Milford Mornings, a photo from Fiordland, South Island

Photographer's Note

Dawn at Milford Sound. Luckily for me my wife is a very patient and understand person. This was taken at sunrise on her birthday!

It didnt look like any colour was going to appear in the sky on this morning. It was all quite dark and overcast when I arrived about 30 minutes before this shot was taken. But then little by little the glow began to strengthen until this gorgeous pink appeared. Well worth the wait and what a fantastic location to be in for a birthday, despite the early start.

asajernigan, colibriav, smitha, photo-clicks, plimrn, cherryripe, Matthew-Watt has marked this note useful

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asajernigan (21427) 2007-09-15 3:19

Adam,
Great shot! You captured the early morning lighting perfectly. The colors are sharpness are great with nice DOF. The reflection adds nice balance and depth to the photo.
TFS,
Asa

claudio74 (7263) 2007-09-15 3:20

Hello Adam
What a beautiful picture,you managed the light very well with incredible colours.
Well done
regards
Claude

colibriav (2208) 2007-09-15 3:26

Hola:
Magnifico colorido y paisaje, me encanta el colorido del cielo y los reflejos en el agua.
Un saludo desde España:
Pablo

smitha (360) 2007-09-15 5:31

Hello Adam,
Very colourful picture with grest DOF and different point of veiw. Very beautiful composition. Thanks for sharing it,
Regards,
Smitha.

kingofquns (0) 2007-09-15 6:47

The perfection of your photos is amazing. Only a few can handle long exposure shots as successfully and beautifully as you do.
B.

plimrn (21344) 2007-09-15 11:04

Hi Adam,
Happy Birthday to your wife!! That silky glow on the translucent water is a fine present. HLJ, Pat

Zolive (5935) 2007-09-15 11:18

Hi Adam
fantastic shot, sky is like fire and water like ice. Amazing contrast. Congratulations.
Olivier

DLM (6479) 2007-09-16 11:37

Wonderful shot Adam,
In particular i like the discreet whisper of clouds just above the waterline,
TFS
Dave.

pineapple (74) 2007-09-17 3:27

most definitely worth the wait, and I'd consider it a very worthy bday pressie (but then I love the peace and colours of early morning!)

Yeah... love the colours, Mitre Peak from a different angle (love the rocky shore in the shot)... and so lucky to see Milford Sound with so few low clouds :-)
Thank you so much!

cherryripe (21033) 2007-09-17 15:35

Hi Adam
Was this photo her birthday present then as it's very beautiful.
The contrast between the transparent water and the smooth water is stunning as is the sky and the reflection. Excellent details of the rocks in the foreground.
Regards
Nikki

CroArt (200) 2007-09-18 6:07

Very nice tranquille mood as in many of yours photos... Congrat Adam!

Senk (2355) 2007-09-19 7:12

Hi Adam

wow very nice picture and so sharp and i like the color of the water , good job

take care

Seng

marioana (2256) 2007-09-20 0:53

Hello Adam.
Good to see you back posting again. You were very lucky. You took a big risk on such an occasion ;) Very beautiful light and colour. As always a great composition. Very lovely.
Best regards, Steve.

Matthew-Watt (5934) 2007-09-20 19:29

Hello Adam,

A remarkable image. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Milford Sound and the Southland province of New Zealand. The composition with Mitre Peak to the left and Mt. Pembroke slightly off centre right is a wondrous thing, it’s unmistakable near silhouette has a looming quality about it. What sets this aside from a less impressive version of this scene (difficult to do, the place simply abounds in natural wonder) is the striking, vivid streak of orange tinged cloud that casts that warm hue/reflection across the fiord. As always with your work, you place a great deal of planning into your image composition and hear you give us a very pleasant FG to entice us into the wider image. The scattering of semi-submerged stones is awe inspiring. Divine quality, exquisite clarity. I just hope the sandflies did not plague you!

Matt

Signal-Womb (13048) 2007-10-30 7:59

What a stunner Alan, such a beautiful image with fantastic colour. I appreciate this composition with this foreground which gives a good depth to the landscape. Great work.

Estelle (2766) 2008-03-12 2:56

Hello Adam,
You have a stunning gallery.
And this one was well worth the 30 min wait!
The colours and the aspect of the water are great
TFS
Estelle