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Second last day on Kangaroo Island so it was my last chance for our last rise at Remarkable Rocks.

My two youngest daughters were joining me for a sunrise session this morning so we woke very early (around 5AM). The skies were clear (again as usual) so I wasn’t expecting anything epic in the sunrise department but it’s always nice to be out and about in such a fabulous place at this time of day.

The Lion

NIKON D600 + 16.0-35.0 mm f/4.0 @ 20 mm, 8.4 sec at f/11, ISO 100

Before heading across to Remarkable Rocks we made a quick detour to the Lighthouse next to where we were staying for our last chance at seeing it’s last rise under the stars…

Note: These images (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger – so click any of the images below to see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer.

5:33AM and still 50 minutes till sunrise but already the sky looks very bright when you’re trying to expose for the stars…

Look to the Stars

NIKON D600 + 14.0 mm f/2.8 @ 14 mm, 25 sec at f/4, ISO 400

Then it was over to the rocks and we were setup before 6AM and some some pre dawn colour was strong in the sky – perfect for the silhouette of one of the very interesting rock shapes at Remarkable Rocks heading up this post.

The colour didn’t last long and soon it started to fade to soft pastels and then grey 🙁

I decided this morning to take some nice landscapes including my children – one because I love my children of course but also they add a nice sense of scale to the image. It’s hard to really appreciate the sheer size of these rock sculptures in 2D images until you see images like these where you can get a feel for just how large they are.

Sometimes my children’s patience really surprises me and is appreciated. Try getting your young ones to stand perfectly still for 47 seconds in the cold at 6:07AM when it’s still 15 minutes till sunrise 🙂

Last Rise

NIKON D600 + 16.0-35.0 mm f/4.0 @ 19 mm, 47 sec at f/11, ISO 100

This is my favourite of the pre sunrise session – and I only needed them to stay still for a mere 11 seconds for this one 🙂

Guardians

NIKON D600 + 16.0-35.0 mm f/4.0 @ 19 mm, 11 sec at f/11, ISO 100

We watched the world get slowly lighter and just before sunrise we setup for this selfie where I’d done one by myself the previous day.

Morning Rituals

NIKON D600 + 16.0-35.0 mm f/4.0 @ 19 mm, 1 sec at f/11, ISO 100

Shooting into the rising sun and not having silhouetted people isn’t really possible with a single frame so this is a blend of three exposures in photoshop (-1, 0 and +1EV) using luminosity and hand painted masks.

Once the sun was up and clear blue skies too over it was time for a little fun :)…

Sitting in Time

NIKON D600 + 16.0-35.0 mm f/4.0 @ 19 mm, 1/4 sec at f/11, ISO 100

and yes I purposely positioned both the girls and where I shot from :).

and just after 7AM it was time to say our final farewells to the Remarkable Rocks – we’d likely not be back here again…

Thinkers

NIKON D600 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 52 mm, 1/100 sec at f/8, ISO 100

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