This weekend, a few of us from out local photo meetup met at Blowing Rocks to catch the sunrise. The cloud cover wasn’t exactly what I had hoped for, but it was a lot of fun. Nothing like 30 or so phototogs taking over a beach at the crack of dawn, trying to stay out of each others shots, and tempting fate with the salt air and waves. Photography and image capture can tend to be a lonely endeavor, so these kind of outings are really cool when they happen!
This images was a blend of a raw image and an HDR. Enjoy 🙂

Love the action of the water and the reflection on the sand.
Outstanding work!
Love the action of the water and the reflection on the sand.
Outstanding work!
Yup, that water is fantastic. Of course, so is the sunrise…Wonderful colors, too. I bet you had fun even though it was early in the morning.
Yup, that water is fantastic. Of course, so is the sunrise…Wonderful colors, too. I bet you had fun even though it was early in the morning.
Just gorgeous Mike…wow …what a splendid capture…Love it…smilesss
Just gorgeous Mike…wow …what a splendid capture…Love it…smilesss
Excellent work! We will meet someday!
Excellent work! We will meet someday!
Wow – this is amazing. Love the motion of the water and those little clouds in the upper left. Very nice.
Wow – this is amazing. Love the motion of the water and those little clouds in the upper left. Very nice.
Really beautiful. I love the movement of water and the sunrise is just magical!
Really beautiful. I love the movement of water and the sunrise is just magical!
Really nice capture Mike. Nice light reflecting on the sand. Sounds like a great time.
Really nice capture Mike. Nice light reflecting on the sand. Sounds like a great time.
Wow!!! this is so very gorgeous..I love the dark golden colors!!! Fantastic work!!!!
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Wow!!! this is so very gorgeous..I love the dark golden colors!!! Fantastic work!!!!
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stupenda!!!!!!
stupenda!!!!!!
Beautiful !!
Beautiful !!
awesome water movement mike! real good with that sunrise 😛
awesome water movement mike! real good with that sunrise 😛
Fantastic shot, Mike. It was really nice meeting you there. The water movement looks awesome. Have a nice Tuesday.
Fantastic shot, Mike. It was really nice meeting you there. The water movement looks awesome. Have a nice Tuesday.
Like the water movement and the composition, Mike!
Like the water movement and the composition, Mike!
beautiful work mike
beautiful work mike
The color is great in this photo, but it’s the movement that sets it apart from other beach scenes. Awesome pic.
The color is great in this photo, but it’s the movement that sets it apart from other beach scenes. Awesome pic.
Gorgeous…just love all the elements here. The movement and the color are fantastic. Wow!
Gorgeous…just love all the elements here. The movement and the color are fantastic. Wow!