The Backside of Sunrise

[Polar01]

Took this image Tuesday morning, looking away from the rising sun, catching it removing the shadows from the hill, thus backside of sunrise. Oh look I actually took a photo of a bird, what is it doing there?

Cheers:

Allan

[waha]

Hi Allan,

This is one of the simplest photos I have seen in a long time...and one of the best. Goes to show you that one does not have to travel to exotic places to find exquisite beauty. A good eye can discover excellent subjects almost anywhere.

The warm/cold color contrast is stunning, but I think we blatantly broke the two-thirds rule here by placing the horizon smack on the horizontal dividing line, didn't we now?

JUST KIDDING. Your composition works great! Congratulations!

wayne

[JohnnyG]

I'd clone out the bush in the middle foreground..it isn't doing anything to help the shot.

[BokehBo]

Beautiful, simple shot. Love the colors.

[Donald]

Beautiful, simple shot.

Just like others have said.

Greek

Phos/Photo = Light
Graphos = Writing

Photography = Writing with Light.

And this image shows us that beautifully.

The complexity is in being able to keep it simple.

One question - I'm wondering why you have it in the format that you do. Is this a decision not to crop? I think it would work wonderfully well in any format, but it would be spectacular in a 1:1 format.

[Polar01]

Wayne: yes I guess, I did break that two-thirds rule, thanks for the comments.
Bobette: I did the old take a look behind you and there it was, better than what I was taking in the first place, thanks for the comments.
Donald: answer to your question of format that is a simple one, never thought of it, now that you suggested it I am going to see what it might look like that way. Thanks also for the good words.

Cheers:

Allan

[Bobobird]

One of your best. Well done and congrats on a beautiful capture.

(found the bird)