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Italian summer sunrise over the mediterranean sea in Taormina Sicily..

Italian summer sunrise over the mediterranean sea in Taormina Sicily..
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cameraNIKON D7100

settings Aperture f/20 ISO 100 Shutter 1/25 Focal Length 170/10 

upload_dateMay, 2016

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8 Comments |
SamueljHolt
 
SamueljHolt May 13, 2016
Perfect example of the rule of 3rd's. Great shot. Welcome!!
patriciadettloff
 
patriciadettloff May 13, 2016
Welcome to VB! Perfection! Thank you for this beautiful sunrise! I look forward to seeing more of your work!
Saturn617
 
Saturn617 June 22, 2016
Very inspiring
Deepuz
 
Deepuz June 23, 2016
nice click and composition... good..
mawee
 
mawee July 31, 2016
WOW!!! I can't say enough about this beautiful picture! Amazing!
markbarnett
 
markbarnett March 06, 2018
Stunning and inspiring!
Lesabre1954 Platinum
 
Lesabre1954 October 25, 2018
A very warm and inviting photo. Your color and light renditions are excellent!
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FlyingEagle
 
FlyingEagle November 14, 2018
Wow! Those flowers in the foreground make all the difference. I also really like the light rays.
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on a mountain top villa in Letojanni, Sicily. My family and I rented out this beautiful villa for 2 weeks in August.

Time

I would love waking up early while everything was still and quiet. I would walk outside to the patio where the flowers grew at the edge of the cliff. I can still feel the warm sun and smell the sweet fragrant scent of the Oleander being carried by the gentle morning breeze on this lovely start to a beautiful August day.

Lighting

This particular morning was special. There was a thick morning haze being burnt off by the sun. I wanted to be able to capture all the sun rays beaming out from behind the clouds.

Equipment

This was shot hand held on a Nikon d7100 with a Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM. No other equipment was used.

Inspiration

This was my first time traveling to Sicily and I wanted to capture a photo that would remind me of this eventful moment in my life for years to come. Every time I look at it I can still smell the fragrant scent of the flowers and the heat of the sun.

Editing

This photo was processed from a single raw file in Light Room first correcting for lens profile, horizon, white balance, highlights and shadows along with other minor adjustments. Then brought into Photo shop for dust spots and sharpening.

In my camera bag

Normally if I am not traveling I shoot with a Nikon d810 with a vertical grip and remote shutter release. If I am going out for landscape My lens of choice is the Tamron 15-30 2.8 along with my 10 stop Neutral density filters by Haida. Recently for landscape I have been using my vintage 1970's Nikkor 20mm 3.5 AIS. with a 10 stop B+W filter. I love the simplicity and the look I get with vintage lenses. Last but not least I always have a mini tripod stashed in my bag, Oben TT-100 Table Top Tripod. Its a go anywhere instant tripod if you ever find yourself in need of one and you don't have your big tripod with you or if you are not allowed in certain spaces with a large tripod. Yes it holds my d810 with vertical grip with a 20mm prime with no problem.

Feedback

Always get to where you are going early and scout out your composition, Moving around to see what works best looking for foreground interest. Once you find a working composition, stay there and continue to shoot as the light changes. You would be surprised at how fast the light changes. When you get home and you are reviewing your photos you will have a lot of options to choose from.

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