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Winter Sunrise in Bagan



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Lots of balloons are serving tourists to oversee the beautiful sunrise of Bagan, which is an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of Burma (Myanmar). Fr...
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Lots of balloons are serving tourists to oversee the beautiful sunrise of Bagan, which is an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of Burma (Myanmar). From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan, the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, over 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas still survive to the present day.
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cameraNIKON D600

settings Aperture f/16.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/400 

upload_dateMay, 2014

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16 Comments |
diversionphotography
 
diversionphotography June 13, 2014
Beautiful!
ArthurAndersEn
 
ArthurAndersEn June 13, 2014
Incredible shot !
SnapHappy120
 
SnapHappy120 June 14, 2014
Amazing! Good Luck :)
zayyarlynn
 
zayyarlynn June 18, 2014
Thanks
kathymuhle PRO+
 
kathymuhle June 18, 2014
Love this shot - will be voting for in in the 500 balloons contest :)
SarahCaldwell
 
SarahCaldwell June 23, 2014
Magnificent!
zayyarlynn
 
zayyarlynn June 23, 2014
Thanks all!
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zayyarlynn July 30, 2014
Thanks
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kathymuhle August 29, 2014
Awesome - voted
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grilla March 14, 2016
beautiful
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grahammacdougall May 29, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
zakiawhitehead
 
zakiawhitehead May 29, 2016
Very good use of light and shade. Beautiful!!
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zayyarlynn February 05, 2017
Many Thanks
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Betti_rach July 25, 2016
This is so beautiful!
zayyarlynn
zayyarlynn February 05, 2017
Many Thanks
nbordega
 
nbordega December 10, 2016
Stunning capture!
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zayyarlynn February 05, 2017
Many Thanks
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FredericMONIN February 03, 2017
Fantastic shot !!!
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zayyarlynn February 05, 2017
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mandarkarkare February 03, 2017
I have never seen shot like this. No words to say. Spellbound. Magical
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zayyarlynn February 05, 2017
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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken at Old Bagan, Myanmar.

Time

I took this photo at sunrise during mid Winter season in Myanmar. To say exactly , it was taken in January, 2014.

Lighting

Natural back-lit sunlight and sun rays breaking through the trees and ancient heritages made the breathtaking moment while lots of balloons are rising over Bagan.

Equipment

I used Nikon D600 with Tamron 28-300 mm f/3.5-6.3 lens. Used Manual exposure program on my camera to control highlight. The setting was f/16, ISO-200, 1/400 sec @60mm.

Inspiration

Since Bagan is a famous place in Myanmar for tourists, I really like to take photos there. Fogs were rolling in since early dawn of that day, the scene was very dreamy when sun shined over Old Bagan. The scene once more became alive with rising balloons serving tourists to oversee the Old Bagan.

Editing

I used GND filter to compensate the skylight and converted to B&W, adjusted shadows and contrast in Light Room 5. Finally, sharpness increased in Photoshop CS 6.

In my camera bag

I usually carry my Nikon D600 with Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G and Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3. I would use Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D for some travel portraits. I would also love to include LEE GND and ND filters in my bag for landscape photography since I love landscape photography.

Feedback

Always prepare to arrive at the place for photographing before the sunrise/sunset to get your equipments ready and find the best place to suit you there for taking photographs. Never miss the unexpected beautiful moments and always looks for the right moments to capture since the moment is changing dramatically during golden hours especially in Winter season like this. Try to make best use of natural lighting in your photograph.

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