Penmon Sunrise
Penmon Point lighthouse at sunrise
Penmon Point lighthouse at sunrise
Read less
Read less
Aug, 2018Views
751
Likes
Awards
Contest Finalist in Lighthouse Beauty Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Creative Landscapes Photo Contest vol3
Peer Award
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Magnificent Capture
Superb Composition
All Star
Superior Skill
Emotions
Impressed
Top Ranks
Top 20 rankTop 30 rank week 2
Top 10 rankTop 30 rank week 1
Top 10 rank
Categories
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
This image was taken at Penmon Point (Trwyn Du Lighthouse) on Anglesey, North WalesTime
This was one of my "crazy" spur-of-the-moment trips, when I decided on a Friday night that it would be cool to photograph this lighthouse 300 miles from where I live, at sunrise the next morning. So I jumped in the car and drove nearly 6 hours, arriving in the area very late at night / early in the morning. It must have been 2am on the August Bank Holiday weekend. Obviously I had not booked any accommodation, so parked my car somewhere that felt safe (even though I couldn't really make out where exactly I was, as it was pitch black), and snoozed a few hours on the backseat. Once my alarm went off, I drove the rest of the way to the lighthouse and started to set up. The light was beautiful and soft, but it was pretty windy with the water breaking fairly high. I had to wait a little while for the tide to go further out, otherwise it would have been too dangerous to shoot from the spot I had picked.Lighting
The lighting is all natural. I was purely relying on nature to deliverEquipment
Sony A7Riii with 24-70mm f2.8 lens and a set of NiSi filtersInspiration
I love lighthouses! And I love being by the sea.Editing
Just simple Lightroom post-processing really. I probably could have increased the highlights and whites a bit more to make the lighthouse stand out more prominently, but this edit felt right at the time.In my camera bag
My camera, a variety of lenses, two filter sets (100mm and 150mm), a bunch of cleaning cloths, spare batteries, snacks and some warm/waterproof layersFeedback
Get up early!!
