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Jaws of Portknockie

Portknockie, Moray, Scotland.

One of the finest sunrises I've seen in nearly two years and a breathtaking example of how transient these moments are. The window of opportunity lasted less than ten seconds and this was the only completely usable shot I captured out of five with no time for bracketing. More light from the sun resulted in chronic lens flare, less and the orange sun path reflecting off the sea diminished to an imperceptible glow. After that the sun vanished into that cloud bank and that was that for the day. Who said landscape photography was leisurely. This by the way is the Bow fiddle rock in the jaws of Portknockie's cliffs.

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Pentax 67 II ,200mm lens,Fujichrome Velvia
0.9 ND Grad, F11 at 1/8 sec Velvia. full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Guest 29-Jul-2007 09:43
Beautiful sunset! Really unique, great capture, V
Guest 29-Jul-2007 00:36
what a sky, beautiful
Beverly Wickersham28-Jul-2007 12:05
Beautiful shot. Well composed, great colors.
Pierre Schneider28-Jul-2007 07:38
Love this shot, perfect !
Guest 28-Jul-2007 02:14
Gorgeous! Perfect light and colors. Beautifully composed. V
John Florning27-Jul-2007 23:22
Hi Ian. Another amazing shot. Great compo and colors. You are still one of my favourite photographers.
Ian Cameron27-Jul-2007 22:40
By the way the white flecks on the rocks are seagulls.
Guest 27-Jul-2007 22:33
stunning shot! great work
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