Fotheringate sunrise

[whited3]

Hi all.

Sunrise at Fotheringate on Flinders Island on a recent trip. No colour in the sky to speak of and a very cold, blue morning.

5Ds, EF 16-35mm f/4 L at 16mm, f11, 2s, ISO 50.
Filters were a 6 stop ND, 3 stop GND for the sky and a CPL.
I tend to do 90% of processing in ACR and used PS for cropping and sharpening.

C&C welcome.

[pnodrog]

Very nice. It may be better if the closest white/grey/blue parts of the rock were toned down a bit and warmed very slightly. At the moment it attracts a bit much of my attention. I toured Tasmania about two years ago but never went to Flinders Island. The whole region is a great part of the world for photography.

[Geoff F]

Shooting towards the light is never easy but this image works fo me.

[Manfred M]

I agree with the others, this is a very nice shot, especially considering the strong back-light you are working with.

I find that the saturation in the foreground looks like it has been pushed a bit too hard. I've never seen lichen on rocks that look quite that red. The large rock in the foreground has a blue colour cast and looks a bit strange and it draws a bit too much attention for my taste, so burning it down might be worth considering.

This is more what I was thinking (I spend most of my time dodging and burning in my workflow). If you do not like this, I can remove this image. If you click on either of the images to activate Lightbox mode, using the arrows will toggle between your original and my retouch.