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Fantastic Sunrise on Ambleside


leicamann

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This was an extremely difficult shot to bring back to the real colour spectacle that happened that morning 2 years ago. Its only with the advances of Photoshop CS6 and their new Camera RAW 7.2 that I have been able to finally get a semblance of a rare and spectacular event that happens.

The RAW file is full of hue and saturation exaggerations, if it had been shot in jpeg, it would have been lost to the shenanigans of jpeg compression.

 

 

 

The event: on the morning of January 7th 2010, there was a very strong pre-dawn glow, an indication that something unique was about to happen. I walked for 4 km to the wharf at Ambleside with all the heavy tripod gear, as we got to about 20 minutes before sunrise, the picture you see is a small facsimile of what took place.

Once the sun came over Mt Baker, it was over, ironically thats when many of the "photographers" showed up...but they missed that magic 20 minute interlude.

 

Enjoy and thanks for looking

 

Cheers, JRM

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You met the first rule of photography "Be there"

 

Stunning, I wish I could have enjoyed it in person.

Plus 1 from me on that!

If I remember the quote is 'f8 - and be there' - old press photographer advice

 

A lovely photograh - thanks for posting :D

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Thanks Macus.. yes I understand where you coming from, I have over 100 pictures taken that morning and one with a Panorama with more sky..its just that I find posting Panoramas here is a waste of time , you lose so much .

 

Thanks again

 

Cheers, JRM

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