Sunset picture!

  • Bob Carlson
    Mille Lacs Lake (eastside), Mn.
    Posts: 2936
    August 27, 2003 at 12:50 am #1243468

    Just took this picture of the sunset here on Mille Lacs tonite and thought some might like to see it! It might make a good screen saver?????

    Check it out:

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    August 27, 2003 at 12:54 am #274332

    Not fair teasing Bobber. Now I want to go fishing baddddddd!!! Thanks, Bill

    Shane Hildebrandt
    Blaine, mn
    Posts: 2921
    August 27, 2003 at 1:26 am #274334

    hey bobber,

    thanks for the awsome picture, you reminded me of watching the sunsets in Hawaii. that picture is awsome. nice shot.

    thanks

    shane

    hooks
    Crystal, Mn.
    Posts: 1268
    August 27, 2003 at 3:11 am #274355

    Kerry,
    Good one! (inside joke)
    I guess he can come to the cities for the next couple days and I’ll go up there and watch the sun set.

    rivereyes
    Osceola, Wisconsin
    Posts: 2782
    August 27, 2003 at 3:11 am #274356

    bobber…. darn nice shot!… with the humidity in the air we have had a run of fiery sunsets….. but Ive not been in a good place to take pix…
    heres my last effort at sunset… this was taken while I was driving down the road in a jeep with the top down… I held the camera above the windshield.. you can see the top of the windshield at the bottom of the frame…. amazing what these little digitals can do sometimes…… this shot isnt nearly as scenic as yours! good work….!

    wade_kuehl
    Northwest Iowa
    Posts: 6167
    August 27, 2003 at 3:27 am #274358

    Sweet pic Bobber! Did anyone take time to check out Mars tonight? Pretty cool and it’s not too late. Look to the south east. I wonder if this Mars event will have a positive impact on the Walleye fishing???

    Here’s a little info for those interested in DEEP SPACE…
    Mars

    lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    August 27, 2003 at 4:22 am #274368

    Awesome pic Bobber. I think I found my new desktop wallpaper.

    Gator Hunter

    flick
    Alma WI
    Posts: 382
    August 27, 2003 at 4:45 am #274370

    Sweet Pic….…Reminds me of Lake Michigan….Just a couple more weeks..and I’ll be seeing that too ..

    greg716
    Inver Grove Heights
    Posts: 319
    August 27, 2003 at 2:03 pm #274392

    Thanks for the new wallpaper, Bobber.

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    August 27, 2003 at 3:45 pm #274411

    well done Bobber !!

    jh55429
    Crystal, MN
    Posts: 301
    August 27, 2003 at 10:36 pm #274480

    Nice picture Bob. Kind of makes me a little home sick. Haven’t seen anything that pretty since I got back up here to Grand Forks. It sure was nice living next to the Big Lake for a summer

    Josh Hukriede

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    August 28, 2003 at 4:36 am #274446

    Here’s a pic that I’ve always wanted to share with you guys. We’ll see if I can finally come up to posting pics.

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    August 28, 2003 at 4:39 am #274562

    Wow! Even a dummy like me can do it!

    This is from Calumet County Park facing west over Lake Winnebago in June of…………..’99? Somewhere in yesterday’s experiences at least.

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    August 28, 2003 at 4:39 am #274563

    where was this taken from ?

    greg716
    Inver Grove Heights
    Posts: 319
    August 28, 2003 at 11:11 am #274594

    Kid-
    That’s one of the best sunsets I’ve seen. Thanks for sharing it!
    Greg

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    August 28, 2003 at 2:10 pm #274619

    This one is from last summer on Mille Lacs. Dustin and I decided to try our hands at muskie fishing and stuck a 42″ a few minutes after this photo was taken. The colors were so intense even the air around us seemed purple.

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    August 28, 2003 at 2:15 pm #274556

    Looks like God is a Vikings fan.

    That is one beautiful pic. Thanks for sharing.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    August 28, 2003 at 2:21 pm #274623

    If he is, he’s got as funny sense of humor given our teams the last couple years. Of course that would explain Les Steckle…

    mwchiefs
    Red Wing, MN
    Posts: 347
    August 28, 2003 at 2:22 pm #274624

    Nope, he just figured he’d give Viking fans something good to look at because their games are downright ugly! LOL!! J/K!!

    I feel the bashing coming!!

    Mark

    wade_kuehl
    Northwest Iowa
    Posts: 6167
    August 28, 2003 at 3:09 pm #274455

    Awesome pics guys! Great camera work!

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    August 28, 2003 at 3:16 pm #274630

    Hey James! We’ve seen quite a few excellent sunset pictures here on the site. Not to mention some great daytime river shots too. Maybe we should put some together and make In-Depth Angling calendars???

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    August 28, 2003 at 3:29 pm #274633

    I betcha blue fleck could wrestle that project to the ground in short order!

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    August 28, 2003 at 4:47 pm #274639

    Here’s one from my back yard, doesn’t compete with being on the water, but it helps heal the sole after a long day at work.

    rivereyes
    Osceola, Wisconsin
    Posts: 2782
    August 28, 2003 at 6:23 pm #274648

    all very nice shots!…. sunsets can be tricky with digitals.. if the sun is over the horizon then autometering is very tough and the colors usually wash out bad… once the sun is just under the horizon the shots are super…. you guys seem to have just the right timing!…… though Bobbers shot is with sun OVER the water… it might have been hazy enough that the camera handled it.. or maybe Bobber is savy enough to have used a technique to moderate the effect of the sun… typically using a filter or some sort of apperture priority will do it…..

    my shot which was nothing great but then it was taken with one hand on the wheel of the jeep while holding the camera above the windshield!.., was also taken with the sun over the horizon and I used apperture priority to speed up the shudder release to 1/800 of a second so the colors dont wash out and nothing gets “burnt” and its NOT blurry while rolling down the road waving the camera one handed…… if your having trouble with auto metering (AM) try point your camera up into the sky for the AF/AM with all sky in your viewfinder AM will do a MUCH better job then if you point it right at your target first….. then just hold your shudder release button half way down and switch your view to the correct shot and push the button the rest of the way… this will give you better colors on your sunsets… but it WILL make anything in the forground totally black… unless you use a flash for filling in the close up hightlights….

    you can also use apperture priority to take a shot of the full moon…. heres a shot I took at the last full moon… you NEED a tripod to perform this…. I have a 6X zoom… it would be better with a bigger one….

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    August 29, 2003 at 6:54 am #274318

    What would we have to do to wrestle Blue Fleck into doing it? I’d preorder at least 5!

    Rivereyes…………..You’re on your way buddy! I think you’ve got a new career budding! Well, maybe at the very least an inspiring hobby!

    ‘Fowler………………..that’s a really cool capture you got there! Like a mix of rain and northern lights or something!

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    August 29, 2003 at 4:31 pm #273730

    If you can beat me at thumb wrestling, I might be persuaded into doing something like that. Maybe something like a screen saver pic w/ a calendar. Any ideas can be forwarded to me in a pm.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59988
    August 29, 2003 at 5:04 pm #274765

    Now you guys got me going…I should be working…but I do have my priorities straight.

    Sunrise at the Catfish Bar

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59988
    August 29, 2003 at 5:07 pm #274768

    OK, this one is the sunrise at the Catfish Bar. The one above wasn’t taken by me. Anyone know where it came from?

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