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Sunrise – Wicklow Head – 27 Sept 2012
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Canon 5DMKII, 17-40mm and Lee 0.6 GND (hard)
f/16, ISO50, 2 exposures – then blended in Photoshop.
Thks for looking, Bren
Number 1 is simply sensational.. the light, the hues and tones, the composition, the exposure… just plain brilliant.
Mind me asking what kit you used to capture this?
Thks a mill for kind comments.
Paul.
I’m very happy to share how I did the first shot.
Firstly – the ‘gear’ is of relative minor importance – but i did use a Canon 5DMKII, 17-40mm and Lee 0.6 GND (hard), Tripod, f/16, 2 sec countdown timer, manual focus using LIVE view on the lighthouse (which is one third into the scene) , evaluative metering, ISO50, RAW file format.
Compositionally = bog standard ‘rule of thirds’….but the single most important factor was the light…and i won’t be the first to tell you that.
You can easily get this shot on an older EOS 40D, 450D etc and sigma 10-20mm f/11 to f/16….or nearly all DSLR’s of any age and wide angle lenses for that matter.
No one could have taken this image in ‘one click’ – so it’s a blend of two shots – the sky first – around 20 minutes before the sun appeared….and ten min before exact sunrise time.This is when you have all the pinks, oranges and purples high in the sky (hopefully).
This happens in reverse at sunset – the rich sky colours occur 10-15 min after the sun goes down – so NEVER pack up at exact sunset time.As i had set up the Tripod in plenty time, i took a sky shot every minute – then i just sat and waited until the sun cleared the clouds on the horizon to illuminate the foreground. When this happened the colours in the sky had long gone…but the warm light did its thing.
looking back through around 25 images – i picked Two RAW ( most important to take in RAW) images (upper sky and sun/foreground) then opened in Photoshop – and more or less cut at the horizon.
Some sharpening and colour tweaks. Done.Normally I’d only do one ‘shot’ on a morning shoot – but decided to get a side light view from below a few minutes later.
Hope this is informative.
BrenMy choice would be your second shot by a mile. I like how the lighthouse stands out against the sky and the fall of the land plus the colour upon it gives it a sense of drama and warmth.
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