot on, or not - so, it's one of those lucky shots...

That's a really nice effect, but I think it has more to do with your camera and optics.

Sun flares happen in the Sun and are local events out there (except when the flares eject particles to the earth and mess with ionosphere and therefore cause northern lights etc.).

http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2014/sep/01/solar-flare-flurry-nasa-video

Halo would be closer one and happens in the upper atmosphere. The light from the sun reflect from the ice crystals which causes the ring effect around the sun. The area inside the ring is darker and outside it's brighter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(optical_phenomenon)

The next one would be rainbows where the sun's lights are reflected inside water droplets.

On your photo, the rings don't look like anything above. The outermost ring comes to the front of the yellow thingy which means the the light bends somewhere very locally. Therefore I think it's inside your camera.

What kind of camera and settings did you use?

[klauskunkel]

PICT0015 (Large).jpg

How do you get those rings to appear around the sun?

I believe they are actually sun flares. Normally, sun flares are at an angle from the sun and get bigger with distance. In this instance, my lens was centered in the same plane with the sun without any tilt whatsoever - so the flares become concentric and travel straight to your eye, and get bigger. The problem is, you can't really tell in the view finder if you hit it spot on, or not - so, it's one of those lucky shots...

That's a really nice effect, but I think it has more to do with your camera and optics.

Sun flares happen in the Sun and are local events out there (except when the flares eject particles to the earth and mess with ionosphere and therefore cause northern lights etc.).

http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2014/sep/01/solar-flare-flurry-nasa-video

Halo would be closer one and happens in the upper atmosphere. The light from the sun reflect from the ice crystals which causes the ring effect around the sun. The area inside the ring is darker and outside it's brighter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(optical_phenomenon)

The next one would be rainbows where the sun's lights are reflected inside water droplets.

On your photo, the rings don't look like anything above. The outermost ring comes to the front of the yellow thingy which means the the light bends somewhere very locally. Therefore I think it's inside your camera.

What kind of camera and settings did you use?

Sorry, I meant to write 'lens flare', not sun flare - this is purely Singha's fault! The camera was a Minolta A2, fixed lens with f 11, 1/160, fill flash

[Guest]

Hug from above.

[klauskunkel]

dusk

[PAWNEESE]

Sorry to say, so should you, move your ass off your deck chair of take the photo and not complain about it, or you could have just wait until they left (or asked the photographer just to move a bit, after she/his took their photos.

Win, has done it many a time a go, wait, smile and ask them to move along.

The KISS (in (DOS)) principle still rules the way or waves, Keep It Simple Silly.

Win

P.S. Yes, I know I am in trouble with me post once again.

Sorry we dont share silly sense of humour ... I posted pics ... then posted a pic of someone taking same pic. I was taking the p*$$ out myself. Still my dry self depricating childishness aint everyones cup of tea. Perhaps I should take water with it or keep off TV.

[shaggy1969]

Kan Win and PAWNEESE.

Just a case of crossed wires here I believe.

I have also jumped to the wrong conclusion before regarding another posters comment,it is easily done.

I remember reading PAWNEESE's comment in his original post and also took it as him making fun of himself

but can also understand it being taken the wrong way....it happens.........Forgive and forget?

Keep on posting PAWNEESE,especially your sunrises/sunsets.

[shaggy1969]