Sunset.. by maggiemae

Sunset..

Sometimes the best pictures arrive in the late afternoon or early night. Like this one!
Three Good Things;
1. Given a box of Turkish Delight years past by my sister who died 2 years ago and every time we have this most delicious treat, we remember her! Actually more often by me (almost every day!) than eating this sweet treat!
2. The longer speed you choose, the more you have to stablise! Tripod.
3. Putting lemon juice or/and in dishes makes a subtle difference! …..eg. Whisky Sour!
My Dad's favourite sweet treat too! Always fascinating reading your three good things list. Smiled at the whisky sour! I thought for a moment this photo was by CC Folk - she favours strong colours like this too. Lovely.
September 13th, 2018  
@casablanca I did have one in black and white but this scene was captivating to me!
September 13th, 2018  
Tripod?? Always think they're overrated, too much hassle and time consuming, until I take dozens of fuzzy shots so in long term I realise I'd have saved time by using the blooming thing in the first place. Beautiful sunset
September 13th, 2018  
@30pics4jackiesdiamond I always think I am holding the camera so still but with the slightest longer exposure it never works!
September 13th, 2018  
Lovely shot
September 13th, 2018  
Photographers speak of the morning and afternoon golden hours when the lighting is soft. Clouds present other opportunities. Lovely shot!
September 13th, 2018  
@rhoing Colour wasn't soft here Thom! It was shouting at me!
September 13th, 2018  
Bep
Unbelievable colours! You even captured some stars. Fav.
September 13th, 2018  
@gijsje I see what you mean by stars, Bep but I think they are pinholes in the cloud
September 13th, 2018  
What a fabulous sunset. Best time of day.
September 13th, 2018  
Bep
@maggiemae
Don't you agree that capturing stars sounds more romantic ;-) ?
September 13th, 2018  
@gijsje I am the Goddess of the night, Bep!
September 13th, 2018  
that is a very beautiful sky maggie
September 13th, 2018  
A beautiful evening sky , Maggie . Turkish delight always remind me of my Mum and Christmas , it was one of her favourite treat which as I remember we only had at Christmas ! -- Such more of a treat than chocolates !
September 14th, 2018  
@beryl I used to think it was just a waste of sugar but now its a moment of pure pleasure!
September 14th, 2018  
Perfect evening sky, and your three suggestions are all good!
September 14th, 2018  
a gorgeous sunset with so much color!
Sweet memories of your sister
That whiskey sour sounds so good!
September 14th, 2018  
Glorious sunset....
September 14th, 2018  
@grammyn That's a nice phrase, thank you Katy! "Sweet memories"
September 14th, 2018  
So beautiful! Well I have to Google Turkish Delight! It must be wonderful! Mother and I made fudge every year and she made wonderful divinity, so those are my memory-filled candies.
September 14th, 2018  
Super sunset shot with great sky light and colors
September 14th, 2018  
Great sky.
September 14th, 2018  
A magical capture and wonderful colours. I can do without the Turkish Delight and would go for the whisky sour ;-)
September 14th, 2018  
Fabulous colours, what a gorgeous sight.

I love Turkish Delight too. When we lived in Cyprus there was a village called Yeroskipos where they made Turkish Delight so we used to call it Yeroskipos Delight. ha ha. Cyprus is now split, Turks in the north and Greeks in the south, so I suppose it should now be called Greek Delight
September 14th, 2018  
@onewing That would have been genuine and a memory now! I'd love to hear more about Cyprus!
September 14th, 2018  
Glorious colours. I reckon long exposures are difficult. I don't like using a tripod so I don't do any.
September 14th, 2018  
@golftragic I've had some bad experiences with a tripod - asked to leave, asked to get it out.... it speaks of professionalism unfortunately!
September 14th, 2018  
yes waiting to take some photos produces very interesting photos. i like this one... fav
September 14th, 2018  
@gq It must be good for the brain, don't you think?
September 14th, 2018  
@maggiemae I have a good tripod, used once or twice maybe. When I sold all my Canon gear and went to Fujifilm (mirrorless) I took a conscious decision to try to keep all the weight and clutter to a minimum for whatever it was I was trying to do. I have a very secure wrist-strap screwed into the tripod mount and have found I much prefer that to a neck strap. There are trade-offs, (no long lenses, long-exposures, etc) of course, but that way works well for me. Some years back I lugged a 7Kg back-pack full of photo gear to the Philippines to spend time with my son who was there at the time. I swore I'd never try to do anything like that again!! It was a pain in the metaphorical posterior and I'm too old to be a pack-horse now.
September 14th, 2018  
@golftragic I think what you have said is the reason I have kept to one lens. A good trick is to put the strap behind your neck, hold the camera out as far as you can and look at the screen. I also find trying to melt into a brick wall helps too!
September 14th, 2018  
@maggiemae We were there 35 years ago with the RAF. Pat @happypat has my email address if you are interested.
September 14th, 2018  
@onewing Just a thought... love to see scenes in Cyprus!
September 14th, 2018  
what a great sky!! great capture
September 14th, 2018  
Beautiful colours
September 14th, 2018  
Wonderful sky and lovely capture.
September 14th, 2018  
Wonderful shot
September 14th, 2018  
@maggiemae Makes sense to me. Where there's a will we can usually find a way.
September 15th, 2018  
gorgeous colours - so peaceful
September 15th, 2018  
A beautiful sunset! Fav!
September 17th, 2018  
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