East Beach Sunrise, Cape Leveque

[iceman (Mike)]

The sun rises over East Beach at Cape Leveque, creating beautiful shadows in the ripples of the sand dunes. The dawn of another perfect day in the Kimberley.

Our photography group headed down to East Beach early on day 3 of our Kimberley tour, ready for the sunrise. The bright planets Venus and Jupiter met us when we arrived, while the temperature was still quite cool.

It warmed up quickly though, especially as we rushed from ripple to rock, trying to find the best composition while lugging my 7+ kg of camera gear and tripod around.

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This image is a 3 frame panorama, taken with a Canon 5D Mk 2 and 17-40mm lens, f/11, ISO640, 1/50s exposures.

Thanks for looking.

[mercedes_sl1970]

Wow - superb photo.

Just curious - how wide were you shooting? And, any cropping? That lens is so sharp. I know f11 will do that, but...

Cheers

Andrew

[h0ughy (David)]

looks great but how do you get green skies? was it a filter?

[Paddy (Patrick)]

That's a ripper Mike!

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks guys!

I had a Graduated ND filter on.

Andrew I was at 17mm, vertical pano. A lot of overlap.

[RB (Andrew)]

Beautiful image !
I can see it as a wonderful postcard or published in a book.

Lovely indeed.

[Ric]

Lovely image Mike

Those golden colours in the sand look fantastic.

[CapturingTheNight (Greg)]

Wonderful image Mike

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks RB, Ric and Greg. Much appreciated.

[gregbradley]

Breathtakingly good. I think this one is one of the best. I love the teal green sky.

Wonderfully sharp and exquisite colour.

A masterpiece.

Greg.

[gary]

Wonderful image Mike! Very crisp.

The type of image that could grace a coffee table book.

[Deeno]

Lovely shot. Beautiful time of day.

Amanda saw your shot in the Ken Duncan gallery the other day. To say she was impressed with the huge print is an understatement.....

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

Nice work Mike. You certainly made the most of the trip.

[RobF (Rob)]

That sure is a stunner - the colours really catch the eye. Bet it gots hot in summer up there.

[iceman (Mike)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Breathtakingly good. I think this one is one of the best. I love the teal green sky.

Wonderfully sharp and exquisite colour.

A masterpiece.

Greg.

Many thanks Greg.The GND filter certainly helped keep the sky in check.

Originally Posted by gary

Wonderful image Mike! Very crisp.

The type of image that could grace a coffee table book.

Thanks Gary!
A Kimberley coffee table book, that'd be a fun project

Originally Posted by Deeno

Lovely shot. Beautiful time of day.

Amanda saw your shot in the Ken Duncan gallery the other day. To say she was impressed with the huge print is an understatement.....

Thanks Deeno (and Amanda!). The gallery looks great with all the central coast work there. Some lovely shots.

Originally Posted by rcheshire

Nice work Mike. You certainly made the most of the trip.

Thanks heaps!

Originally Posted by RobF

That sure is a stunner - the colours really catch the eye. Bet it gots hot in summer up there.

Thanks Rob. Yeh I've heard it's pretty nasty in summer - very hot and humid.

[dj gravelrash (Dino)]

Brilliant