Island of Elba by photos: The Sun like a star - Burning sunset

The Sun, like a star.

Yes, I know, the Sun is a star :-) It's just one of the 2–4×10¹¹ stars existing in our galaxy, which is only one of the 1.7 × 10¹¹ estimated existing galaxies... wow, these figures always amaze me :-)

Anyway, in the post title I'm referring to the shape you can attain when shotting the sun at 70mm and  f 36, like in the shot above. It may be a bit exaggerated, but sometime I love to close the iris down to f 36 to shape the points of light like a star :-)

The Sun, blowing your monitor :-)

Of course, you can also shot the sun at 70mm and f 8, to attain a globular burning ball of fire that seem to blow your monitor :-) (no, it won't blow your monitor for real... :-))

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Island of Elba by photos: Waves and billows - Deep blue water

The wake of the ferry: waves, white billows, and deep blue water.

Photo made from the ferry that take you from Piombino to Portoferrario

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Island of Elba by photos: Viticcio bay, one sunset for each day

 

 Portrait...

...and landscape.

Which one do you prefer? Landscape or portrait?

Did I already mention that I took a ridiculous amount of photos at sunset time? :-)

As always, photos took from the Viticcio Hotel terrace, on Elba Island, Italy.

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Island of Elba by photos: Viticcio Bay, night and day - Photography times

Viticcio bay at golden hours time... (early morning)

Viticcio bay at sharp shadows time... (lunch time)

Viticcio bay at appetizer time... (dinner time)

Viticcio bay at sunset time...

Viticcio bay at night shot time!

All these photos have one things in common: I took them with a compact camera (Canon Ixus 870).

I still hate myself for not taking with me my DSLR during our first dinner on Elba Island :-|

These photos are nice, but the quality of image produced by my compact camera can't compete with a DSLR camera. The clouds doesn't looks naturals, and the colors are oversaturated and "grainy".

Anyway, each photo not taken is a memory that can go lost. I will not forget all these moments. :-)

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Island of Elba by photos: Isola di Cerboli - Alone, like an island

Alone, like an island, in the middle of the sea.

This is the Island of Cerboli (link to google maps) near the Elba Island, Italy.

I took this photo from the ferry.

This photo is very homogeneous: only sky, sea, some haze, and a tiny island. 

I like it's symmetry, and the fact that it exasperate the concept of "isolation" of the island :-)

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Island of Elba by photos: Half sun sunset and Seanna motor yacht

The sun, fading at dusk, seen from the Viticcio Bay, Island of Elba, Italy. 

The motor yacht in the middle of the frame is the Seanna by Benetti Yachts.

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Island of Elba by photos: Golden sunset reflection

Golden sunset took from the Viticcio Bay, Island of Elba, Italy.

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