Glorious Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 26, 200614,736 views61 comments

I was out early on Sunday in hopes of catching a good sunrise and was not disappointed. A glorious sunrise at the beach. Taken from atop a large dune.

This is a 2 image mosaic stitched together with Autopano Pro.

D2X w/18-35 @ 35mm
1/15 sec. @ f/11 - mirror up and mc-30 remote release
100 ISO
Singh Ray 3 stop hard gradient GND
Tripod
C1 LE, APP, PSCS2, Marc's sharpening

Critiques, suggestions, and comments always welcomed and greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Comments

61 comments

Comment posted by Brian VanDenzen on September 26, 2006 at 8:13 AM

Wow! I love this image. The foreground almost looks like snow to me. But for the sliver of ocean, this shot could easily have been in the northwoods. Great shot.

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Comment posted by Barb Hansen on September 26, 2006 at 8:20 AM

Ohhhhhh this is Beautiful Bill

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on September 26, 2006 at 8:27 AM

Sweet rays Bill!

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Comment posted by Jose Suro on September 26, 2006 at 8:37 AM

Wow Bill - you really nailed this one. Perfect exposure and the colors are incredibly true to life. I love how the light diffused the background clouds on the right. Great foreground as well. Excellent!

Best,

Jose

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Comment posted by Massimo Cristaldi on September 26, 2006 at 8:38 AM

Great shot Bill. I would appreciate if you tell me more about the technicalities behind it (mc@massimocristaldi.com). Thank you a lot,

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Comment posted by Becky Wolfe on September 26, 2006 at 8:57 AM

Breathtaking!

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on September 26, 2006 at 9:45 AM

This is impressive. It reminds me of some biblical art. My own preference would be to slightly dodge the foreground.

Guy

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Comment posted by Tim McIntyre on September 26, 2006 at 9:52 AM

Great shot Bill those rays are awesome!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on September 26, 2006 at 9:53 AM

Very cool!!!

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Leann Greene on September 26, 2006 at 10:06 AM

Gorgeous cloud and sun moment. Was this the day after the pink warning sunrise? Thanks for including the tech info for the shot. Fantastic work.

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Comment posted by Bill Whitney on September 26, 2006 at 10:13 AM

Bill...fantastic image

Bill

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Comment posted by Matt Dallos on September 26, 2006 at 10:15 AM

Bill,

Fantastic shot...I love the placement of the cloud. Any that light is just amazing!

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Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on September 26, 2006 at 10:21 AM

Gorgeous!! I love the cloud.

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Comment posted by Frank Winters on September 26, 2006 at 10:24 AM

Beautiful image -- great work to achieve this -- well done, Bill!

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Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on September 26, 2006 at 10:48 AM

Very very nice, Bill. I would slightly lighten the foreground. Not too much, just a little.

Its still an awesome image. Great job!

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 26, 2006 at 10:51 AM

Wow Bill! This is SOME sunrise! I love the FG just as much as the rest of the shot. IMO a good sunrise or sunset needs a good FG and you captured one here.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Wendy Blanchard on September 26, 2006 at 11:09 AM

Excellent Image. Love the sun and beams bursting out from behind the dark cloud!

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 26, 2006 at 11:12 AM

YIKES.......Bill, this is a very impressive capture. I feel the 3 stop grad was just about right. It leaves us with what I feel is natural view of the foreground and not overpowering the real object of the scene here of the cloud formation and sunburst.

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Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on September 26, 2006 at 11:22 AM

Excellent, Bill!

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on September 26, 2006 at 12:03 PM

Glorious, indeed. The thumbnail doesn't do any justice to this photo. Really beautiful and powerful, Bill.

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Comment posted by Mike Dawson on September 26, 2006 at 12:35 PM

Amazing stuff Bill, it pays to rise early

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 26, 2006 at 1:14 PM

Wow ,what a beautiful scene Bill. Just perfect.

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Comment posted by Tom Wilson on September 26, 2006 at 1:35 PM

Love the blue/ gold contrasts, Stunning!

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Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on September 26, 2006 at 2:45 PM

Awesome sunrise shot Bill! On my screen the fg could be a tad lighter, but this is supersuper-minor!
georg

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on September 26, 2006 at 2:47 PM

What a great shot! Those rays are just awesome.

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Comment posted by renae sandberg on September 26, 2006 at 3:22 PM

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Comment posted by David Torode on September 26, 2006 at 4:13 PM

Incredible shot, great work Bill.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 26, 2006 at 4:35 PM

Thanks everyone for the kind words and suggestions. As for the FG, I actually did lighten it just a bit during post processing, but obviously not enough for some. The main step I took on the FG was to remove a lot of the blue from the sand. I left some since it was a bluish cast, but removed quite a bit. Thanks again for your comments.

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Comment posted by Jim Salge on September 26, 2006 at 5:16 PM

Serene and spectacular!

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Comment posted by George Hall, Jr on September 26, 2006 at 6:25 PM

Beautiful image Bill!

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Comment posted by Nick Moore on September 26, 2006 at 8:05 PM

Beautiful cloud formation, and even more spectacular colours!. Composition is amazing, as is your control of the exposure, very nice Bill!.

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Comment posted by John Lehmkuhl on September 26, 2006 at 9:37 PM

Stunnnnnning !

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Comment posted by Jude Haase on September 26, 2006 at 9:44 PM

WOW!!! That's nice Bill!!!

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Comment posted by Christine Adams on September 26, 2006 at 9:53 PM

Beautiful, colors and cloud!!!

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on September 26, 2006 at 9:58 PM

Bill,

This is fantastic!! I like the drama of the brilliant sunset juxtaposed against the more serene sandscape. Another very nice one.

Mike Anderson
www.lightscapephoto.com

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on September 27, 2006 at 9:38 AM

What can I say. Breathtaking. What a special moment. Larry

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Comment posted by Jeff Wiebe on September 27, 2006 at 10:04 AM

This one really blows me away, Bill. The best sunrise shot I've seen in a long while.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on September 27, 2006 at 12:41 PM

Big WOW! Awesome shot, Bill! Smart move on the 2 shot composite. I do this a lot. If you can't squeeze all the glory into one frame just turn the camera and take two frames. It also makes for a much higher res shot and thus larger and cleaner prints. Don't you dare crank up the foreground light anymore. That would be like petty theft, trying to steal the show from the rightful subject, that incredible sunset and rays. The foreground supports the scene very nicely and thats what it should do in this scene. Very definitely a fine art wall hanger here!

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Comment posted by Jay Martin on September 27, 2006 at 7:37 PM

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Comment posted by Kevin McNeal on September 27, 2006 at 10:38 PM

This is my favorite image of yours - definite pic of the week for me ! Congrats !

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 27, 2006 at 11:34 PM

Wonderfully dramatic sky! Bet you're glad you got up early on this morning.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 28, 2006 at 12:46 AM

Bill,

It don't get much better'n this! Real nice.

Your work is truly making great strides. Good job!

-PB

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on September 30, 2006 at 4:10 PM

Yes glorious be an apt description. Only a large print would do justice to this awesome capture.

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Comment posted by Thomas Biggs on October 2, 2006 at 1:32 PM

Most impressive Bill!!

Congrats on the EP!!!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 2, 2006 at 2:31 PM

Bill: I don't know how I missed this but it is spectacular. What a treat for the eyes! Congrats on a well deserved EP. >=))>

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on October 2, 2006 at 8:16 PM

Very nicely done, Bill. I have been away from NPN/ESS for a while and missed this when you first posted it. Glad to have found it via the Moderator's Pick Gallery. Congratulations!

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Comment posted by Bishop Bastien on October 3, 2006 at 9:31 AM

Bill -- Congratulations on the EP...much deserved! One of my favorites of your work...

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 3, 2006 at 5:18 PM

Wow. Congrats on the EP.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on October 3, 2006 at 9:48 PM

Beautiful image! Congratulations on the pick!

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Comment posted by Joseph Rossbach on October 7, 2006 at 4:28 PM

Congrats Bill , sorry i missed it the first time around. simply stunning !

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on October 13, 2006 at 1:30 PM

Just saw this in the EC gallery. Gongratulations! Not a bad shot....

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 4, 2007 at 9:58 PM

Congratulations on your EP pick. This still is an amazing photo. Larry

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on January 5, 2007 at 6:50 AM

Hey Bill, huge congrats with this awesome image.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 8, 2007 at 2:10 AM

And a glorious image too! Congrats!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on January 13, 2007 at 4:51 PM

Congratulations Bill on this honor for year 2006, this is an excellent image and I recall it very well when you had first posted, way to go.

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Comment posted by Glenn Carter on May 1, 2007 at 1:22 PM

The suns rays are awesome! Great job, BIll. Yes, God was there. I like the silver lining, the composition. It's all there.
Congrats!
Glenn

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Comment posted by Barbara Zarrella on May 1, 2007 at 9:05 PM

Beautiful sunrise. A new day, new beginning. The detail of dunes just emphasize the rays reaching out.

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on May 1, 2007 at 9:51 PM

Awesome, inspiring and captivating. Thanks for sharing

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on May 1, 2007 at 9:56 PM

Congratulations Bill on being honored with the cover shot at NPN. Your portfolio is full of wonderful scenes with dramatic light. Again, congratulations, well deserved.

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Comment posted by Cory O'Neill on October 8, 2008 at 12:55 AM

Simply stunning!!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 15, 2010 at 4:36 PM

Glory balls!!!

Mark

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