Bow Fiddle Rock Sunrise Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hi,
After a bit longer break I'm back with some recently taken photographs.
I discovered this place by accident when I was driving and looking for interesting coastal locations. I found out later it is very popular, well known and often photographed place but personally I have never seen it before. It's about an hour drive from the place I live now and it's called 'Bow Fiddle Rock' close to small village called Portknockie on the Northern East coast of Scotland. It is big (over 15 metres high) quartzite rock with large arch created over the years by waves, which looks like the bow of a fiddle (hence the name).
When I found it in the late afternoon on Saturday I thought it will be interesting to photograph it at sunrise. So here it is. The very early Sunday morning (about 4:30am) I woke up, left my cosy bed, packed the stuff and drove to this place to take some photographs. I could end up having nothing as it was pretty cloudy but fortunately rising sun painted some nice tones on the morning sky. Amazing place and very special atmosphere which I will never forget - just me, those huge ancient rocks, seagulls, the ocean, waves and sunrise, definitely worth the early wake up. Highly recommended if you are in this area!
Photograph made from two horizontal shots stitched together, each with few exposures blended together.
RAW mode, tripod, CPL filter, curves in PP.
Thanks for any comments & best regards!

lightsensor, phwall, alainh, grantlp, niphredil76, elendim, trekks has marked this note useful

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gneufeld (15175) 2008-09-18 15:53

Hi Tomszat,
An awesome morning sunrise here although I bet you would have welcomed even more color. The hole in the rock adds an important visual interest to the overall impression. TFS. Gerald

crhieatt (5145) 2008-09-18 16:40

Tomasz,

Yeah, I think could could reasonably be describede as an "interesting coastal location" !! ;)

.......and quite a bit of dedication needed to achieve this beautiful result. But, of course, you are right, photo or no photo, the world's a different place at that time of day.

Regards
Colin

lightsensor (721) 2008-09-18 16:47

hi, Tomasz,
wonderful sunrise one here! 2 sec is a plus too! it is a real HD picture! nothing else i can say. well done!

J-P,

phwall (5612) 2008-09-18 16:49

Hi Tomasz,
I admire your dedication, 4.30am out of bed...ouch.
Beautiful shot, well worth the pain of no sleep.
With a tiny bit of cropping you could have posted this as a large version, now I would love to have seen that.
Superb image.
Regards
Peter

emilbo (9439) 2008-09-18 18:37

Allô Tomasz!
Merveilleux lever de soleil et de magnifiques rochers. Je les ai vus en photos plusieurs fois mais cette version en panoramique est encore meilleure. Beau travail et excellente composition. Les couleurs sont superbes.
Félicitations!... et merci de partager,
Emilius

Seiei (424) 2008-09-18 19:16

Hi Tomasz !

Really beautiful picture. I like the colors, i like the composition. There's too much place in Scotland to see ! Thanks for sharing !

Regards

alainh (35377) 2008-09-18 21:19

hello Tomasz
splendid place and a perfect capture to share with us. a very nice work Tomasz
friendly
alain

grantlp (2104) 2008-09-18 21:50

Hello Tomasz,
Yes the early wake up was definitely worth it. You've managed to capture wonderful pink and purple tones across the morning sky, which is nicely contrasted by the near silhouettes of the rock formations. The light has provided just enough detail in the foreground formation....the focal point of the composition. Your low POV has worked well as it creates better depth to the image. Very nicely done.
Cheers Grant

HimalAnda (1060) 2008-09-18 23:13

Hello Tomasz,

Everything is perfect in your photo ! Colors are wonderful, and the composition is really very good. I like this stone arch on the left : the eye follows it to go to the sunrise.
Sharpness of your picture is very good too.
Congratulations !

Stephane

kyrneucciu (1344) 2008-09-19 1:48

Hi Tomasz, superb panoramic, very beautiful light with a range of let us tons surprising, cheer. congratulations. JO

niphredil76 (688) 2008-09-19 4:06

Hi Tomasz,
fantastic result for such an early wake up!
Beautiful composition, with the low POV and perfect choice of times of exposure.
Really a clever work!
Bravo
Laura

Jackos (3429) 2008-09-19 4:15

Piękne kolory poranka i ciekawy kadr. Zdecydowanie warto było wstać o tak nieludzko wczesnej porze ;)
Pozdrawiam
J.

elendim (1677) 2008-09-19 6:14

Hello Tomasz!
Well..very interesting picture!Great color and composition!

Elena

trekks (14320) 2008-09-23 21:18

hi Tomasz

This scene looks like something out of a movie with such a landscape composition and shadow tone. But the presence of sunrise color in your early morning capture has added good value to the dramatic view.

Your effort pays off.

tfs, bill

Photo Information

Copyright: Thomas Land of Light (tomszat) (1135)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-14
Categories: Nature, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Tamron AF18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD, 62mm Hoya PL Pro1 Digital
Exposure: f/11, 2 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-18 15:03