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Dartmoor sunrise

Worth viewing on black.

Having some time to myself, I borrowed a VW camper and headed off to Dartmoor armed with the camera. A decent sunset on Thursday was followed by an early start of 05:45 to greet the most amazing misty sunrise I have ever seen. I had stayed in the Haytor car park overnight, and awoke to see a blaze of colour out over the valley. With the sun not due to come up for nearly half an hour

I knew this was going to be a beauty.

As the morning wore on, the mist stayed in the valley and picked out the hills so nicely. I really had to calm myself to think straight and not just shoot like crazy. I settled on this comp after some time. A slight crop top and bottom seemed to hone the view more. Desaturating it quite heavily has accentuated the tonal qualities I hope. After a lengthy spell of not shooting this Summer, and missing some amazing sunsets, this was a much needed natural treat. All thoughts and comments gratefully received.

 

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Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Exposure 0.077 sec (1/13)

Aperture f/11.0

Focal Length 172 mm

ISO Speed 100

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Uploaded on September 5, 2011
Taken on September 2, 2011