Golden Glow across the bay, Bequia
21st March 2013
Golden Glow across the bay
Admiralty Bay Bequia
A glorious sunset developed this week. A clear sky made it look as though we were in for a green flash but little else. As the sunset came closer a small band of clouds developed along the horizon and 15-20 minutes after the sun had set, the clouds glowed in the dusk light, with the reds, oranges, pinks and blues of a stunning sunset.
This is a panorama; a stitch of 8 different images, each taken in portrait mode, overlapping the next next by 50% and then 'stitched' together using software. There are many programs you can use for this, but I used Photoshop CS5 for this one. I was surprised to find that P'Shop couldn't cope with this series of images, due to the number of vertical lines in the masts and rigging of the yachts. The masks had to be manually adjusted afterwards to ensure that all the yachts kept their masts.
It was a wonderful hour, sitting on the end of the Plantation House jetty and I have to say 'Hi' to Darlene and Colin who were also sharing the sunset with me. (Colin is one of the many local artists here on Bequia and he was out video'ing the sunset for a music album he is putting together).
Enjoy the colours as they say, wish you were here!
Admiralty Bay Bequia
A glorious sunset developed this week. A clear sky made it look as though we were in for a green flash but little else. As the sunset came closer a small band of clouds developed along the horizon and 15-20 minutes after the sun had set, the clouds glowed in the dusk light, with the reds, oranges, pinks and blues of a stunning sunset.
This is a panorama; a stitch of 8 different images, each taken in portrait mode, overlapping the next next by 50% and then 'stitched' together using software. There are many programs you can use for this, but I used Photoshop CS5 for this one. I was surprised to find that P'Shop couldn't cope with this series of images, due to the number of vertical lines in the masts and rigging of the yachts. The masks had to be manually adjusted afterwards to ensure that all the yachts kept their masts.
It was a wonderful hour, sitting on the end of the Plantation House jetty and I have to say 'Hi' to Darlene and Colin who were also sharing the sunset with me. (Colin is one of the many local artists here on Bequia and he was out video'ing the sunset for a music album he is putting together).
Enjoy the colours as they say, wish you were here!