Rangitoto @ Dawn

I got up at 5:30 this morning, which for me is completely ridiculous. We've been getting foggy mornings recently, so I made sure things were clear before I left. As I drove over the harbour bridge, it got foggy as hell and I thought the early rise was going to be a waste of time.

After I stopped swearing I decided to carry on anyway and see if I could salvage something. Luckily as I got closer to the beach the fog cleared and I managed to get a few decent shots.

This was taken with my 10-stop ND filter with an exposure time of 35 seconds.

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Hobbyfotograf Jürgen aus Rheinhausen says:

so beautiful !!!
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Otherworldly. SO glad you got up early. This photo was worth the trouble. I can see this hanging in an art gallery.
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bluebirdy77 says:

Stunning image!
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magnummavis says:

Marvellous sunrise colouring , great effect of the water with the long exposure .

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karenmeyere says:

This is fantastic! Please keep geeting up early... because these shots of late are AMAZING!!!!

Have a great weekend!!

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Beautiful sunrise! I love the colors! Enjoy the rest of your weekend my friend!
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Marielle says:

you have been rewarded for your early wake up call. Its a glorious view you have captured wonderfully. Great effect from the ND-filter..

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Lotte Blachfeldt says:

simply stunning

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ineedathis says:

Its not good swearing you see God loves you after all:-)
Brilliant capture Chris! I also love to get up for sunrises.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Fraggle Red says:

Another fantastic shot! It certainly paid off you got out of bed early... I was too lazy today. And, I am glad it worked out for you. Although I am quite convinced even with some fog you could have gotten some awesome shots, maybe not those great colors, but who knows?
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fastcat! says:

Absolutely superb, Chris! Worth the effort to get something like this.

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*Lynne says:

Your "bad" shots are superb! It was well worth the effort to rise
and shine, LOL!
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nushuz says:

Well...it certainly wasn't a waste of time! How gorgeous...thanks for sharing!
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madjbug&Astrid_Ari (away-busy) says:

It was well worth it! Outstanding!

This is an Amazing Shot!!
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This is an Amazing Shot!!
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This is an Amazing Shot!!
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Uggla says:

fantastic exposure, colors and sun reflection!
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Sesselja María says:

This is an Amazing Shot!!
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Richard Thompson says:

The rising peak, ribbon of cloud and diffused sunlight and reflection is fantastic. Great capture!

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VJ Spectra says:

Lovely

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Stunning!

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Fantastic!!!!!
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beautiful....just beautiful....

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b1ondie says:

WOWIE ZOWIE!!

Awesome shot Chris, the lil hint of fog left over the water has given you a sensational effect.
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amazing shot, very well done!!!

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jmboehman says:

Your patience that morning was well rewarded! Beautifully done.
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Another beauty!!
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dan [durango99] says:

lol, and so true 5:30am is completely ridiculous time to get up :) love this much....fantastic work!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

miguel68 says:

Early riser one, but the result is excellent. Congrats.
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Excellent capture ! Well worth !
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carolmoore1982 says:

this is a very beautifal photo well don
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Janna&T [deleted] says:

Wow!!!!!!!!!! Gorgeous scene!! Excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!
Just beautiful, Chris!!!!!!!!
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67Bosely (Extremely lazy now) says:

Whoa, what a capture! Beautiful.
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Linda Cronin says:

Well, I bet you are glad you made the effort. You know what they say about the early bird!

This is superb with lovely colours and composition and the long exposure is great too.
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NKC@berry (Away) says:

Colors, composition, reflections....This is absolutely stunning :-)

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Kenny Muir says:

Beautiful - the sun was out to the right of rangitoto from where I was standing
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The early start was worth it!

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tsechel says:

Beautiful long exposure.....great color....the early morning rise was worth it!

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"decent" shot? This is amazing Chris!~

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Angel Villalba [arbres@ono.com] says:

Very beautiful colors
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jennyconr says:

Well worth getting up at 5.30 when you capture an image like this.
10/10

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Artie | Photography :: Berry X'mas :)) says:

another beautiful colour tones from mr chris! love everything about it! :P

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crafty1tutu (Ann) says:

I am glad that you were rewarded for your early start Chris - stunning photo. We had a bad fog the other day in Sydney that closed the airport for quite a while.
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shmarinuma says:

The sunlight and water are amazing, wonderful work!
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dreikelvin says:

gorgeoussss
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Usagi Love [deleted] says:

A 5x WOWer.

This is an Amazing Shot!!
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aswirly (away) [deleted] says:

AMAZING!!! Although I can't believe you got up at 5:30. The foggy haze resting on the water makes this shot simply ethereal. I love it! ;))
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Anton Jenkins says:

Beautiful image!
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IGORB81 says:

WOW!!!! Chris this is a one stunner!!!! I really really love this one a lot!!
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Schumack :) says:

The water is dreamy and the sun rays falling on the water look like the rays of spotlight. Beautiful colours.
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Michael Maclean says:

Wow. I checked back after you commented on one of mine earlier on - I see you've got the hang of it now! Very nice.
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Piluka_1 says:

Excellent!!! I like everything in this photo!!!
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awesome...... beautiful image.......
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Fabulous one , very good treatment !!

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Stunning capture Chris...instant fave
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Erroba says:

My buddy Artie told me to check you out, so I did and glad I did,
you have some real cool shots.

I agree 5.30am sounds horrible, but in the end I'm sure you're please you actually did it, the result is stunning.

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Mista Yuck says:

Awesome shot. The water looks thick in this. Love how the sun's reflection leads up and vanishes into the far shore. It's like a sunlit path to the other world.

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Little Fires says:

Took my breath away!
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great, really great!!!

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Peter Ribbeck says:

Good work! that looks a bit like arran in the background.
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(nz)dave says:

Just as you mention swearing in your description, my thoughts on seeing the thumbnail were "F*$*ing awesome shot of Rangitoto"

I climbed her a few times in my youth and this is a fantastic capture of this Auckland landmark.
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Marco Antonio7 says:

que genial eso solo se ve una vez en la vida
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Kiwi_GaL says:

heck if i get anything like this it would be worth getting up so early! :P
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Shenanigans in Japan says:

beautiful work! yeah i hate getting up early too. but sometimes its worth it ey!
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zankarst says:

What kind of filter is a "10 stop ND" ?

New to photography, so I'm still learning the jargon :)

Rangitoto sure is beautiful! I love looking at it while on the ferry to town.
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Beautiful!

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jake.darwen [deleted] says:

amazing.
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cuegeee says:

Perfect shot!
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joecooke says:

EPIC
colours
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