andrew.haysom Loc: Melbourne, Australia

I've been fortunate to be holidaying in the tropical north of Australia, it really is paradise on earth. This was this mornings sunrise from the Palm Cove pier, looking out towards Double Island and Haylock Island.

ncshutterbug

Stunning shot Andrew!

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

Beautiful!

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Beautiful subject. Nice composition and use of thirds. Nice control of colors, and noise. Well done Andrew.

Armadillo Loc: Ventura, CA

Andrew,

You took a perfectly good example of a subject that needs HDR, captured the images with the required EVs, and merged them into a final picture. Your composition is good, and congratulations on keeping the Horizon level :) .

The extremely wide range of exposure values in this image show the capabilities of careful use of HDR. The restraint you exercised in processing Local Tone Mapping shows well in not having light halos around contrasting elements of the image.

Some folks might criticize the bright yellow areas as blown out yellows. The simple fact is; when we are at the seaside, looking at a Sunrise, or Sunset, sometimes the yellows are blown out to our eyes, we cannot adjust for this spectral flaw. This is where careful use of the HDR processing controls shows the professional touch.

Michael G

Jambulee Loc: San Antonio del Mar,Tijuana,Mex

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYeah

Kimbee Loc: Dunedin, Florida, USA

This shot is absolutely gorgeous and your HDR is spot on!

Samuraiz Loc: Central Florida

Wonderfully done!

andrew.haysom Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Thanks to you all for your comments.

Here is another shot, taken about 10 minutes later than the previous image, zoomed in on Haylock Island, the smaller of the two shown in the first image.

lorenww Loc: St. Petersburg

Stunning images.