Lebanon - Sunrise at Pigeons' Rock (Raouché) in Beirut
Raouche is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon. It is known for its upscale apartment buildings, numerous restaurants, cliff-side cafes and its wide seaside sidewalk, the Corniche, where strollers and joggers crowd the pavements in the evenings and weekend. Off the coast of Raouche, there is a natural landmark called the Pigeons' Rock (also known as the Rock of Raouche). Located at Beirut's western-most tip, the two huge rock formations, which stand like gigantic sentinels, are a popular destination for locals and visitors alike. Raouche's Pigeons' Rock has recently been featured on the front page of Microsoft's Bing.
When I had to pick my first blue hour/sunrise location in Beirut, I decided to go to Pigeons' Rock, even thought the sunrise would not provide dramatic colors as the sunset due to the location position as I already had plans for the evening time somewhere else. I was hoping for some nice clouds that would reflect the rising sun from the other side. Fortunately luck was on my side and I got some nice pink color on that lovely cloud. I was tempted to clone those rocks on each side away, but for reason I cannot define, I decided to leave it as is.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lensâs focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm, Photo Focal length: 22.00 mm, Aperture: 22, Exposure time: 32.0 s, ISO: 50
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mhels_13, lucchi80, soumitra911, Joel Antunes, and 223 other people added this photo to their favorites.
© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (33 months ago | reply)
Darren White Photography (33 months ago | reply)
so beautiful, the long exposure really smoothes out the water...I love it
jan.tito (33 months ago | reply)
Great seascape, splendid atmosphere.
luisAfonso (33 months ago | reply)
Wow, impressive view. I would love to photograph this place. I am tempted to clone the the rocks on each side, but that's just my freaking annoyance for perfection/control. Ignore me please. :) You know that "imperfection" is the thing that gives beauty to a lot of things, including ourselves. Love this one!
Kriss on flickr (33 months ago | reply)
Realy great shot, I love how calm it is !
soumitra911 (33 months ago | reply)
WOW !!!
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Prashant.Bhatnagar (33 months ago | reply)
Excellent click
Gigi Mazzarini (mazzarinieyes) (33 months ago | reply)
wonderful place... great job
gney (33 months ago | reply)
الروشه
beautifullllllllllllll
gugan pink (33 months ago | reply)
lovely. the rocks do not seem to be of this world
Giorgio Ghezzi (33 months ago | reply)
another dream! love the soft tones
cedsarlette (33 months ago | reply)
great exposure...stunning shot!
biker.dyna (33 months ago | reply)
Great shot!!!
Emre Ucar (33 months ago | reply)
superb
A.J. Pye - busy with work, off flickr completely.. (33 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous light, yet another stunning shot in your stream. Just beautiful! :-)
Kim & Bing's Travel photos (33 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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hrishikesh Chandanpurkar (33 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!!
marcellucray (33 months ago | reply)
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..beautifull..............
vogualf (33 months ago | reply)
Wonderful Picture,
seen in :
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яızωαи (33 months ago | reply)
a beauty!
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Your Preferred Picture, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Lovro67 (33 months ago | reply)
Wow! I m sure you can find so beautifull pics on the postacards of Lebanon! Great work!
Gildas Paraiso (33 months ago | reply)
superbe!
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Armando Banfetti (Matteo Mangiarotti) (33 months ago | reply)
amazing!!!
Tofs Stefano (33 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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ancutza* (33 months ago | reply)
such an amazing place!
sonofwalrus (33 months ago | reply)
One of the best Pigeon Rocks photos I've seen.
Nice to see it at sunrise instead of all the sunset versions.
The rocks on the left and right hold it together; don't clone!
RhodesBadBoy (33 months ago | reply)
Breathtaking.
*MasteR* (33 months ago | reply)
no comment....
celedena.photography (33 months ago | reply)
superbe photo grande technicite
bravo
Steve Johnson photography (33 months ago | reply)
Great exposure and shutter control !
Giuseppe Amato - giusam (33 months ago | reply)
excellent!
Arild Heitmann Photography (33 months ago | reply)
Stunning!
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Jorge Planas (33 months ago | reply)
que voy a decir, una belleza de foto.
Picheto (33 months ago | reply)
preciosa, como todas.
Dylan Toh (moving) (33 months ago | reply)
wow this looks so much like loch ard gorge in Aus before it fell down!
Arnaitz © (33 months ago | reply)
magnifica. me encanta :)
tobey308 (33 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!
mariedoucet (33 months ago | reply)
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©Helminadia Ranford (33 months ago | reply)
wow...amazing and super be image Lucie !
Phill4 (33 months ago | reply)
Beautiful...I like the pink cloud.
Peter Ribbeck (33 months ago | reply)
Stunning work!!
Tberga| (33 months ago | reply)
Wonderful seascape!
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sayeghsss (33 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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David Belo (33 months ago | reply)
Beautiful
Martin LaBar (33 months ago | reply)
Splendid!
ana.druzian (33 months ago | reply)
Wonderful!
vijvijvij (33 months ago | reply)
Beautiful picture.
jeweline2001 (33 months ago | reply)
lovely picture