Sunrise at the Lake - my first attempt

[paviwpg]

This past weekend I've been camping with family and friends at Big Whiteshell Lake in Manitoba, Canada. I decided to try shooting some sunrise photos for the very first time. Here are three of my favorites:

#1
Camera: Sony DSLR-A200
Exposure: 30
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal Length: 26 mm
Exposure: -0.30
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Program: Manual
Taken on July 4, 2009 at 4.04am CDT



#2
Exposure: 30
Aperture: f/36.0
Focal Length: 300 mm
Exposure: +0.95
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Program: Manual
Taken on July 4, 2009 at 4.19am CDT



#3
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 160 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Program: Program AE
Taken on July 4, 2009 at 5.29am CDT



Thanks for looking.

[Hayward Taylor]

a feast for the eyes .. wow - just stunning colors .. composition is great on all 3images .. are you sure you haven't done this before? .. very well photographed

[jack russell]

a set of stunning images

[tycooder]

Nice work all but my favorite is the 1st with the reeds in the forgroun and great color and focus

[paviwpg]

Yes, I'm sure I haven't done this before :-) That is why it took me quite some time to set up as I was very concious about the compisition. I'm very happy how they turned out. Thank you for the comments.

My favorite is also #1

[Chip]

Impressive! You did very well on all 3 of these. And well done for being the early bird - it sure paid off for you.

[Nina]

WOW !!! They are all gorgeous shots !
I think they'd look amazing printed on canvas and hung on the wall

[Bernzfotos]

Great shots - I really like the 1st one but the other two are also superb. Must try and get up early myself and try this sort of thing. Cheers, Bernz

[paviwpg]

Originally Posted by Nina

I think they'd look amazing printed on canvas and hung on the wall

I didn't think of that. Thanks for the idea.

[paviwpg]

Early bird! Yes, it was very early in the morning, and since we were camping at the time, I never went to bed that night :-). I was sitting with my friends at the campfire and noticed that the sun was about to rise so I set up my camera by the lake and started shooting. After that I went fishing and ended up going to bed around 7:00am
Good times!