Rooftop Sunrise in Edinburgh

One of the good things about an early flight is getting up early to see the sunrise. That was me yesterday morning, when the world outside was mostly asleep, but I was preparing to head to the airport in Edinburgh for a flight to Cork.


Apertureƒ/3.5
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length24mm
ISO1000
Shutter speed1/30s

Golden Dawn Through the Trees

This morning, the sun rose through a beautiful orange haze. This was some 600m away through the eye of a long lens, and it looked even better in real life.


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length600mm
ISO800
Shutter speed1/4000s

The Calm Before The Day

The sun rose this morning a few minutes after 7am, but this is what the sky looked like about 8 minutes before. There was a glorious orange glow and the clouds were lit up from underneath by the sun coming around the globe and shining through the atmosphere.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length26mm
ISO500
Shutter speed1/125s

It snowed this morning

It snowed for the first time this winter in Blarney. It was raining so, at least around here, the snow didn’t settle on the roads. All the snow is gone by this stage, but it’s cold out. Hopefully, the wet ground doesn’t freeze.

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Apertureƒ/1.8
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length75mm
ISO2500
Shutter speed1/15s

Sunrise by the Brickeen Bridge

On a trip with Blarney Photography Club to the Lakes of Killarney a year ago, we photographed the water as the sun rose over the mountains in the distance.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length144mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/160s

Clouds of flame

Shortly after I sat down at my desk this morning, I looked out the window to see quite a beautiful sunrise lighting up the sky.

The top of the sky was a cool blue, moving to dark cloud lower down, then melting to a lovely orange and yellow colour before the sun rose over the distant hill.


Apertureƒ/5.6
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length90mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/400s

A bridge over reflections

Early one morning in Valencia, before the sun rose, I travelled to the Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe to photograph the area.

Pictured above is the CaixaForum next door, with the graceful arch of the Pont l’Assut de l’Or bridge in front of it. They are reflected in the waters surrounding the science museum. The sun is just about to peek over the horizon, but some high-level clouds helped light the scene in lovely purples.

Technically, this is a vertical panorama and I wish I had more space as the converging lines of my perspective can be seen in the leaning buildings to the left. Maybe I should have removed them?


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length16mm
ISO200
Shutter speed1/2.5s

Sunrise on a Cloudy Day

The heatwave has broken today, but it’s still quite warm at 18C, but the rain is back. It’s like it never left!

The threatened thunderstorms never materialised in Blarney but the sky is cloudy and produced a lovely sunrise this morning around 7am. The sun rising behind the hills east of Blarney lit up the clouds with lovely warm light.


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length240mm
ISO200
Shutter speed1/250s

Capturing Seaside’s Sunrise Splendor

In Seaside, Florida, a photowalk in September is best enjoyed in the early morning to avoid the oppressive humidity and heat that sets in later in the day. But the silver lining is that this early start allows us to witness the breathtaking sunrise over the Gulf of Mexico, casting a golden glow on the pristine white sandy beach nearby.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraCanon EOS 40D
Focal length48mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/125s