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Description
I awoke to a promising sunrise, with clouds at the right height and hints of color just above the mountains. I then got to watch (and photograph) an amazing sunrise for more than half an hour as the colors and light changed from deep red to these strong yellows, about 10 minutes before the sun popped above the mountains.
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This is late in the view, when not letting the yellows saturate and keeping detail in the shadows was the challenge. I especially like that long streak of cloud coming in on the middle left.
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R5, 24-105 @ 24, 1/60 s, f/10, iso 800, tripod, -1.33 EV (to hold the bright colors), raised blacks and shadows in Lightroom.
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Hi Mark,
Promising indeed; that is what I call an impressive drama laden sky! I love how they fan out across the sky and that one you mentioned on the left looks like a fireball. You have just the right amount of landscape along the bottom to anchor the scene and provide some scale. I hope you post some others from that particular morning. Beautifully done.
Mark, an amazing morning sky here. It is truly a Chamber of Commerce poster scene for this area for sure. Not sure it meets the maritime cliché : “Red sky in the morning , sailors warning. Red sky at night, sailors delight”. Or something in that verbiage of worldly quotes. No thoughts for changes that I can see…
Mark: Now you’re just showing off! Marvelous scene and conditions so superbly captured and presented. Did you have to use any HDR magic or was this a single frame? Whatever, this is fantastic. >=))>
Wonderful colors captured in the sky at this truly amazing sunrise. I know keep details in the shadow area was a difficult thing to do. Great job capturing and processing this wonderful sunrise!
Oh wow! I love how the implied lines in the clouds guide the eye right towards those (brighter) mountains on the right. This image has a lot of energy and dynamism. Beautifully done and no nits from me!
Sheesh! This is over the top but not in a bad processing sort of way, just in the colors and the streaks that you got. I agree with you that the long streak coming out of the left of the frame sure catches the eye in a good way. These are like the flames that I see in my Solo stove when I go camping. Good of you to be able to capture all of this with one frame. Great dynamic range. That is some seriously great light you had, Mark!
This would have been one of those conflicting times where I want to concentrate on nailing the picture, but also want to step back and just soak in the majesty of the moment; must have been something to be there in real time.
That cloud coming in from the left looks like a massive meteor flaming across the sky.
John, this went on long enough (40 minutes, 26 photos) that I did spend some time watching and enjoying the constantly changing spectacle. I just “hate” dealing with events like this while sipping my morning coffee.
