Smeaton's Sunrise
One of the wonderful things about photography is that you can form ideas and plans, but it’s only at the say-so of Mother Nature that you can often realise these goals. For a while, I’d had an idea of a particular sunrise image over the 18th Century Smeaton’s Pier in St Ives. An iconic landmark in a location that resides on my doorstep, it was a natural magnet for me, yet the shot remained elusive as I waited for the right conditions to present themselves. I knew at some point the moment would arrive, and when it did, I was ready to go.
So it was on this particular summer morning that I found myself gazing at a perfect scene, topped with a fierce orange sunrise. Streaking the sky, layers of horizontal clouds in sequential hues created a striking effect. It was predawn and the light was really low, with rich colours filling the sky from the orange emanating from the clear skies below to the magenta shades in the clouds above. Creating a synchronicity between both the lines and colours of the sky and the sea, the unique and consistent patterns across the image are really visually striking and absolutely worth the wait.
One of the wonderful things about photography is that you can form ideas and plans, but it’s only at the say-so of Mother Nature that you can often realise these goals. For a while, I’d had an idea of a particular sunrise image over the 18th Century Smeaton’s Pier in St Ives. An iconic landmark in a location that resides on my doorstep, it was a natural magnet for me, yet the shot remained elusive as I waited for the right conditions to present themselves. I knew at some point the moment would arrive, and when it did, I was ready to go.
So it was on this particular summer morning that I found myself gazing at a perfect scene, topped with a fierce orange sunrise. Streaking the sky, layers of horizontal clouds in sequential hues created a striking effect. It was predawn and the light was really low, with rich colours filling the sky from the orange emanating from the clear skies below to the magenta shades in the clouds above. Creating a synchronicity between both the lines and colours of the sky and the sea, the unique and consistent patterns across the image are really visually striking and absolutely worth the wait.
One of the wonderful things about photography is that you can form ideas and plans, but it’s only at the say-so of Mother Nature that you can often realise these goals. For a while, I’d had an idea of a particular sunrise image over the 18th Century Smeaton’s Pier in St Ives. An iconic landmark in a location that resides on my doorstep, it was a natural magnet for me, yet the shot remained elusive as I waited for the right conditions to present themselves. I knew at some point the moment would arrive, and when it did, I was ready to go.
So it was on this particular summer morning that I found myself gazing at a perfect scene, topped with a fierce orange sunrise. Streaking the sky, layers of horizontal clouds in sequential hues created a striking effect. It was predawn and the light was really low, with rich colours filling the sky from the orange emanating from the clear skies below to the magenta shades in the clouds above. Creating a synchronicity between both the lines and colours of the sky and the sea, the unique and consistent patterns across the image are really visually striking and absolutely worth the wait.