"Morning Glow" by Bradley Shawn Rabon
Whitby Abbey is under the care of English Heritage.
Whitby Abbey taken at 4:30 am (yawn). The first light of the day from the rising sun gave this amazing glow to the stones of this ancient building bringing it to life.
“Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a lovely place to visit. The Abbey was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry VIII. It is a Grade I Listed building in the care of English Heritage.
Reinfrid, a soldier of William the Conqueror, became a monk and travelled to Streoneshalh, which was then known as Prestebi or Hwitebi (the “white settlement” in Old Norse). He approached William de Percy who gave him the ruined monastery of St. Peter with two carucates of land, to start the new monastery. Serlo de Percy, the founder’s brother, joined Reinfrid at the new monastery which followed the Benedictine rule.4
The second monastery lasted until it was destroyed by Henry VIII in 1540 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The abbey buildings fell into ruins, and were mined for stone, but remained a prominent landmark for sailors and helped inspire Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
HP PhotoSmart C945 bridge camera
f/5.6
1/60,
exposure bias -.67
Used a tripod
Comments
Great reflection!
Thank you so much. I love the reflection as well. It was a great morning. For me the colour is what makes this shot. Cheers for the encouragement.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
stunning capture! awesome lighting!
Thank you so much. I was an incredible morning.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
Just Breathtaking.. GREAT CAPTURE :))
Thanks greatly. I totally agree with you. That mornings results were fantastic. I will be putting the others on another day. You are so nice to comment on so many of my photos.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
You are welcome.. I commented on so many cause they are all good… GREAT WORK :))
You’re making me blush now. I just take what I love about nature and the beauty around us. I recently saw a video posted on a website that was made by a National Geographic photographer who was speaking about photographing what is right with the world – instead of focusing on the wrong or bad. I have long held that view point.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
oh wow this is a really amazing capture, you must be so proud of this. If it hasn’t been featured it darn well ought to be.
I was recently going though my old photos and came across your comment on here and realised I never reply. Profuse apologies. Thank you so very much. I am very proud of this shot indeed. I really appreciate the lovely compliment.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
You’re a talented man. Definitely worth the early morning effort!!
Like I said above, I can’t believe that I never responded to your wonderful compliment. How wonderful of you to say. Thank you so very much indeed. I remember that it was a very early start, and I was tired the rest of the day, but it was so worth it like you said.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
A cracking shot, I enjoyed my visit here – didn’t know they opened this early lol
Thank you kindly. Actually they didn’t. Shhhh
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
Wow, this is awesome. Love the colors and composition
I am very ashamed of myself for never having replied to your wonderful compliment. Thank you greatly for your encouraging comment. I really appreciate it. Have a glorious day.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
Hey Bradley! I love this image, its gorgeous. Your description is good for our natural light comp. Normally I would reject this image telling you that you have to add more technical stuff to the description (like at least he camera used and lens if applicable, iso, aperture, shutter speed if you have that stuff). But I liek the image too much to risk you not resubmitting it. So I’m going to accept it and trust you will at the technical stuff. ;-) So get it done or I might remove one of your legs! :-P
Taylor (Photography 101)
Thank you so much! That is a lovely compliment. This is one of the first pictures I uploaded so I was still trying to sort out what to put in the description. I have now updated the info. I hope it is enough. If you want more, then please get in touch.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
Thank you so very much! I really appreciate this! I have amended the info. I hope this is better.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon