Grandstand Finish

[ctrollen]

This is one of the shots that missed the cut when deciding what to enter for this month's "Skyscape" challenge, mainly because I thought there'd be plenty of other sunsets in competition.

It was in a set consisting of the first shots that I took with the 10-18mm which I'd recently acquired courtesy of MPB. It was tweaked using Affinity (to get the railings to be somewhat upright - aren't WA lenses fun?!) & the Nik Color Efex plugin.

Comments welcomed.


Ascot Sunset by Chris Trollen, on Flickr

[Tigger]

Re: Grandstand Finish

excellent work. How did you get access so early

[ctrollen]

Re: Grandstand Finish

excellent work. How did you get access so early

Thanks, Ian. The inside of the racecourse is accessible to the public (even on race days if you have a "local residence" permit) and has a good path all the way around the course as well as across the middle - known as Ascot Heath. There is also a local footpath that crosses the course itself but you're meant to cross directly from gate to gate and not stray along the course itself. Of course, if no-one's around then there's no-one to stop you wandering along the track itself, especially at dusk!

[AlexR!]

Re: Grandstand Finish

Ah, Chris, I can see how you'd struggle to choose between those two. I think overall I prefer the positioning of the other one, with the rails more asymmetric, but the light against the grandstand on this one is sublime.

[ctrollen]

Re: Grandstand Finish

Thanks a lot Alex!

[supergeeman]

Re: Grandstand Finish

Great shot, full of atmosphere

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

[Birdy]

Re: Grandstand Finish

Very nice Chris.

[lunarbo]

Re: Grandstand Finish

This is lovely. Good job you can't enter 2 shots for the photochallenge as you'd have hogged the podium!

[tesarver]

Re: Grandstand Finish

Well composed and processed image.

Tom

[colin C]

Re: Grandstand Finish

That is one big sky!

[ctrollen]

Re: Grandstand Finish

Thanks for your kind words, everyone.

[@imagesBV]

Re: Grandstand Finish

Excellent shot Chris

[ctrollen]

Re: Grandstand Finish

Thanks Brian.

[tigerburnie]

Re: Grandstand Finish

I do like that, nice work

[DeeGee]

Re: Grandstand Finish

I do like how the light goes across the front of the glassed in grandstand, that and the ray that shoots the other way. Big sky.