Botany Bay Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 22, 2014354 views11 comments

Nikon D700
Nikon 80-200 @ 80mm
f16 @ 1/25 sec
ISO 200
MLU & cable release

My first visit to the Charleston, SC area and hopefully not my last. This beach is littered with trees that have succumbed to the unrelenting beach erosion. I visited the beach on three separate mornings hoping to get that wow sunrise, but it never quite happened. This must be a popular place with the photographers because on each occasion there was a group of photographers with the same idea.

Thanks for taking a look and leaving a comment or suggestion.

Ed

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on April 22, 2014 at 5:34 PM

The sunrise ain't that bad, Ed. This is one of the best looking trees I've seen from that area. Great subject matter.What do you think about a horizontal or square comp, cropping both top and bottom? Just a thought.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on April 22, 2014 at 7:45 PM

As a lone tree shooter this is a good find. Nice light

i think a 4x5 crop with some off the top and bottom might work too.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on April 22, 2014 at 8:32 PM

This is a wonderful silhouette, and I like the rays of the sun against the dark trunk. Colors are appealing, also.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on April 23, 2014 at 2:38 AM

I'm a bit distracted by the clouds in the top, so I might be tempted to crop them away, but otherwise it's a great sunrise photo! Well seen!

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on April 23, 2014 at 8:42 AM

Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions everyone; they are much appreciated. Thanks for the crop suggestion; I think that does improve the composition. I do have a horizontal version taken prior to this which I will post next.

Ed

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 23, 2014 at 9:34 AM

Looks like a fine sunrise to me, set off nicely by that fine tree silhouette. I agree with the crop suggestions, especially the clouds at the top.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on April 23, 2014 at 3:06 PM

This is an interesting capture, Ed. Not sure I ever recall seeing a tree isolated like this on a saltwater beach. The backdrop sunrise really adds another dimension to the scene. Nicely seen and the follow up visits to capture this shot.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on April 23, 2014 at 8:48 PM

Nice and straightforward on a great motif!

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Comment posted by gary phillips on April 24, 2014 at 1:33 AM

Great tree, great sky, Ed. If anything I'd wish for a little more room on the right. Nice find.