Beaver Island Sunset June 6 by taffy

Beaver Island Sunset June 6

Every night since we've gotten here, I've been hoping for a reasonable sunset and more than anything, getting the sun's flare as it set. I've been reading about how to catch a flare and tonite, it worked! I used a very small opening (F29) and slow shutter speed and ta-da! But by mistake i had the ISO at 800 and should have put it at 400. Thank you for visiting!
Instant FAV!
June 7th, 2013  
Excellent flare-----great sunset capture !!
June 7th, 2013  
Vee
Nice one!
June 7th, 2013  
I love it! Great capture! I've been wanting to get a flare, too, so I'm glad you shared how you did this.
June 7th, 2013  
Wow! Absolutely stunning!
June 7th, 2013  
Taffr this shot demands your attention and you are just drawn into it! The dark colors at the borders and great colors in the water and in the sky!
June 7th, 2013  
Amazing! Great job! This is such a lovely (and untypical) sunset. The flare is fabulous.
June 7th, 2013  
the dark, cool colors are almost haunting, and the sunburst is captured perfectly!
June 7th, 2013  
it is a pure magic.
June 7th, 2013  
Absolutely gorgeous, Taffy.
June 7th, 2013  
Thank you for the tip too, I will experiment it next time.
June 7th, 2013  
Now THIS is a stunning photo! Thanks for capturing and sharing! FAV!
June 7th, 2013  
Gorgeous flare capture, and I'm enamored with the lightness of the clouds. Well done!
June 7th, 2013  
Stunning. This isn't your usual sunset. Very nice. Love the darkness and the light.
June 7th, 2013  
What an idyllic setting! Lovely sunset and capture!
June 7th, 2013  
Gorgeous!
June 7th, 2013  
Oh wow! that is stunning!
June 7th, 2013  
Stunning shot! Fav!
June 7th, 2013  
Stunning sunset - well done on the flare!!
June 7th, 2013  
Oh that is amazing, fab capture
June 7th, 2013  
Amazing sunset - well done...FAV
June 7th, 2013  
fabulous capture Taffy well done!
June 7th, 2013  
Ooh pretty flare! Love how it looks like a little kid's drawing of the Sun :)
June 7th, 2013  
Gorgeous!
June 7th, 2013  
Stunning! Everybody likes a good sun flare. Well done!
June 7th, 2013  
Stunning just stunning
June 7th, 2013  
awsome, nothing else to say simply flippin awesome! fav
June 7th, 2013  
Wow! this is just stunning ..... fav :D
June 7th, 2013  
Simply stunning!
June 7th, 2013  
Stunning shot! Beautiful sun flare and reflections on the water.
June 8th, 2013  
@godsloverphotography Thank yo for the fav, Inge!
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Thank you so much for taking the time to view this and for such lovely comments. It is always so exciting to see what others think and I appreciate your support!
June 8th, 2013  
Great shot. I can see why you struggled to choose between the two
June 8th, 2013  
this is a beautiful capture Taffy, really like the way the yellow pops
June 8th, 2013  
@rachelwithey Thanks Rachel! It's been a good few days for photography which is always a wonderful dilemma to have!

@ness50 Thanks Vanessa! Over the summer, with every night a possibility, it's interesting for me to consider what makes a sunset 'worthy' of posting. I'm rejecting ones this year that last year I would have been excited about based on what I've learned from studying the wonderful ones others have posted.
June 8th, 2013  
Kim
Well done (beautiful) and well worth taking the time to view:-)
June 8th, 2013  
Beautiful! Another day rests its head on the pillow of night.
June 9th, 2013  
@olivetreeann Thank you Ann, for your wonderful comments today! I hope your computer issues are all settled now -- and your smart card is working well. I didn't know you could lock a smart card and accidentally did that last night. It took me a while to figure it out today -- just sliding a little button on the card. Amazing how frustrating technology can be when it doesn't work as it's supposed to.
June 9th, 2013  
@taffy You're welcome Taffy! Yes, I am about to upload shots from the camera I really took today- what a difference a brand makes- lol.
June 9th, 2013  
Glorious sunset! Your flare is wonderful!
June 9th, 2013  
Gorgeous sun flare - more drama.
June 9th, 2013  
Awesome !!!! What a great and clever shot Taffy, big Fav !
June 9th, 2013  
Wonderful flare!
June 10th, 2013  
Very nice, but you were right to post the boat.
June 13th, 2013  
fav
just gorgeous
June 22nd, 2013  
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