Palm beach dazzler

This morning's sunrise was taken on Sydney's northern beaches at Palm Beach, NSW, Australia. Although I didn't intend it the sun popped out right over a large ship out at sea (probably a coal ship? They often hang about these waters).

 

Single 15 second exposure with the assistance of two filters: a polariser (Singh-Ray ColorCombo) and a 3-stop reverse grad ND on the sky. Some minor tweaks in Photoshop for straightening, cropping and very small curves boost.

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Uploaded on August 28, 2009
Taken on August 29, 2009