Monday, 3rd December 2007
Early Morning Sunlight
by Mark Simms
If you live in, or are visiting the UK during the Autumn (fall), then you owe it to yourself to get down to Richmond Park at first light. The roaring of the deer in rut, the parakeets calling to each other and the wildlife stocking up for the cold winter ahead. This was taken on one such morning.
Equipment: Canon 5D with 70-200 f2.8L IS
Mark Simms
Professional wedding photographer, amateur nature photographer. Live in Essex, England and spend a lot of my time shooting in Epping Forest.
Early Morning Sunlight by Mark Simms was photo of the day on Monday, 3rd December 2007. It is tagged Autumn, Sunlight, Trees. You can leave a comment below.
28 Comments
Francis
Stunning!
Wonderful light, nice DOF, great colors, beautiful sunbeams, good timing…
Well done.
Anurag
A magical shot, though at first look it appears rather soft because of the extremely narrow DOF, Its only after a while that you notice the squirrel, and when you do. Boy its great. I only wish that there should have been more backlight falling on it ti give its fur a brim light.
Great Work
Reuben Chircop
That is a great shot I must say. I am not sure if the shot has been retouched , though its a very unique moment.
chamorro 4rm guam.
whoooo. is that a ….na its a squirrel damn almost got lost there. great shot thou.
Pauline Jones
Lovely shot but was it really that red?
Keith
A top shot. Well seen and taken.
poster boy
Impressive shot with nice colours
Alessandra
This is exactely the place where I long to be…NOW
I can nearly smell the perfume of the leaves and the wet ground, hear the sound of the trees and the whispers of enchanted creatures hiding in the shadows of nature…
Andrea Alexander
This is stunning! I love the colours. Do you have a website – I’d love to see more of your work?
Scottzozer
A wonderful mystical forest of amazingness good capture of the beauty our world has to offer
Mark Simms
In response to Pauline Jones – Yes, it really was that red, it is an amazing place to be in the autumn and can result in complete sensory overload!
Thanks all for the comments!
Renee
Nice photo Mark! You always have great ones!
laurens
amazing photo
well done
Lori
Absolutely mystical! Brings to life the “stories of old”! I half expected to see the wood fairies peeking from the fallen leaves and unicorn entering from the trees to capture the sunlight on thier golden horns!
Perfect choice for POTD, congratulations… Well Deserved!
kml
Great atmosphere! Love the colors of the leaves – beautiful!
Maarten
Beautiful, excellent shot !!! BRAVO!
(that tiny squirrel is sooooo cute
)
Sue Gagnon
Wow, wow, wow, I totally agree with LORI, and this was my comment to leave, however, it’s so well choreographed by the photographer…whether intended or not…Good composition, interesting and breathtaking, all done in a mythical genre. You have brought forth the woodland animals in the red forest alight with a halo of mysticism speaking in magical tongues. Great color, well done!! I just enjoyed it…You have brought me from Worcester, Masachusetts, my home,to our foundland in England…of the United Kingdom as it were, the woodland faeries dance with the squirrels in the dancing twinkling rays of light. Love it!
Tom Brooklyn
nice spot. cheers.
Jon Eisenberg
BEautiful! You have of course broken a rule by putting the squirrel near the middle but obviously everything else overcomes that. The contrast of the squirrel against the colored back light is splendid!
Heidi Gable
Wow!!! Amazing how did you do it??? Stunning beautiful
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
Good picture. Love the atmosphere it breathes.
yasmin
Beautiful Colors!!
Su
Wonderful, wonderful shot. well done
mike
Sunrise pictures are the best.
Photos by Nik
Yes truely magical shot the squirell gives this shot the ooomph
Rajib Singha
The picture is magical. Very very well done!
Renee
I like the colors!
Su
This is such a beautiful shot, can hear how peaceful the scene is.