Sunday, 17th February 2008
Rush
by Benjamin Mercer
Sunrise at Benacre nature reserve in Suffolk, United Kingdom.
Usually there's lots of driftwood on the beach, but not this time, so I had to content myself with a large pebble for foreground interest. Some hazey cloud on the horizon helped to prevent the sun causing flare.
Equipment: Canon 350D, Sigma 10-20mm, Cokin 121S grad
Benjamin Mercer
Graphic designer and keen amateur photographer. Will have a go at photographing anything, but primarily interested in landscape and seascape images.
Website: www.henroben.co.uk
Rush by Benjamin Mercer was photo of the day on Sunday, 17th February 2008. It is tagged Sea, Sunrise, Water. You can leave a comment below.
20 Comments
Selrak
The presence of this minuscule sun is absolutely amazing – it gives the picture a background interest which balances but also opposes the rock on the foreground. The sky is very good too, especially the large band in the middle that is pink-orange because of the sunset light refracting in the atmosphere and bouncing on the clouds, but the sky’ overall shading that goes from a purple-gray (bottom) to a night-like violet (top) is excellent. It seems everything is running towards that little sun – even the big stone, and all the water of the sea, which, by the way, has a great color because,again, of the sunset light. A very interesting and delicious shot ! I’m sure you stayed on the beach, even after taking the picture, until the sun was completely set and away, since it seems to have been so beautiful !
Reuben Chircop
Very good shot Benjamin, I would say the moment was much darker than this. The colors the charging waves it looks very good and also the colors seem balanced enough and tranquil.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
Nice image. The colors in the sky are great and the slow shutterspeed created a very nice effect, though the shutterspeed wasn’t too slow, so we can still recognise a wave in the wave. I think the tilted horizon is a real pity though.
Keith
A lower angle and slower shutter speed would have given the shot a more dramatic composition, also some straightening of the horizon, as mentioned above,would also improve it. Apart from my nit-picking, it is a very nice shot.
Terry Everson
Beautiful photo well framed and exposed. I like how the receeding water leads toward the setting sun.
Chris Burney
Magic! Love the symmetry.
Karen Gwinner
What a lovely capture of a beautiful beginning of a day! Everything does seem to be rushing toward the dot of sun. The capture of the wave is wonderful. I also get a feeling of peace and serenity right before another busy day of the world. Thanks for sharing!
Pauline Jones
Lovely shot; good depth of field
Ellie
Congrats on Photo of the Day….it’s a beauty!
Great prospective and with that comes the movement of the waves for me when I look at this beautiful image. Thanks for seeing and shooting this so well!
Ellie
Sue Gagnon
This is a special vantage point you have here. I enjoy this shot immensely. Colorful and well positioned. Nicely done..:)
Anurag
Nice shot but the foreground is a bit too loud for me. My eye keeps oscillating between the sun and the rock. I think a darker rock could have worked out better.
Photo Buffet
Benjamin, you’re a master at seascapes. Love what you’ve done with the 10-20mm! (I’m a fellow Canon user–5D–and appreciate the effort you put into your work.)
karen raquepo
bravo!
a.
Congratulations on a beautiful shot!
Su
Love this shot, well done.
mike
I love the sky colors. The Sun seems so far away.
Lester Gutierrez
It looks like a marsian ocean and one of it moons going doww on a sunset.
Rajib Singha
Lovely shot!
renee
Breathtaking!
su
Wonderful shot, cant believe this is England it looks good.