http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/ February 24, 2013

Shot on my point-and-shoot camera that I had at the party to take candids, so image quality is moderate on some of these.

A couple of musician friends of mine have a gorgeous house right on the beach in Hermosa, where a great many parties and rooftop jam sessions take place, including this one for the Oscar telecast.

As a few people were jamming on the roof near sunset, the light on the houses and over the ocean inspired me to start shooting. I took shot after shot, exploring angles and exposure settings, to catch the colors, light, and lens flares in as many ways as I could as the sun descended. Many of these have just tiny adjustments to contrast and saturation, but I worked with a few of them a little more in post processing to bring out the range of tones. Some of them have such a beautiful soft, dreamlike quality, while others are vivid and radiant.

A couple of other shots from the roof and house are also included.]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.0.6 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:14:48 -0700 120 http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=27366 http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/ http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0133-web900.jpg.html http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0133-web900.jpg.html
Pink sunset sky and full moon, over a temple archway on another nearby rooftop.]]> photo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:43:51 -0800 http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0127-web900.jpg.html http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0127-web900.jpg.html ]]> photo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:35:57 -0800 http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0126-crop-web900.jpg.html http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0126-crop-web900.jpg.html ]]> photo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:35:57 -0800 http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0124-crop-web900desat.jpg.html http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0124-crop-web900desat.jpg.html ]]> photo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:35:56 -0800 http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0124-crop-web900.jpg.html http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0124-crop-web900.jpg.html ]]> photo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:35:56 -0800 http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0123-web900grey.jpg.html http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0123-web900grey.jpg.html ]]> photo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:35:56 -0800 http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0123-web900.jpg.html http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0123-web900.jpg.html ]]> photo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:35:55 -0800 http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0111-web900.jpg.html http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0111-web900.jpg.html ]]> photo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:35:08 -0800 http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0108-web900.jpg.html http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0108-web900.jpg.html ]]> photo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:35:07 -0800 http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0106-web900.jpg.html http://www.starkravenmusic.com/gallery/main.php/v/general/oscarsunset/IMG_0106-web900.jpg.html ]]> photo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:35:07 -0800