After looking at the forecast and tide times, I decided to have another look at Aberdour as my last blog explained, I wanted the tide to be in so the pier was submerged more in the water. It’s not often that this occurs (the tide and sunrise together) so I set out about 7.30 to give me plenty of time to set up! The weather was meant to be ok for the first hour, just enough time to capture sunrise.

Sunrise was coming up to the east so I was hoping to get some kind of colour in the sky. There was far more cloud cover than I anticipated or should I say, than was forecast by the met office so it was extremely dark. Windspeed was around 15 per hour so I was hopeful of a little cloud movement in the sky, but that would alter the shutter speed dramatically. I am often wary of this because the length of exposure can effect the quality of the image. To explain, the longer the shutter stays open, the more chance there is of camera shake, even on a sturdy tripod. As I was on the coast and having that wind speed and cloud cover, I was having to shoot a 7 minute exposure.

As said in my previous posts, you can go to the same location over and over again with different results. That’s the great thing about photography and that’s the main reason I never tire from it.

This photo is taken at 50mm using 24-70 @ f11 for DOF, ISO 100 for sharpness and a 7 minute exposure.