Early Spring Morning in Alfriston by Gary Gurr
Gary Gurr

Early Spring Morning in Alfriston by

St Andrews Church, The Tye, Alfriston, East Sussex. Taken on Saturday 10 April 2010 on a rare early morning jaunt, well just around 7.00 am just as the sun was rising, which is early for me on a weekend.

Canon 50D
Canon EF-S 17 – 85 mm Telephoto Lens
Focal Length 17 mm
ISO 100

HDR image created in Photomatix Pro 3 for Mac, an unsharp mask in PSE6 for Mac
F20 @ 1/5th +/- stops. Circular polarizing filter.

Ref. 100410/3719

© Gary Gurr 2010.
None of my work is in the public domain and may not be copied, reproduced, edited, published or transmitted without my express permission or licence.

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morning, church, gary, alfriston, st andrew, the tye

Comments

  • Marsha Elliott
    Marsha Elliottabout 2 years ago

    Very, very pretty, Gary.

  • Thank you Marsha, much appreciated.

    – Gary Gurr

  • Colin J Williams Photography
    Colin J Willia...about 2 years ago

    Great shot Gary, it`s a nice area around there !

  • Cheers mate, yes it was very nice this morning. Even with an early start the sun was very bright.

    – Gary Gurr

  • neilbrown
    neilbrownabout 2 years ago

    Lovely soft light, nice scene mate.

  • Cheers Neil, Sun was just on it’s way up and I was able to keep it behind the tree.

    – Gary Gurr

  • artwhiz47
    artwhiz47about 2 years ago

    Terrific morning shot – the essence of spring there on the right…. Beautiful.

  • Thanks Sheila, it was a lovely morning.

    – Gary Gurr

  • etienneUK
    etienneUKabout 2 years ago


    Thank you for sharing your work with the Photomatix HDR Group. This wonderful example of a Photomatix-processed image has been accepted into the Group!

  • danamh40
    danamh40about 2 years ago

    Wow, Gary! What a fantastic capture! The shadows from the trees, the early morning mist…simply beautiful!

  • Thanks again Dana, I don’t know why I keep missing yopur lovely comments – Sorry.

    – Gary Gurr

  • hardhhhat
    hardhhhatabout 2 years ago

    NIce shot Gary looks tranquil.

  • Thanks HH, sorry for the delay in responding.

    – Gary Gurr

  • Betty Mackey
    Betty Mackeyabout 2 years ago

    Spring perfection!

  • Thanks for your kind comments Betty and for adding this to your favourites.

    – Gary Gurr

  • vonniepyn
    vonniepynover 1 year ago

    Softly Spring presents itself with pure beauty.Excellent.

  • Thanks Vonnie, I am so pleased you like it. It’s an oldie from last year but I shall be popping back. Best wishes, Gary

    – Gary Gurr

  • Ell-on-Wheels
    Ell-on-Wheelsabout 1 year ago

    Wouldn’t have known this is HDR, Gary, it’s wonderfully understated & gently done :o)
    So much HDR I’ve seen on RB is so over the top and often spoils an image! This is beautiful, and well worth getting up so early! :o)))

  • Thanks Ell, not all of my HDR is ‘full on’! LOL

    – Gary Gurr