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Gold Harbour sunrise
StrikingSlug

Gold Harbour sunrise

I got up early to see the sunrise at Gold Harbour in South Georgia, but the prospects initially seemed poor - lots of low cloud and very weak light. Luckily for me though I stuck around, and for a brief period of about 5 minutes the rising sun shone through a gap in the clouds on the eastern horizon and illuminated the Bertrab Glacier which hangs over the top of the cliffs above the beach where all the King Penguins live (this shot is taken with the sun rising behind me, from the deck of an anchored ship). I am not sure if sunrises like this are how this cove got its name, but it seems appropriate. The photo is a stitch montage of 5 shots and the only post processing was a small adjustment to the tone curve and some mild sharpening. The colours are as they were on the morning.
Habitat
Seascape
Location
Gold Harbour, South Georgia
Date taken
12 Mar 09
Equipment used
Pentax K200D with 18-55mm lens, 1/30 @ F6.7, ISO 200, 35mm
Thanks to all for your comments. I have actually had this shot printed out, at a size of 150cm x 20cm. All I have to do now is find out how much it would cost to frame!

Richard
 

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