Shoreham Sunrise

My initial plan was to photograph the sunrise at the Old Field Lighthouse but the gates were locked and there was no access to the site. Dejected I headed home and the thought of missing this sunrise was killing me. Maybe a quarter of a mile from the house (after an hour's drive to and from the lighthouse), there is a church with a huge parking lot that backs up to some woods, with an eastern exposure.
Jumping out of the SUV and setting up at lighting speed, I dashed into the woods. My plan was for a silhouette and the beginning of sunrise and nothing more. Exposure was one test shot, underexpose by two stops, dropped the camera into bulb and usde hyper critical focusing. Thank goodness I remembered my flashlight to see what I was doing and the iPone provided the stopwatch for the required (guesstimated exposure).
What started out as a no go situation turned into a gem with lot of luck.
Peter

Brand:	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera:	Nikon D7000 Check out Nikon Nation!
Lens:	10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 G
Recording media:	RAW (digital)
Date Taken:	27 Dec 2011 - 7:09 AM
Focal Length:	24mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/4.4
Aperture:	f/29.0
Shutter Speed:	1.3sec
Exposure Comp:	-1/3
ISO:	100
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Flash:	Off, Did not fire

Title:	Shoreham Sunrise
Username:	Peterpools
Uploaded:	27 Dec 2011 - 1:56 PM
Tags:	General, Landscape / travel, Wildlife / nature
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