Do you speak orange?, a photo from Languedoc-Roussillon, South

Photographer's Note

This photograph was not intended to be posted. But I just decided (once again) to follow an impulse two minutes ago, and just go ahead with it.

First of all you have certainly noticed that this is a sunrise, not a sunset. For all of those who live by the sea, it will be easy to tell the difference, one of the clues being that seagulls usually freak out at dawn rather than at sunset.

Anyway, whether if it was taken early in the morning or late in the afternoon, this kind of photograph is far from being original. And the truth is that TE, as well as anyother photography website, is filled with this type of images, most of them far better compositions than my own.

So.. WHY posting it?? It has just become an evidence for me.

One of the geographic particularities of Geneva, where I live, is that it is a city stucked between two mountains : the Mount Salčve to the SouthEast, and the french Jura range of mountains to the NorthWest. This means that there is not a flat horizon line visible from the city center, and therefore we cant EVER see a real sunrise or a real sunset. Were left to our imagination and dreams all year long.

I just realized this photograph represents the first sunrise I have seen in months. Thats a reason enough to like it and to share it.

Thanks for your patience to my blablablabla!

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naxius (16685) 2004-08-20 4:27

Even that we can see lot of sunset and sunrise pictures in TE, yours is very beautiful. The colors are very warm and the seagull in the left part is something more in the composition.
You did the right choice to post it!
Alexandre

maphoto (8082) 2004-08-20 4:29

Wonderful sunrise and I think a pretty good reason to post it, the colors of the sky is just great, like every element in your picture and I would be very happy to have an image like this one, so thanks for sharing this very beautiful composition.

Guenther (10915) 2004-08-20 4:32

You might call it not original, Ga, but I find it just magic and the the combination with the seagull just wonderfull! ... maybe because I live in the middle of the mountains, too. :-))

jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-08-20 4:36

Fantastica composiçăo Gal. Belas cores e detalhes, mas se o pássaro năo estivesse ali seria uma foto normal !
Parabéns !

bertolucci (14052) 2004-08-20 5:04

Hi Gal, it was a wise choice to post this one. The scene might be common, but only in a very general sense. I have to say that the compo is very good with the gull and the sun very well placed. The warm coloured atmosphere of this sunrise and the gull in full flight make that your picture very nicely conveys the feel of the promise of a great day in the making. Very fine job.

carper (96) 2004-08-20 5:15

Lovely shot Gal, I love it.
Good composition with great colours, very good job

Spoony (3539) 2004-08-20 5:38

Absolutly amazing. It´s not easy to find words in this critique.
Fantastic moment here.
Very well done and seen.

orme (7219) 2004-08-20 5:46

A very beautiful composition, Gal. You captured and framed the bird perfectly. I also like the 'red hot fire ball' rolling across the horizon. Well done.

spence (65) 2004-08-20 6:19

No need to justify posting this Gal. It's a super sunrise shot. Simply beautiful composition and wonderful colour. I like the frame very much too.

centurion (0) 2004-08-20 6:23

Even with an inflation of sunsets/rises in TE, your one is excellent and worth to be noted. Very usefull info also. Good one.

Joker (312) 2004-08-20 7:04

Beautiful warm and calm picture of a sunrise. I like the orange hue of the sky with the ligth touch of clouds. The seagull adds to overall tranquility of a newborn day.

vbourrut (32482) 2004-08-20 7:28

Superbe coucher de soleil avec cet oiseau qui se découpe a merveille sur ce magnifique ciel enflammé !

elihesamian (26149) 2004-08-20 8:17

Congratulation,Gal!

"Congratulation"!

Sincerely
Mohammad

jrzufferey (7305) 2004-08-20 10:01

Magnifique couché de soleil,les teintes,une merveille mais la plus belle réussite pour moi est cet oiseau il attire le regard et met ainsi le couché de soleil un peu au deuxičme plan. Magnifique Gal amicalment/jr

summer89 (5422) 2004-08-20 10:01

Nascer do sol ou por do sol, năo interessa, a foto está linda.

Well done

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-08-20 10:02

great work here, I like the sunset, very good work, I like it very very much, well done

kikvel (4784) 2004-08-20 10:17

Gal:

I will never get tired of your blablablablablablabla as you mentioned!!! =D

The pic. is fine to me and I like it very much, I will not add more blablablablablablabla here cause you already put your blablablablablablabla before.

=P

K.

bpelvan (3798) 2004-08-20 10:19

I hope that you'll see much more sunrises just to give us the chance to see your WONDERS.(selfishness eh:)))
Well done. Congrats.

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Burnham (2428) 2004-08-20 11:19

I´m not being patient, I just love your blablabla ;oD I´ve just been participating in a few discussion about quality in critiques, so what a great ploace to start getting more thourough - a sunrise ;o)
See what can I say other than I think it´s a very pleasing image, ohh yes, the horizon is NOT tilted - sometimes good critiques are harder to make than photos worth posting here ;o) sorry.

Liora (1857) 2004-08-20 11:20

It is a fantastic photo Gal, and it is original at least in the sense that this one, unlike the rest, is the sunrise seen through your eyes... It's a very beautiful and perfectly timed capture of the world celebrating a new beginning. I'm glad you're enjoying sunrises again!

Ebbe (9625) 2004-08-20 11:28

One of the better sunsets I have seen. I like the low horizon and colorless water that balances the strong colors. Note how the sun and the bird is on the same diagonal and at equal distances from the corner and how the wings cross that diagonal with another

Proxilva (2157) 2004-08-20 12:43

touching, very touching ;)....

maybe you should get up earlier and climb the mountain....the Jura is just some bumps... just a thought LOL....
didn't know about the gulls as I only see sunsets aswell (hee at least i admit i'm lazy!)

Great view..

Hanssie (11022) 2004-08-20 13:08

I live a few minutes from the North Sea and I can see the horizon everyday, but I never see a sunrise, only sunsets, so Gal, I'm glad we can have a look together at "your" sunrise, which is simple but wonderful !

robiuk (10807) 2004-08-20 14:59

Well, tell me about the freaking seagulls...!!! I would like to change Geneva for Scarborough for a month, especially in summer; can't remember when I last had a decent good night sleep.
Lovely colour transition from red to orange + the sea is beutifully calm. I'm glad to see at least one seagul serves the purpose.

cgrindahl (6113) 2004-08-20 18:08

I appreciate your note Gal and I think you are perfectly entitled to post at least one sunrise and one sunset, though you'd have to travel a bit to capture a sunset over water... ;-)

As one can tell from the response to this image, no matter how many times we may see this, we humans seem to respond to the natural beauty you've captured. The seagull adds considerably, which no doubt made it easier to post this image. I will give you no credit, however, for the beautiful colors of the sunrise or the placidity of the ocean. Thanks, nonetheless for what is a beautiful image finely presented.

yesterday (9833) 2004-08-21 2:59

It is a splendid simple compostion, few ellements, very vell placement.

Wondetful color . great contrast, a photo somone like to have on the wall:-))

Pts later.......regards Kaj Nielsen

ChrisJ (172436) 2004-08-21 3:36

Beautiful & simplistic elegance.

jrj (34843) 2004-08-21 5:40

Simple compo yet very, very elegant - too not say just excellent Gal

dom_inik_m (1717) 2004-08-21 6:51

The early bird gets the worm... and you caught both the bird and the sun!
If I ever thought I would write a few words over a flaming sun... it had to be for you, Gal. And thank you for that! *o)

flydragon (0) 2004-08-22 4:56

voila un jolie levé de soleil
en bonus un oiseau
fallait bien fermer la composition ,o)
belle image Gal.
je vois que tu es sorti de la ville
Amitié
Simon

ma-tibou (4568) 2004-08-22 13:50

Rien qu'un mot Magnifique. Quelle jolie photo, les couleurs éclatantes d'un bel orange, et en plus l'oiseau qui ajoute un grand plus., Une trčs belle composition, Gal.
Bravo.
Amitiés.

timotey (119) 2004-08-23 8:43

A great composition with these to main subjects perfectly placed in the frame. A really good catch of this scene with an amazing dawn light. Very well done !

hojper (2832) 2004-08-24 2:50

I don't agree that the other sunrises/sunsets on TE are better compositions than yours. In fact, this must be the textbook composition of how to use thirds. Try to divide the shot into nine equal rectangles and you actually find the horizon, the sun and the bird in exactly the right (textbook)places. Now, that said, it could still be considered boring (conventional rule-application often is), and in that respect your note saves it. Self-irony will often raise the mediocre above itself.
And then, some of us just love a good nature shot - and not an easy one to go for, at that. I like it.

cmartos (242) 2004-08-25 14:20

Oui c'est efffectivement une raison suffisante Gal, je n'en ai moi męme plus vu depuis des années :(. Ceci dit les levers sont au moins aussi beaux que les couchers...tout est ŕ faire...Superbe image, la composition est trčs bien vue. Merci du partage.

ephemere33 (9743) 2004-08-27 5:26

tout est dejŕ dit...mais je ne sais m'empęcher de m'arreter sur cette magnifique photo...pris en plein vol, donne une tres belle action dans la composition...splendide...tout est lŕ...merci pour ce partage....amicalement BI

CoolDan (2516) 2004-08-27 21:14

Vous avez bien fait de nous présenter cette photo. Les couleurs du soleil couchant sont agréables et l'oiseau ŕ l'avant-plan attire notre attention. Bien vu.

RGatward (20108) 2004-08-31 10:20

You do get up early on holiday! This is a superb shot. Simple and perfectly framed, I wonder how long you had to wait for that bird to get just in the right spot.

Oldtree (2457) 2004-09-15 3:58

I've to disagree here, Gal.

There are very few sunrises I've seen (infact I can't remember one at this moment) which are far better then this one.

I just can't find a single thing which I don't like in this picture (yes double negation in this centence but hey who cares...).

Thanks for posting it, Gal.

larspersson (178) 2004-12-02 8:33

Gal, dont be so hard on your photo, this shot rocks, you managed a composition that is a killer and exposure, yeah, for me it is one of the best sunrise pictures I've ever seen. Congrats and thanks for having that second thought that made you post it!!!

jafadabret (56501) 2005-02-02 2:23

Photo trčs équilibrée : le soleil et l'oiseau sont parfaitement en place. On ne peut pas se lasser de telles images. Un lever de soleil est un peu comme le début d'un monde non ?

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cherryripe (21033) 2005-12-19 17:34

Hi Gal
I was browsing through your gallery and this shot and the title caught my eye. For me the horizon, position of the sun and position of the gull are so perfectly balanced. It's very harmonious. Beautiful red aura around the sun too.
Regards Nikki

captainsgirl (3450) 2006-08-15 13:16

I'm glad you posted it..I never tire of seeing sunrises or sunsets..each one is different and each one is beautiful and represents at least some calm and peace in our world. Thank you for sharing your photo.

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