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A light breeze ruffles the surface of the sea in Cardigan Bay as I stand next to my trusty old camera and tripod on the Beach at Abersoch, facing the sun as it rises inexorably over the mountains of Snowdonia to the northeast.
It's crazy o'clock in the morning and I've got this usually crowded stretch of sand to myself, which is how I like it and one of the reasons why I photograph so many sunrises.
As a Christian, the sunrise holds many metaphors for me - new life, re-birth, the triumph of light over darkness and so on.
But really I just love being in beautiful places at the start of the day, and taking a few photos to share the wonder is just part of the pleasure.
That, plus the promise of breakfast to follow, of course!
Filename - abersoch sunrise 02.jpg
Camera - Canon EOS 5D
Lens - 100-400mm zoom @ 235mm
Exposure - 1/60sec @ f11, ISO100
Location - Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula, Wales
This image - 800x450px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Tripod and remote release used to prevent camera movement.
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