Sunrise, Enhanced
Taking advantage of some of LuminarAI's amazing effects! New sky and birds added...
Taking advantage of some of LuminarAI's amazing effects! New sky and birds added...
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Location
This photo was taken at Bay City State Park of a sunrise looking ESE over the Saginaw Bay. The Consumer's Power Karn Power Plant can be seen along the horizon toward the right of the image. My wife and I were camping with some friends, and I woke early, got dressed very warmly, brewed a pot of coffee, and made the short drive to the beach. After a short walk, I set up along the beach and took quite a few images as the sun rose.Time
This photo was taken on October 31, at shortly before 8 am just as the sun was rising. It was BITTER cold outside! I took this and quite a few more shots, and then headed back to our camper and climbed back into my warm bed!Lighting
The lighting was all ambient!Equipment
This shot was taken with my tripod mounted Canon 80D, with my EF-S 10-18mm wide angle zoom at 10mm focal length. The photo was shot at ISO100, f/5.6, with a shutter speed of 1/6s.Inspiration
We were on our last camping trip of the year, and I wanted to capture a nice sunrise to close out the weekend. This was one of the first times I'd awoken very early to be sure I made it for the sunrise, and I was paid off handsomely for the effort!Editing
Yes, the image was post-processed in Luminar and Topaz Sharpen AI.In my camera bag
I typically carry my Canon 80D with five lenses (Canon 50mm f/1.8, 10-18mm wide angle zoom, 18-55mm zoom, and 55-250mm zoom, and Tokina 100mm macro prime lens). I also have my Haida M10 pro filter holder with a 10-stop ND and 3-stop GND filter and circular polarizer. Of course, I always have my standard accessories like spare batteries, lens hoods, memory cards, etc., and I carry a Godox V860-II speedlight with MagMod Sphere & MagBeam flash modifiers with color gels and gobos.Feedback
My advice is always simple...soak up everything about where you are, and feel the story that starts to reveal itself about your subject and your surroundings. I'm always amazed that eventually a compelling story begins to emerge, and my job then becomes how best to capture that story. Sometimes that's easy to do, sometimes it's damn hard, and sometimes I'm not able to do it at all. It's those times that I just enjoy the story and the moment, and then later it drives me to get better at my craft so in the future I can perhaps succeed.
