I drove about 100 miles to get a chance to witness the sunrise at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. I'd say getting up at 4am was worth it.
D200, 18-70mm kit lense, tripod, 1/2sec, f/25 @ ISO 100, using 10 second shutter timer...
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This photo was taken on December 16, 2006 in Dorchester County, Maryland, US, using a Nikon D200.
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noahg., Picture Taker 2, shacky Keith A Lancaster, J. Miguel, and 42 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Nikographer [Jon] (66 months ago | reply)
Also, since I am posting two today, check out the new Lion, Luke, at the National Zoo from 12/17/2006:
Picture Taker 2 (66 months ago | reply)
Outstanding x 2. Well done Jon.
Thanks for sharing.
shacky Keith A Lancaster (66 months ago | reply)
worth getting up any time of day to take shots like this
outstanding shot well done
Bryan26 (66 months ago | reply)
A wonderful sunset, a beautiful image.
Batistini Gaston (66 months ago | reply)
superb
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Nikographer [Jon] (66 months ago | reply)
Thanks!
I used to think ``making it to the zoo by 10am`` getting a good start to the day and that's just about 15 miles away... Wow what a year of photography and flickr can do to you!
Alan Saunders (66 months ago | reply)
This is stunning sunrise photograph, the composition is just fantastic and the stakes in the water make the shot for me. 11/10
ButterstickLover (66 months ago | reply)
Beautiful.
DSutherland [deleted] (66 months ago | reply)
wow! This shot is amazing!! nice one, well worth the drive! :)
glacierman (66 months ago | reply)
an awesome sunrise...I would say it was well worth it!
VickerMonkee (66 months ago | reply)
A beautiful sunrise! Stunning color!
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lemperleconnie (66 months ago | reply)
Wow! The color is something else! Gorgeous!
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peggy. (66 months ago | reply)
wow, what gorgeous color and great composition!
tperry111(Thom) (66 months ago | reply)
Absolutely georgeous
Ted Rivera (66 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot! Some things are truly worth waking up early for. :o)
Doug Lloyd (66 months ago | reply)
Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful.
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trykemom (66 months ago | reply)
Nice colors and good foreground.
spw422 (66 months ago | reply)
Beautiful...
artofgold (66 months ago | reply)
Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous!!
rivadock4 (66 months ago | reply)
Really excellent. The stakes give a great eye catching foreground. And the sunrise is superb.
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Steve Vetter (66 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot !!
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志yuan (66 months ago | reply)
great one!
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Julius Kielaitis: www.geografas.visiems.lt (66 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture, love that sky......
Well done, Jon ! ! !
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Whitesusie (66 months ago | reply)
Amazing! certainly worth the drive. Very little to say, it is just perfect in every aspect!
I've been fluctuating between D80 and D200. Think this has helped me make up my mind. As it is the photographer not camera I still shan't achieve this!!
tperry111(Thom) (66 months ago | reply)
I can't stop looking at it.
Redgum (66 months ago | reply)
Great work as always Jon.
AZTransplant/Nicki (66 months ago | reply)
I'd say it was well worth the drive and getting up early. A gorgeous sight and you captured it beautifully!
ricmcarthur (66 months ago | reply)
A 3 oclock git up would have been worth it. Wonderful Image.
Hot Flash Photography (66 months ago | reply)
Wow, stunning image. Good on you for making the extra miles - well worth it!
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An absolutely stunning image !
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Dan Edmunds Photography (66 months ago | reply)
You are my winner as well!
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Imapix (66 months ago | reply)
Wowhat a sunrise!
Have a nice day!
Gini~ (66 months ago | reply)
jon, dear, when is your book due out ? :)
Murmurmel (66 months ago | reply)
Good greif!! Look at all these comments in just a couple days! ;-) I am behind as usual.... But ditto to all of the above... WOW. Gorgeous, and totally worth the early start.
littleBiGsis (66 months ago | reply)
Wow! Amazing sunrise capture, beautifully done.
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ozoni11 (66 months ago | reply)
Great shot Jon. Hope you had a lot of coffee!
ex3meDimension.com (66 months ago | reply)
magical
harimenon [deleted] (66 months ago | reply)
this is amazing...great compostion...this is art inside photography..!!
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Boomer-23 (54 months ago | reply)
That is absolutely gorgeous! I definitely want to visit the refuge!
judyjudy01985 (53 months ago | reply)
OH god I want to be here
walla2chick (53 months ago | reply)
Perfect sunset; silhouettes, color galore and clouds!
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PhotoHop (18 months ago | reply)
Sunrises are in a way, risky business to get up so early for...you never really know do you?
This one however looks like it was worth the 4:00 A.M. wake up call....Beautiful!