Pink Sunrise at Islas Cies

EXPLORED!!! Highest position: 72 on Monday, September 6, 2010

 

Islas Cies, August 9th, 2010.

 

I got out from my tent 40 minutes before sunrise to shoot, and I have been pretty disappointed by some heavy clouds which blocked the splendid colors of

pre-dawn. I shot a few wideangles view before switching to the 70-200. Fortunately, the strong haze suddently turned pink and gave the scene a fantastic mood,

which paid me off for the early morning wake-up.

 

I cannot tell you how much I loved this place; I'm into processing many captures I got there, and everytimes it feels like I'm on one of those splendid beaches!

 

I just placed an order for my notebook replacement; can't wait to try my new quad-core with 8gb of ram and FULL HD display.

 

 

Details

- CANON 5d Mark II, EF 70-200 @ 155mm, f/14, 1/8 s, ISO 100

- Mirror Lockup, Phottix TR-90 Remote Shutter

- Tripod

 

The shot

Shot some minutes after sunrise, on Playa de Rodas (Islas Cies)

 

The Processing

 

Camera Raw

 

-Tuned White Balance

 

Photoshop:

 

- Added a Level layer to improve the contrast;

- Added a Curve layer to darken the hills a little;

- Added a Vibrance layer to improve tonal variation;

- Added a Color balance to improve tones;

- Added an Exposure layer with horizontal gradient mask to provide some slight direction light;

- Added an Orange photo filter with horizontal gradient mask to improve color quality;

- Resized for the Web (1200px);

- Applied an Unsharp Mask to slightly improve contrast;

- Smart Sharpen + More accurate (On luminosity 'blendind mode' with the sky masked off);

- Framing and Signature.

 

 

Take a look at it, LARGE on Black :

Pink Sunrise at Islas Cies, on Black

 

@ You all

Comments, faves and critiques are always welcomed!

 

 

EDIT: I will be checking your stream out later today...

Spend the best sunday ever, my friends!!!

Done