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Peter Richardson
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:16 pm Posts: 1472
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dawn at the seaside
It has been bearing on my mind these past few weeks, that having lived near to the east coast of Australia since August 2006, I have not once seen the sun rise up over the Pacific Ocean. So, as I woke around 5am this morning (Sunday), I decided today would be first day when I did see it.
In darkness, I drove down to Trinity Beach, about 25 km north of Cairns, and got there not long before the sun rose. There was a fair bit of cloud, but it probably added, rather than detracted, from the aesthetics. These below are some of the photographs I took. At this latitude, the sun rises straight upwards, it doesn't have the slanting trajectory that it has at cool-temperate latitudes, and so the sunrise happens fast. There was hardly any time to think, and certainly no time to use (and keep re-positioning) a tripod.
A hotel's night-time lights still on in the pre-dawn glooom.
Rugged coastscape looking south, with some dramatic clouds colouring pink from the soon-to-rise sun
I didn't use a coloured filter here, the camera just decided to colour this one purple for reasons best known to itself.
Ditto, though I must say I like the results in this one very much.
This is much nearer the human-eye-percieved truth at that time, just before the sun rose.
Here comes the sun!
Using a young coconut palm to block the actual sun from shining straight into the lens.
First rays hitting the palms behind me
Like looking through rose coloured spectacles - pink sand.
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Peter Richardson
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:16 pm Posts: 1472
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One more image, of Ellis Beach, from yesterday morning. This one I have tinkered with - I reduced the saturation to give it a faded, 1950's, 'Blue Hawaii' look.
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:50 am |
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Tom Velardi
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:20 pm Posts: 4337 Location: Kyushu, Southern Japan (33.607N latitude)
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Very nice Peter. No question that the seacoast there is spectacular. If you asked me where these were shot, I wouldn't have said Australia - more like Polynesia.
Tom
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:16 pm |
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tropical-pete
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:33 pm Posts: 140 Location: Worcestershire, England
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Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:11 pm |
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Great shots Peter its good to see you taking warm sunny pictures in mid winter over there and hopefully we will be able to like wise quite soon and post some back.
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Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:23 pm |
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zone9
Joined: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:26 pm Posts: 56 Location: Galway City, West of Ireland.Zone 9A / 9B
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Here are some views from galway bay.Ireland
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Conrad
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:38 pm Posts: 429 Location: NE Ireland
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Tom Velardi
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:20 pm Posts: 4337 Location: Kyushu, Southern Japan (33.607N latitude)
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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