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Achnahaird Bay, Inverpolly, Scotland.
One of the most astonishing sunrises I have been fortunate to witness on a trip to Inverpolly with some Canadian clients. This Summer sunrise at Achnahaird Bay began colourless and developed to form split horizontal, scarlet crespuscular Rays that seared the morning sky eventually striking and illuminating the peaks of Stac Pollaidh and Cul Mor and illuminating the clouds above the remainder of the Coigach Ridge above the silhouetted fingers of rock. At present I am still undecided on which is my favourite of the sequence but this is close.
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Fuji GFX50S, Fuji GF45-100 zoom, 0.6ND Medium Grad, 3 stop ND Polariser, to quieten the sea, juxtapose the sharp edged angular structure of the rocks and reveal the relected colour of the two tone sky. ISO160 to manage my preferred exposure time.
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Dear Ian Cameron, thank you for sharing this image — I surely understand why you were moved to capture the scene. The warm pink colors in the upper left corner are wonderful, and the rocks in the foreground and the right side in blue colors are interesting too. My problem is that my eyes tend to jump from these rocks to the upper left corner, and then out of the frame on the left side, because this where we find most contrast and the warmest colors. It is, however, a rich image, and I am sure that a crop or a change of luminosities could produce several different versions of the image.
I too see why you were drawn to this scene. The colors in the sky are superb and those light beams moving horizontally across the image from left to right are spectacular. So is the reflection in the water. I love that leftmost mountain and the rich shafts of light going through it. I must say that I am much more drawn to the left side of the image than the right side. It’s almost like there are two separate images. One cold and blue and one warm and full of life that the eye is drawn to. Same goes for the light in the water and reflection. The horizontal land mass in front of the mountains breaks up the flow from the foreground to the background. I know there was nothing you could do about that and note that I am simply being critical of a couple of small things in an otherwise stellar image. I bet you clients were over the moon to witness and capture this scene. I would love to see more from this shoot. Given the striking nature of this scene it makes me want to see more from this location. You were certainly blessed with some terrific light and that ND Polarizer worked its magic.
Ian, this is very nicely peaceful and inviting. I like the balance of the rocks in the lower right with the sunrise colors and crepuscular rays in the upper left. The mix of blue and warm tones and the subte reflections across the water look good also.
