"Jurassic Sunrise"

This is my second (and last) photo I managed to take on that amazing

sunrise. You can find my previously posted horizontal version in my

pf. Now it's time for the vertical one. I know that colours may look

unreal to you, but believe me, it is true nature. I couldn't even

believe myself. The story behind this shot is exactly the same I

described it last time (how could it be different ? :D) but let me

write it here one more time. First of all, my plan was to be at the

mountain top before the sunrise. As it actually rises around 6am

(after a night spent in my car) I had to set off about 5am. With a

backpack weighting almost 20kg it is quite an effortful climb. On a

way to the top it was very calm and quiet, virtually cloudless sky

and gentle breeze blowing from the west. After I had reached the top

the weather changed completely. The wind was nothing but enormous

and it was trying to blow my head off. It was blowing so strong,

that with a blink of an eye I lost one lens (it dropped out of my

backpack and crashed on the rocks). Just before the sunrise some

rainy clouds came out of nowhere, covering the whole view. I thought

it had been over, but suddenly it cleared out for a little while and

some beautiful light illuminated the mountain slopes. After another

2-3 minutes the light had gone and the rain started, limiting

visibility to just few metres. Feel free to express your

comments/critiques. Regards, Piotr.

The light is really wonderful. Congrats.

Well...I wouldn't know if this was worth losing a lens, but it surely is a great photo.

wonderful and dramatic landscape. i hope to be visiting skye some time next year, i'm really looking forward to it. hope i get the same wonderful light.

superb

Awesome scene, worth the efford, just think the light is amazing.

 

Well done

Piotr, this is really one of your best images ever. Really quite remarkable light and color. I particularly like the bit of far background mountains and water in the center far right. Superb composition and depth-of-field. Very, very nice work. Appreciated your story behind the shot; sorry about the loss of your lens. Cheers! Chris

The composition, light, and DOF match the story -- wonderful, and worth the effort.

Dzieki za odwiedziny i komplementy. Coz, z ocen wynika, ze nic mi tak nie wychodzi jak ten las we mgle pograzony... Ogladajac jednak takie zdjecia jak Twoje tesknie za jakas wielka woda.

I've just added this to my favourites list. It stands in there proudly.

 

Brilliant!

 

Rob

 

Amazing light !

 

Beautiful shot !

 

Well done,

 

Isabelle