Royal Princess Sunrise
This was the morning of the final day at sea somewhere in the Caribbean heading back to Ft. Lauderdale Florida
This was the morning of the final day at sea somewhere in the Caribbean heading back to Ft. Lauderdale Florida
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This shot was taken somewhere in the Caribbean while on the Cruise Ship Royal Princess. This was the final day of a Caribbean cruise.Time
The shot was taken early morning just as the sun was rising.Lighting
I had just stepped out on the balcony of our stateroom and realized we were about to have a very colorful sunrise and I was also pretty sure the peak color was about to happen and it wasn't going to last long. I didn't like the view from our balcony so I grabbed one of my cameras and raced up to the pool deck and was able to get this shot at the peak of the color. If I had been just a minute or two later I don't think I would have gotten a shot nearly as nice as this one. I didn't even take the time to try and set up the tripod.Equipment
Nikon D7200 and a Nikkor 18-140mm kit lens.Inspiration
Just the simple beauty of the sunrise colors.Editing
HDR conversion with Lightroom and some slight color adjustments.In my camera bag
I carry a Nikon D7100 and a D7200. I have a nice Nikkor 80-400mm zoom, wide angle 10-24mm, as well as the 18-140mm zoom that I took this shot with. I carry a Sirui tripod for when I travel. I should use it more than I do.Feedback
I think this shot was more about being in the right place at the right time. We had had 8 other sunrises during the trip and all were very flat and just not worth shooting. Then the last morning this happened. I was within minutes of missing the whole thing. The beauty of digital is take lots of shots with different f stops and shutter speeds. You can always delete the bad ones.
