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Madeira Sunset
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 20 October 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
The spectacular view from the restaurant balcony of the "Ocean Gardens" hotel in Madeira as the sun sets over the city of Funchal
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Fred from Manila, Philippines
absolutely wonderful! the Godbeams coming out from the clouds kissing the waters, wonderful! thanks for sharing!
20 Oct 2009 5:23am
@Fred: Thanks Fred!
Mike from Shell village, United Kingdom
A fascinating island and a beautiful shot.
20 Oct 2009 5:38am
@Mike: Thanks Mike!
@Frida: Thanks Frida!
@Ana Lúcia: Thanks Ana!
@Stefan: Thanks Stefan!
@Naveen Bachwani: Thanks Naveen....my wife and I stayed in this hotel for 4 nights and each evening the sunset was spectacular!
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Spectacular sight and photo, indeed! I love these 'Jesus rays'! :-)
20 Oct 2009 9:32am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
What a fantastic panoramic! I love the depth and these clouds filtering the light iven the sea. The changing light over the houses and the bay offers a vivid impression and beautiful tones.
20 Oct 2009 11:08am
Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Beautiful view from the balcony.. Great shot.
20 Oct 2009 11:18am
Ian Smith from London, United Kingdom
Excuse me whilst I pick my jaw up off the desk... WOW! This is just amazing. Such a beautiful and dramatic land/seascape/sunset - and what a location for a restaurant. Bravo!
20 Oct 2009 12:43pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Spectacular overview Ian. Your capture of the sunset is amazing!
20 Oct 2009 1:55pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Hey, Ian, you've captured this amazing light so beautifully!!! The sunset atmosphere is such an appeal! Catch you later!:-)
20 Oct 2009 1:59pm
Ardan from Streets of, Philippines
wooooooooooow! this looks so unreal! so lovely!
20 Oct 2009 4:16pm
Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom
Stunning effects of gold here . . what a sunset !
20 Oct 2009 10:43pm
DarkElf from Perth, Australia
perfect moment captured here just as the sun rays peek from behind the clouds! excellent golden tones make this really worth seeing! i also like a good lighting/exposure balance - you still retained a lot of detail in the foreground, which makes this even better!
21 Oct 2009 1:42am
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
A spectacular photo, truly breathtaking. Life's rotten sometimes, having to sit on a balcony looking out over this view :)
21 Oct 2009 6:45am
Rosa from V.N.Gaia, Portugal
Beautiful shot from the island!
Did you visit Ponta do Sol? That's where my mother was born :)
21 Oct 2009 9:13am
@Rosa: Hi Rosa!....no we were only in Madeira for a few days and mostly stayed in the area of Funchal although we walked a couple of Levadas.
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Every adjective that comes to mind - fails here, Ian. I'm just grateful to have seen this grand image and for the opportunity to say hello to you - it has been a while. An inspirational image. Five enthusiastic stars!
21 Oct 2009 6:23pm
Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom
Thanks to all of you for the great comments on this one!
21 Oct 2009 10:31pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
VERY beautiful Ian -- just lovely!
22 Oct 2009 2:41pm
lare from kangasala, Finland
well, what to say anymore; gorgeous, marvelous, fabulous...etc...etc... prowork and an art works.
A heavenly feeling, like waiting for the christ stepping down from heaven.
Very artistic image and a good on canvas.
7 Dec 2009 2:43pm
Nikon D40
1/125 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
84 mm (35mm equiv.)