Harbour Sunset, a photo from Vastergotland, Gotaland

Photographer's Note

This photo was taken from Stenpiren in central Gothenburg. I passed by here and saw the light on the distant smoke and decided to stop, just to take some pictures. The light situation did not last many minutes! From left to right you can see the Sailor´s Tower, with a statue of the sailor´s wife on top. She is supposed to be looking towards the sea, waiting for her husband to return. But in fact, she is positioned towards the land on the other side of the river, so she might be waiting for her husband to return back from the shipyard. Then you can see the big ferry to Denmark and closer, the small ferry across the river. The left smoke is from an energy plant and the smoke to the right from a refinery. Between the smokes is the crane, remaining from the shipyard. And with this rare photo, I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

pajaran, COSTANTINO, ikeharel, holmertz, alvaraalto, alvaraalto, snunney, jhm, Royaldevon, tyro, cornejo has marked this note useful

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COSTANTINO (116542) 2018-12-18 14:02

Hello dear Gunnar and have a nice time
and a happy new day
original version
I like the light of this photo
and the smoke from an energy plant
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino

lousat (139298) 2018-12-18 14:23

Hi Gunnar,welcome back with this very nice pic,the choice of the moment with this special light is perfect to take and show us the smoke,excellent composition very sharp and bright! I wish you all the best and thanks! Luciano

ikeharel (113385) 2018-12-18 21:32

Hello Gunnar,
Golden hour at the harbour, with marine traffic and special glow of light on the smoke coming from the chimneys.
Even with this mild light condition, picture is clear and distinct.
My best regards,
Ike

emka (158198) 2018-12-19 0:09

Hello dear Gunnar,

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family. I am happy to see you here even for a moment. Marvelous very wide panorama. Beautiful sky and the smoke not ecological but it looks fantastic.
Stunning composition.

All the best

MAlgo

holmertz (102732) 2018-12-19 0:37

Hej Gunnar,
Så du hörsammade mitt råd. Fast det blir ju inga poäng utan att du jobbar för dem. Men bilden är snygg, med väldigt vackra färger både på himlen och vattnet. Allra finast är förstås ljuset genom röken från skorstenarna. Jag förstår att du tyckte det var värt en bild. Och det var det ju.
Hälsningar,
Gert

alvaraalto (42804) 2018-12-19 1:13

Hello Gunnar,
It is always a pleasant surprise to see a picture of you on TrekEarth and especially if it is such a beautiful sunset.
The details of the photo are beautiful with the smoke from the chimneys in the sun and before that the houses that catch the last sunlight of the day.
The ferry in the shadow quietly sneaks to the other side.
Wonderful work.
I wish you also a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Groet Rob

mesutilgim (0) 2018-12-19 1:18

Hello Gunnar,
How nice to see you again here at TE, even only once a year !
This capture with its perfect pov and light management is a typical Saxo042 :-) Very good ligth management and nice warm colors. A capture which sayse goodby to the passed year and hello to the new years.
Also I do wish you and your framily a Merry Christmas and all the best for the new Year.
With warm regards from cold Istanbul.
MESUT ILGIM

Tue (92402) 2018-12-19 1:32

Hello Gunnar,
A beautiful winter photo with the dark, warm colours in the sunset sky behind the chimneys and ships in the harbour. The smoke is lit wonderfully as well. Excellent photo, taken at exactly the right moment. God jul!
Lars

snunney (130967) 2018-12-19 4:17

Hello Gunnar,
It seems a very long time since we last heard from you. Many thanks for this original Christmas card. All the best to you and your family.

jhm (211736) 2018-12-19 5:05

Hello Gunnar,

I find your picture real nice with the smoke against the evening light.
An excellent presentation
Sharp and clear photo work.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

abmdsudi (95869) 2018-12-19 5:42

Hi Gunnar
Harbour sunset enhanced by subtle exposure control with excellent highlights throughout; the moving boat adds enhanced by the 'smoking stacks' which is an icing on the roll.
The warm sky colour is nicely counterpointed by the blue sea. Your lens skill is applauded, Congrats
Best regards

Royaldevon (85932) 2018-12-20 6:46

Hello Gunnar,

How lovely to see you posting and thank you for your kind greetings!

You are right about the rapidity with which such lighting opportunities change! It is the same when taking sunsets or sunrises!
You timed this perfectly so that the smoke is catching the light and appearing to glow!
The photograph is very well composed, too, each important element, strongly placed.
Thank you for your very informative notes. I was able to follow the route across the scene and identify features as I progressed.

Have a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year,
Bev :-)

tyro (30513) 2018-12-21 3:26

Hello Gunnar,

How nice to see you back posting again! I have to confess that I have not been quite so diligent on TE as I used to be but I really do miss seeing the many beautiful photographs and interesting notes from you - especially from the "old days" when we used to have some wonderful discussions with Peter ("Graffer") on composition!

This is a delightful shot of which the "star of the show" is definitely the clouds of smoke or water vapour issuing from those tall chimneys and beautifully backlit by the low sunlight against a dark and moody sky. You have composed and taken this image perfectly and we can still see excellent detail not only in those bright emissions but also in the deepest shadows.

Excellent!

Kind Regards,

John.

P.S. And a Merry Christmas and Very Happy New Year to you and your family too!

P.P.S. I see that you are now using a Canon EOS M3. A few years ago I bought one of the original Canon EOS M cameras - I managed to buy it quite cheaply because that camera was never very popular on account of its desperately slow autofocus, but I found it took excellent pictures. A few months ago I decided to buy a second-hand EOS M5 to take on my weekly country walks with friends and it has been wonderful - it has a viewfinder (which I really missed with the EOS M) and the image quality is superb for such a small camera. I still have a DSLR but the little M5 is brilliant and much easier to carry when walking. I believe that the M3 is very similar though I would miss the viewfinder.

Very Best Wishes,

John.

cornejo (61504) 2018-12-21 12:22

Hello Gunnar, interesting view of the port at sunset, very well captured with a great pov in this very good and beautiful photo. A lovely image, with good sharpness, light and color. Very good and beautiful work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this interesting work.

Good night and happy weekend.
Warm greetings from the south of Spain.
Angel.