I relearned two Photography 101 lessons on this one. We went to Camden, Maine where I had been many years before. I remembered the rocky beach in nearby Camden Hills State Park and I wanted to get a sunrise shot there. Rather than visit the site the night before, I thought I knew exactly where I would go the next morning.
Up before dawn, I drove down to the park and walked down toward the beach. Mistake number one: I forgot to pack any light. It wasn’t pitch black so I wasn’t too worried. At the end of the trail, I hit a T intersection. Mistake number two, I didn’t remember which way to turn because I hadn’t scouted the night before. I seemed to think it was to the left and went that way. Couldn’t find the trail and hit the end of the park. I quickly turned and went to the other end hoping that I would find the access point before sunrise (good thing it wasn’t too long of a trail).
I finally found what I thought was the access point and quickly scrambled down to the beach. Only problem was, there were no rocks. I was able to shoot some images, turned around and saw the rocky beach about where I had originally looked.
I ran up the slope, and hurried back to the other end. Since the sun had already risen, I spotted a very small access point which got me to where I wanted to originally get to. Out of breath, I was able to get this shot while the light was still good.
I have relearned my lesson and will not make these mistakes again!
very good color toning
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Beautiful, warm shot Len. Love the peaceful morning feel here. Well done! Haha, great little story. I make mistakes like this all the time but never seem to learn better. I am pretty stubborn
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Lovely warm tone to this shot. I too make these types of mistake. The other day I realised I’d left my ISO at 1600 after shooting about 40 shots! I will learn from this mistake…hopefully
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Really beautiful lighting here Len, I love the warm glow. And hey, I don’t think that photographers ever really makes “mistakes”. We just don’t do things right all the time
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Is that a lighthouse way the heck off in the distance as well?
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I am not exactly sure what that structure is Chris, but I don’t think it is a lighthouse.
Looks like a red buoy, perhaps marking a channel.
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Beautiful warm tones Len and I really like the smoothness of the rocks in the foreground. I can sympathize with your ‘mistakes”! I got out one night last week planning to shoot well past sunset only to find that the batteries in my light were dead. Of course I only realized it when I tried to turn it on when I needed it!
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Man, love the way the rocks seem to glow.
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I hate that feeling when you are rushing around and you know you are missing the shot you wanted. I get so angry at myself since I could have prevented it. This is still a wonderful shot. I love the rocks.
Such warmth in this image. Love the golden tones.
Awesome light, Len. Quite a scramble for the shot but you still managed to get a great one.
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Looks to me like all the effort finally paid off! The light is beautiful, so warm, and the rendering of the rocks is awesome
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Beautiful Len! Lovely warm tone to the scene! What a time you had that morning! It’s funny, I have an image I processed last night by the same title. The rocks are a bit different. I’ll post it soon so you can see it.
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Wow, beautiful picture and lovely warm tone.
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I really love this, particularly the light and shadows on the rocks there! Awesome capture!
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still a great shot Len, lovely warm tones and the rocks look awesome!
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I really like this shot Len. The tones are so beautiful and warm.
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Great story. Love the image, great tones!
looks like some alien planet…. lately I completed reading ‘The Time Machine’ ;P
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So glad it eventually worked out, as this is beautiful.
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Very cool. I love the look of these stones. I wish we had spent more time taking photos in Maine, but there were lobsters to be had.
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