Photo: Sunrays 3

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-05-17T00:05:23Z in Photography, Shop, Stock Photos. 174 words.

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Orange sunrays emerge from the black clouds. This is from the car like the second [2]; we passed an open field where I had the chance to snap this. I like how the beams are shining down instead of up like you see normally, and the patterns of light and dark in the clouds and between the sunshine were quite a sight.

Added a lot of contrast here, and brightened the sunrays quite a bit, while darkening the spaces in between, to make them more compelling. I wanted the surrounding clouds and land to be black, but I was careful not to over-expose the bright clouds, so they still have detail. This is the kind of editing I enjoy; I’m glad there were no poles and trees to remove like in Pink and Purple Sunset 3 [3]. The ones in the bottom-right get to stay because I like them and they’re small.

Buy a 4*6 copy for $0.95 (USA only). Lustre finish. After adding, go to your shopping cart [4].

Canon Rebel XTi [5], EFS 18-55mm [6], 1/1000, F5.6, 55mm, ISO100, 2007-10-30T17:21:20-04, 2007-10-30_21h21m20

Download the high-res JPEG [7] or download the source image [8] (Canon Rebel XTi RAW file).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License [9]. Credit me as Richard X. Thripp [10] and link here.

More of the Sunrays series [11].

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[1] Image: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/files/photos/sunrays-3.jpg
[2] like the second: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/photo-sunrays-2-359
[3] Pink and Purple Sunset 3: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/photo-pink-and-purple-sunset-3-341
[4] go to your shopping cart: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/cart/
[5] Canon Rebel XTi: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/tag/canon-rebel-xti/
[6] EFS 18-55mm: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/tag/efs-18-55mm/
[7] Download the high-res JPEG: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/files/photos/stock/sunrays-3-stock.jpg
[8] download the source image: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/files/photos/stock/source/sunrays-3-ss.cr2
[9] Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
[10] Richard X. Thripp: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/
[11] More of the Sunrays series: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/tag/sunrays-series