Gaetan Manuel  


Sunset, Dog, and Boats by Gaetan Manuel

October 2026 - Sunset, Dog, and Boats

About the Image(s)

This is a photo taken in 2020 when I was in the island of Rodri gues situated to the North east of Mauritius. The photo was taken before sunset and this resulted in a "silhouette type photo".. I increased the blue of the sky. and also a slight increase of the contrast.
ISO 100; 1/400s; f/10. Nikon D7200 with 50mm f1.4 lens.


7 comments posted




Barbara Mallon   Barbara Mallon
Lovely sunset photo! It is exceptional except the bottom of the photo. The rectangular black in the bottom left should be replaced by water. If you selected it and did content aware fill, it would end up with some things you would need to rubber stamped out. (Someone else may have a better solution.) The dog needs a bit of water under its legs.   Posted: 10/08/2026 20:26:40



Hoshedar Cooper   Hoshedar Cooper
Great ambience and subject....I agree with Barbara on all the points she has highlighted. I have tried to get the legs of the dog back and removed the black structure on the bottom left. I also cropped a bit from the left to give some breathing space on the right to the dog in terms of direction of movement. I hope you like it.   Posted: 10/13/2026 15:21:02
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Ger Walsh   Ger Walsh
Great sunset shot...really lovely detail in the sky....you captured the sunrays very well.

I agree with what's been said about the pier at the bottom left..would you consider a square or portrait crop to deal with that issue.   Posted: 10/17/2026 15:35:28



Tom McCreary   Tom McCreary
Lovely sunset and the dog really adds to the image. As Ger pointed out, the sun rays are very good. The black rectangular area in the lower left is a concern, as noted by all three above. While Barbara and Hoshedar suggested using AI, Ger's suggestion of cropping it off is a good one. I selected the area below the dog and lightened it, and also cropped off the left side. This is a non-AI solution. What do you think?   Posted: 10/17/2026 17:09:43
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Judith Flacke   Judith Flacke
This image soooo needs a keyline when shown over black ! The dog is walking along a wall, not the edge of the photo, so the block to the left then makes more sense. For me, this is a really lovely and well done image. Exposure is spot on, the rays are great, composition works for me with the walkway (?) appearing just below the horizon line... Really nice! Wouldn't change a thing. Except that keyline! :)   Posted: 10/27/2026 09:29:08



Judith Flacke   Judith Flacke
  Posted: 10/27/2026 09:32:55
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Judith Flacke   Judith Flacke
At this scale needs a n even bigger keyline - but see how good it would look printed on black!!!   Posted: 10/27/2026 09:33:36



 

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