Photo of pylons by the river Dee

River and Pylons #1

The story behind this image

After a long spell of dismal weather the morning of 11th December 2012 dawned ice cold with clear skies.

So an hour before sunrise I found myself on the banks of the river Dee at Queensferry, which is handily placed between home and work for me.

I'm glad I made the effort, as the colours in the pre-dawn sky were fantastic, reflecting in the river Dee as it runs from the sea to Chester a few miles away.

A vanishing point was handily provided by a line of pylons, sillhouetted against the glowing orange sky, and I even saw a bore race up the river at the turn of the tide.

Some mornings are just special.

Image data

Filename - river pylons 01.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @105mm

Exposure - 1sec @ f11, ISO100

Location - Queensferry, North Wales

This image - 800x450px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement.