Sunrise and Tital Creek, Hunting Island, SC

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 10, 20063,303 views29 comments

This image was two days before the last post from Hunting Island. The clouds broke as the sun began to rise. Yes, it was a great morning!

EOS 5D
TS-E 24mm
Singh-Ray ND Grad
Gitzo CF1325 w/RRS BH-55
RAW Processed w/ C1Pro

Comments

29 comments

Comment posted by Thomas Biggs on April 10, 2006 at 11:07 AM

Wow!! Jerry this is incredible!

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on April 10, 2006 at 11:30 AM

This is really awesome Jerry. I love the exaggerated sky drama and strong blacks from the grad. The relative brightness in the middleground really opens up the composition and draws the viewer into the channel leading towards the sea. Light on the foreground textures completes the image. Excellent work!

Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on April 10, 2006 at 11:30 AM

Pretty darn spectacular, Jerry. I bet it was an incredible morning.

Guy

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Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on April 10, 2006 at 11:34 AM

Beautiful!! I love the textures in the sand, the clouds, and the sun rays.

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Comment posted by John Lehmkuhl on April 10, 2006 at 12:49 PM

Really great, Jerry. Love the sand detail/sky and everything else !!

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on April 10, 2006 at 12:59 PM

Umm, a BIG BIG WOW!

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Comment posted by Todd Caudle on April 10, 2006 at 1:44 PM

What? No sunstar?

Registered on November 9, 2003, 472 Posts, 3705 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Dunn on April 10, 2006 at 2:56 PM

The scene itself is spectacular, and the wide-angle, vertical comp puts the strong foreground elements over the top. I really like the steely colors - very uncommon for a strong sunrise image. Nice work!

Registered on February 22, 2004, 35 Posts, 1311 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Wilson on April 10, 2006 at 3:02 PM

Very Nice Jerry. Do you shoot 4x5 anymore? With results like this, I'm not sure why you would need to.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 573 Posts, 2211 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Greer on April 10, 2006 at 3:47 PM

Tom,

I'm happy to say that I've made it just over a year shooting only EOS digital SLR's! I can tell you that it's been the most fun I've had in years. No worries about film and missed images due to the slow setup time...! The only problem is that I want a 39mp camera in an SLR body for under $10,000. Please Canon, please make me a new camera!

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Comment posted by Juza on April 10, 2006 at 4:22 PM

Kudos for this OUTSTANDING photo!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Walker on April 10, 2006 at 4:26 PM

Extraordinary depth and detail!

Registered on November 19, 2003, 63 Posts, 782 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Wilson on April 10, 2006 at 4:35 PM

Very Nice Jerry. Do you shoot 4x5 anymore? With results like this, I'm not sure why you would need to.

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on April 10, 2006 at 4:59 PM

Feels like I could walk right into this one. Very dynamic, Jerry.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 711 Posts, 6363 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on April 10, 2006 at 5:13 PM

Jerry,
Wonderful dramatic sky and the sweeping curve of the channel leads me right into the image.

Ed

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 10, 2006 at 5:26 PM

She's a beaut!!! Very sweet!

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Joel Truckenbrod on April 10, 2006 at 5:51 PM

Jerry, this is a very dramatic and appealing image (the number of comments already attests to this

). The only thing that throws me a bit is the reletive brightness of the reflected sky in the water vs. the rendering of the sky itself. Its a pretty major grad filter tip off, perhaps a bit of exposure blending would yield more natural results? As Marc mentioned, the brightness of the reflection serves well to pull the eye into the scene and activate the midground, so I'm sure its a trade off either way. Anyways, I greatly enjoyed the photo, so enough of my nitpicking!

Registered on January 27, 2006, 17 Posts, 751 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Dolde on April 10, 2006 at 6:41 PM

Thought this was Mark Adamus for a sec :)

Love the perspective and comp. I might try warming it up a bit though if it were mine.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 305 Posts, 3900 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Greer on April 10, 2006 at 8:05 PM

Joel,

Thanks for the comment! Usually, when reviewing my older images, you'll see that I'd of went after a more natural scene with a lighter sky but.... I really wanted this image to be as it is displayed, more art that my norm. Ah, I love digital! I can render the scene any way I decide, it's just cool being digital!

Again, thanks for the comments!

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on April 10, 2006 at 8:48 PM

Very dynamic and dramatic!
Lori

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Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on April 10, 2006 at 10:36 PM

Home run, dude!

Registered on November 24, 2004, 180 Posts, 1545 Comments

Comment posted by William Vrolyk on April 10, 2006 at 10:48 PM

Awesome work, Jerry. The sun's rays emitting from beneath the clouds enhances the beauty of this shot even more.

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Registered on November 1, 2003, 278 Posts, 3524 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Dawson on April 11, 2006 at 3:51 AM

Wow, wonderful patterns and just a superb exposure leading the eye right to the thos shafts of light

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Comment posted by Robert Cable on April 11, 2006 at 11:23 AM

Cool shot Jerry, I like how the clouds echo the textures of the sand ripples. Where's the sunstar?

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Comment posted by Nye Simmons on April 12, 2006 at 10:41 PM

this one is a slam dunk -

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on April 13, 2006 at 2:20 AM

I love it, Jerry! Sharp strong foreground patterns, dynamic sky, great rays and nice reflections. Lots of good stuff to look at

Very well composed and shot

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Comment posted by Ed Dubois on April 17, 2006 at 11:09 AM

Beautiful Jerry. Congrats on the EP

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on April 17, 2006 at 9:53 PM

A gorgeous picture, Jerry. I have the opportunity to make photos like this, that is, seashore at sunrise and/or sunset, and I strive to match the level of artistry you have shown us here. I've been using a 3-stop hard edge GND and have found it to be just a bit too much, so I recently acquired a 2-stop hard edge, but haven't had much of a chance to use it yet. I'm curious about the specs of the GND you used for this picture. I also wonder if you made another exposure using a different GND and selected this one, or if you just used the one GND.

Also, I see that you used the 24mm TS lens. I'm very curious to know how much a role its tilt-shift features played in your making of this photo.

Congratulations on Editor's Pick honor.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Greer on April 17, 2006 at 11:15 PM

Buck,

This image was taken using a Singh-Ray 3 stop hard-step ND Grad. Bob Singh, makes the best filters in the business, period! As for the TS-E's they are a must have for a landscape photographer! They were the deciding factor in my decision to give up large-format and moving to the Canon DSLR's. Best move I've ever made!

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