I was going through some of my older photos this morning as I was backing up my archives onto my new external hard-drive and came across this photo I had forgotten about. I have processed it before but I don’t think I got the best out of it back then, so I re-processed it using some of the tips I have picked up from Darren Tierney recently, and am quite happy with the way it has turned out this time around.

I remember rushing down to the beach on this particular morning knowing that it was going to be a great sunrise. Well worth the early wake up, I reckon.

I woke up this morning hoping that we’d have a nice blue sky and white fluffy clouds, but unfortunately that was not the case; their were a few too many clouds. I still made my way down to Burleigh Heads, one of my favourite spots on the Gold Coast, to shoot. It had been ages since I’d shot a beach scene in broad daylight, which is the reason I was keen to get out there even though the conditions weren’t as I had hoped. Usually, I like to shoot longer exposures once it starts to get a bit darker, or while the colours are bright orange or red.

This five photo panoramic stitch was my favourite of the morning. Once again, I’ve processed it in color and as a black and white image. I’d like your opinions on if you think the colour or black and white version is better.

The woman in the centre of this image asked me if she could take my photo as she walked by. She must have thought I was some kind of famous photographer! ;)