Sailboats on Singer Island, Florida at City Beach During Sunrise

HDR image photographed on Singer Island beach during a sunrise shoot with a local photography group. I was considering not going that morning because I knew just by looking outside the sunrise was going to be terrible. But I went anyways, more to socialize with the local shutterbugs than to shoot. I was right though, the sun never showed. Not with that giant cloud covering the entire horizon. It's frustrating waking up early to shoot a sunrise only to never see the sun break the horizon. However light did manage to escape through the haze and color the sky for about 30 minutes. Which was enough for me to get this shot.

Location: City Bch, Singer Island, Florida

Camera Used: Canon 5D Mark1

Lens Used: Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L USM

Camera Settings: ISO 200, Program Mode, f/5.6 @ 1/25 of a second, AEB +2/0/-2, Image Shot in JPG

Processing Technique: HDR with 3 exposures merged using Photomatix. Topaz Adjust was used to enhance the details. Final HDR image processed in Photoshop CS4. Scroll to the bottom of this page to download original exposures and settings used to create this photo.

Processing Time: 2 hour

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