Diamond beach

I can say this is one of the most challenging Photo of my life. I reached to the Diamond beach in the morning and it was really a great start, I have been to th...
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I can say this is one of the most challenging Photo of my life. I reached to the Diamond beach in the morning and it was really a great start, I have been to this place many time but was never ever lucky with the good sunrise Photos. This time it was really amazing and remarkable.. like dream come true with this amazing light.

when i reached to the spot there were many ice rocks lying on the beach and some of them were really small and some were really out of the angle and out of the water. it took me 20 minutes to find the good rock with good composition after several trial, i found this one very interesting. it was very small window as the Sun light was going down quickly.

the only challenge to shoot this rock was that it was very close to the shore and i didnt have any long boots, Most of the photographers come with long boot to shoot this particular place, tides and water currents were really strong but not dangerous but still could come above to my ankle level and make me wet easily, I went down and stood there for next 30 min in that cold water, tides keeping coming and going, hitting my shoes and legs, i was all wet and cold inside but didnt move an inch to get till what i wanted... it was really cold and after 15 minutes it started feeling like 100 needles are poking in my skin and i couldn't feel my feets for next 15 minutes, finally after this shot i gave up and ran towards my car and took off my shoes and wet socks and closed myself inside the car with warm heater for next 20 minutes... I know i was crazy and wild and stupid but this is what makes me a PHOTOGRAPHER, i don't know what kind of Photographer but it takes sometime more than a courage to live the dreams and get the one Shot that matters...
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