Sunrise over a lake

Will2k · Jun 15, 2005

I took this photo about 1 month ago. The sky wasn't very clear which was disappointing as it would have been a lot better without so many clouds.

Also i didnt have a tripod that day so it was hard to stay still for 1.5 seconds waiting for the shutter.

Hope you enjoy!

aprilraven · Jun 15, 2005

very cool shot... i love the clouds...thinks it adds texture...if you would not have told you added the pelican, i would have thought it was a natural...cool.

Will2k · Jun 15, 2005

aprilraven said:
if you would not have told you added the pelican, i would have thought it was a natural...cool.

Damn it lol i shouldn't have said anything

Thanks for your comments.

HoboSyke · Jun 15, 2005

Where abouts in Sydney was it taken ?

mentos_007 · Jun 15, 2005

the pelican looks fake

so I love the first pic

clarinetJWD · Jun 15, 2005

If you had made the pelican more silhouette-ish then it would have worked. But it's still a nice shot!

kilifila66 · Jun 15, 2005

I like the shot, i agree about the silhouette for the pelican, would look a bit more natural.

wls3 · Jun 15, 2005

I commend you on being able to hand hold the camera for a 1.5 second shot!
Very good. Like the non pelican shot best.

Bill

Pity the poor pelican.
It's beak can hold more than it's belly can.

spiralout · Jun 15, 2005

1.5 seconds? You're joking me! What camera were you shooting with? I can't get a good handheld shot at 1/30s with an 18mm lens!

Very nice job with the pelican. I also agree with the silhouetting advice. If it were darker I would NEVER had known it wasn't real!

Will2k · Jun 16, 2005

The picture was taken at Middle Creek and that lake is narrabeen lake.

Yeah the shutter speed was 1.5 seconds, i was leaning on a stump like the ones you can see down the bottom but none of them are level so i had half the camera on the stump and the other half i was holding to try balance it and keep it level.

About 6 shots were taken and 4 were blurry.

It was taken with a Kodak DX6490.

I also made the Pelican darker for those who requested it

HoboSyke · Jun 16, 2005

Cool, thought i Recognised the location..

IM local to Narra as well.

Good shot.

Will2k · Jun 16, 2005

HoboSyke said:
Cool, thought i Recognised the location..

IM local to Narra as well.

Good shot.

I live nowhere near there but my dad has to drive along Wakehurst Parkway for work, so since i went with him we decided to stop there at sunrise and take a few pics.

You can get some pretty good shots there when the clouds are more favourable. You get a lot more red coming through and shining on the lake whereas in my pic the light looks white/yellow.

My dad is on this forum too, his name is "Spartan" he took a picture from the same location and posted it about 1 week ago. He used our old Samsung camera though which is a pretty ordinary camera.

Fishermans beach is pretty good for sunrise pics also.