Morning's Promise

The lack of clouds on this morning limited the amount of sky that would be in the shot because a huge blue sky isn’t all that interesting. The picture was composed around some rocks in the foreground. Including a polarizing filter limited the reflection in the water so the pebbles would appear through the water. A hard grad was added for the sky and a big stopper to smooth out the water. The end result of this picture was completely by accident as it had been composed and metered before the sun had risen. It was to be an eigh minute exposure, however at about three minutes, the sun began to peak over the horizon. So instead of leaving the shutter open for the entire eight minutes and run the risk of a blown out sky, the shutter was closed and the exposure ended at 6" minutes. The sun warms up the picture and the rocks substantially and gives brightens the entire mood of the picture. What began as a mistake, created a stunning photo.

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• Acrylic (12"x21, 16"x28", 20"x35", 24"x42);
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• Canvas Triptych (24"x42-three panels of 14x24");
• or Paper (12"x21, 16"x28", 20"x35", 24"x42).

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