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It was only 5.45am but the sun had already been up for an hour at Penmon Point on midsummer's day morning 2007 on the beautiful Isle of Anglesey, just off the North Wales coast.
As the sunlight pierced the broken cloud, sending beams of clear light across the shoreline, I was on hand camera and tripod at the ready to catch the fleeting glow on the famous Penmon Point lighthouse, just offshore, and the seaweed encrusted rocks in the foreground.
With waves breaking over the foreshore, I set my camera on a slow shutter speed to allow the water movement to blur, enhancing the play of light over the rocks at my feet.
The sunlit spectacle only lasted a few minutes before the clouds closed up, but that was long enough for me to capture a few different compositions of this wonderful moment in such a special location.
And then it was a rather fast drive back along the coast to get me to work on time for my 8am clock in at the factory.
But what a way to start the day!
Penmon Dawn Video #1
Penmon Dawn Timelapse #1
Penmon Dawn Timelapse #2
Penmon Dusk Timelapse #1
Penmon Sunrise Timelapse #1
Penmon Tide Timelapse #1
Penmon Tide Timelapse #2
Penmon Tide Timelapse #3
Penmon Tide Timelapse #4
Penmon Timelapse #1
Penmon Timelapse #2
Penmon Timelapse #3
Penmon Timelapse #4
Penmon Timelapse #5
Penmon Timelapse #6
Filename - anglesey penmon point lighthouse 57
Camera - Canon EOS 5D
Lens - 17-40mm zoom @ 31mm
Exposure - 0.8 sec @ f/11, ISO100
Filters - Polarising filter used to reduce glare, enhance colours and increase exposure time to allow water movement blur. 2 stop neutral density graduated filter used to reduce the brightness of the sky
Location - Penmon Point, Anglesey, North Wales
Image enhancements - Adobe Lightroom
Comments - Small aperture used to increase exposure time and allow the waves to blur. Tripod, mirror lockup and remote release used to prevent camera movement.
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