Winnats Pass Skyfire Dawn, Peak District

[awhyu]

After a strange saturday where I went up to the Lakes to go on location but didnt get there and had to do another shot at a location I wasnt planning to go to, I took a chance on Sunday morning to go to the Peaks, even though it was forecasted rain, I couldn't believe I witnessed one of the ultimate sunrises of the year for me in the Peaks.

Thanks for looking,

andy

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[strax]

Now that's a sky!

Glorious colours and a nice viewpoint.

 

[sean.hinks]

Amazing sky

Do you live near the lakes?

 

[SFTPhotography]

Its a very good exposure and a great composition, but I cannot image the sky looking like that yet the land looking so green, not at the same time of day anyway.

 

[awhyu]

Steve, it was looking exactly like that, it was unreal, and thats how the raws came out no saturation was added, nor vibrance, I was half tempted to tone it down because it might be considered unreal

 

[nikonuser]

Lovely image

 

[Mardybum]

Superb image. I'd be very pleased had I managed a shot like this a few weeks ago when I visited the exact same spot.

Good work.

 

[derbydude]

A really nice sunrise great capture

 

[Norfolkbloke]

Stunning viewpoint!!

Very dramatic, would love to spend some time up there!!

Matt

 

[sbowler579]

Its a very good exposure and a great composition, but I cannot image the sky looking like that yet the land looking so green, not at the same time of day anyway.

The reds in the sky do look OTT to me, almost as if there "clipping".

 

[graphilly]

Image just don't look right at all. It doesn't look very balanced because of the colours. The intensity of the red looks more like a bad cast from a grad filter.

Were you using a Lee grad by any chance? Or even a Hi-Tech?

 

[awhyu]

Hi,
Yes Lee Grads were used, and it could be because I am viewing this using a calibrated monitor, I cross referenced my RAWs and the final picture, and that was kinda how I remember it, like i said, I was half tempted to tone the saturation down because it looked unreal, but thats how it really was

 

[alan72]

ooooh, that's nice!! The reds are certainly powerful but the greens don't look overcooked to me.

That does look like a precarious view point though!!

 

[RSMarco]

Agree that the image looks too saturated and maybe worth posting a version with the sky desaturated.

Great image though!

Can I ask the location. Do you have a reference?

Cheers

Mark

 

[Delta Skies]

A lovely scene Andrew.

 

[TheTimeChamber]

Image just don't look right at all. It doesn't look very balanced because of the colours. The intensity of the red looks more like a bad cast from a grad filter.

Were you using a Lee grad by any chance? Or even a Hi-Tech?

I would be inclined to agree, and the haloing on the horizon (at least I think it is haloing) is off putting.