"Photography helps people to see." ~ Berenice Abbott

Daybreak – Wild Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections

This weekend I saw the sun rise and I was grateful. I participated in a photo shoot with two professional photographers, Margo Pinkerton and Arnie Zann, of  ”Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures”.  I learned a great deal about low light photography and creating interesting landscapes. My friends at the Kiawah Island Photo Club helped make the morning enriching and fun. 

We had a wonderful time catching the first light of day on the beach and were thankful for the low tide and reflections, interesting clouds, the foam on the waterline, the migrating birds and the glorious colors of a Kiawah Island sunrise. I don’t do this often enough and the challenge is worth the reward!

 

“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.”~ Rumi

 

 

Early Morning Reflections

Early Morning Reflections

 

 

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

Sunrise Ripple

Sunrise Ripple

 

 

“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.”~Ansel Adams

 

 

 

Sand and Sun

Sand and Sun

 

“The sun has not caught me in bed in fifty years.” ~Thomas Jefferson

 

 

 

Water's Edge

Water’s Edge

 

“The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting”~Andy Warhol

 

 

Patterns at Dawn

Patterns at Dawn

 

 

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”~William Shakespeare

 

 

Sun Is Up

Sun Is Up

 

Please click here for more daybreak images.

 

Here’s a link to Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures and to the Kiawah Island Photo Club.

 

I’ve submitted this post to Let’s Be Wild  for the weekly photo challenge, Reflections. 

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53 Responses

  1. Pingback: Wild Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections – Lotus Pond Reflecting Bridge Arches | Seas Reflecting Starlight

    • Thank you, seasreflecting. Appreciate it!

      March 27, 2013 at 10:05 pm

  2. Stunning :) to be out early in the morning is magickal to experience and capture the sun rising so magnificently would take my breath away :)

    March 24, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    • Hi Jenn, Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this early morning moment.Yes, it was breathtaking. Appreciate your comment! PS. Thank you for following me. You have an inspiring blog.

      March 24, 2013 at 4:47 pm

      • Thankyou :)

        April 10, 2013 at 7:05 pm

  3. It’s so relaxing and refreshing to see the sun rise and the water reflections. Even just looking at the photos has an effect.

    March 22, 2013 at 11:09 am

    • Hi Shannon, Yes, it is! Thanks so much for letting me know.

      March 22, 2013 at 11:17 am

  4. Beautiful pictures, Jane! I like the first and third most.
    Cheers

    March 21, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    • Hi Stefano- Thank you very much! I am enjoying reading which images are the favorites. Very helpful. Appreciate your comment!

      March 21, 2013 at 4:47 pm

  5. diane s

    Along with #1, My fav is # 3 in the set of 21 images – - that mysterious little extra puff of darkness adds to the overall beauty for me. They are all so gorgeous. Love the various foreground ocean-created sand patterns you captured too. diane

    March 20, 2013 at 11:31 am

    • Diane, I appreciate your thoughts on these images. I think the darkness and depth does add to the mystery of the morning. Thank you so much for letting me know! Thanks for visiting my web site to see the whole set.

      March 20, 2013 at 8:42 pm

  6. Every one of those glorious photos had the wow factor, I can visualise them on a very large canvas, they would light up any area

    March 19, 2013 at 11:17 pm

  7. They’re all beautiful but I like the first one best, with the most reflection in it.

    March 19, 2013 at 7:42 pm

    • Hi Milka, Thank you- that is one that I think worked best with reflection and light. Everything happened very quickly! Appreciate your feedback.

      March 19, 2013 at 9:10 pm

  8. Very spectacular shots.

    March 19, 2013 at 2:18 pm

  9. Stephanie Daniels

    OMG, Jane! That first one is like seeing the hand of GOD! Wow, these are really spectacular and put your old sunrise shots in the dust. And that is saying a lot, since those were amazing. you are my hero.

    On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Jane’s Lens

    March 19, 2013 at 2:02 pm

    • Ha! Steph, That’s great to hear! Thank you, my dearest!

      March 19, 2013 at 4:27 pm

  10. Ann Spencer

    Spectacular!! Thanks for the reminders of our beautiful island.
    Ann Spencer

    March 19, 2013 at 11:52 am

  11. april kanew

    this shoot is so exciting…what a wonderful ‘wake-up’ the first day of mem mem……thank you for calming my spirit…..I shall BREATHE while visualizing the sun rises……

    March 19, 2013 at 7:18 am

    • And breathe you did, April. You had a great day! Glad you enjoyed these- thank you!

      March 19, 2013 at 4:25 pm

  12. Sharon Buehler

    Thanks for the early rising…beautiful.

    Sharon Buehler

    March 19, 2013 at 6:18 am

  13. Barbie

    stunning photos! remind me of our morning sunrises on LBI….so looking forward to our return and those mornings that glow and light up the house in pinks/oranges etc…love that soft gentle light……..also, your skies remind me of our sunsets here in Tucson….spectacular colors and awesome patterns….nature is perfection and you have captured it! Hugs, Barbie

    March 19, 2013 at 12:42 am

    • Hi Barbie– What a lovely compliment. If an image can evoke all those nice memories and light up your senses then I feel that I’ve accomplished something. Thank you!!

      March 19, 2013 at 4:22 pm

  14. I can hear and smell it!! :) nice!!

    March 18, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    • Hi Derrick- Perfect! Thanks so much!

      March 19, 2013 at 4:21 pm

  15. Beautiful shots, Jane! Love it! Especially the first one, love all the detail.

    March 18, 2013 at 11:32 pm

    • Hi Jon, Thank you! I was happy with the foam creating some interest in the foreground. Appreciate it!

      March 19, 2013 at 4:20 pm

  16. Anne McKee

    Jane, beautiful images of what nature offers us every day & thanks for being awake!!

    March 18, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    • Hi Anne… OK, barely awake :) Thanks, it was magical.

      March 18, 2013 at 9:15 pm

  17. Your photos are just magic ! Especially the first one … // Maria

    March 18, 2013 at 6:25 pm

    • Hi Maria- Thank you very much!

      March 18, 2013 at 9:13 pm

  18. Beautifully done Jane!

    March 18, 2013 at 5:32 pm

    • Thank you, T! We will get each other out again soon!

      March 18, 2013 at 9:12 pm

  19. These are all outstanding Jane! So glad you were up early to capture this, I’m more of a sunset guy so seeing this is a real treat!

    March 18, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    • Hi Phil, Glad you liked these– you take a chance with rising for sunrise, that’s for sure! Happy it was fruitful! :) Thank you!

      March 18, 2013 at 9:11 pm

  20. Your photography is gorgeous Jane – I love sunsets/sunrises and these images are wonderment’s!

    March 18, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    • Hi Mary, Much appreciated coming from your artistic eye. Thank you!

      March 18, 2013 at 9:04 pm

  21. Linda Wyatt

    These are magnificent.. Hard for me to pick out a favorite! Linda

    March 18, 2013 at 4:06 pm

  22. You’ll remember this day for a very long time. Great shots!

    March 18, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    • Thanks, 2Clicks- very true! Love what you’re doing on your blog.

      March 18, 2013 at 3:52 pm

  23. kathleen

    These are all spectacular! Thinking about getting up a little earlier. k

    March 18, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    • Hi Kath, Thank you and it is worth it every once in a while! ;)

      March 18, 2013 at 3:50 pm

  24. LDG

    Stunning! Our day started rainy, so what a fantastic alternative!

    March 18, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    • Thank you, Leah! Glad to brighten your day.

      March 18, 2013 at 3:50 pm

  25. Jane Iwan

    Gorgeous images, Jane.

    March 18, 2013 at 12:38 pm

    • Thanks, Jane. You see this light more often than I!

      March 18, 2013 at 12:57 pm

  26. Lucky you!!! Fabulous photos – great way to start my day.

    March 18, 2013 at 12:20 pm

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