Suspense

You have to keep looking for that killer sunrise Geoff, if not it will turn up when you wont be ready for it, bad luck today. I’m sure you’ll find the prize eventually

absolutely stunning moment been captured well done

yeps…i like the processed one…good work

I think I’d like to see it as a black and white…. its got lots of drama in it…...

nice work….the title…well…I am allowed to take days off you ape.

How RUDE of nature!!! I adore this version Geoff, but that shouldn’t come as any great surprise ;) I have to say I’m with Juilee though, this would look sensational in b&w!

I like the processed one, i slightly prefer the original. Have you tried to HDR the original? The processed one looks a little un-natural as most of the clouds and see have the orange tinge.

Well, I’m sorry Geoff, I knows what ya mean, all too well, but I ain’t gonna sympathise with the guy with tha Canon EOS 1Ds MkIII !!! :) I like both btw.

Hi Geoff, Personally I think that if the gear were really light, the killer sunrises too common, the great locations everywhere and too easy to get too then a ‘great’ shot would be so commonplace as to be meaningless. Admire your honesty in posting the original and personally I prefer this one but admire your editing skill as well.

Beautiful image! Very nicely done!

Hi Geoff, I like the edited version better, although the original is not bad. The colour contrast between the red and the blue adds interest though. I agree with Juilee and Rhana, it would look amazing in b&w, there is enough contrast and dramatic light for it.

Not even the big fella upstairs could tell the difference, probably thinking how clever he is.LOL

G’day Geoff…well the cloudscape in the original is awesome…I do like your treatment but prefer the original…yes sometimes all that effort doens’t pay off…but when it does, those mornings make up for any duds you get….

i prefer the edited version personally, I have seen surnises and sunsets with these colours and they are brilliant, great work here :0)

Hey Geoff, both versions suit a purpose somewhere. I like them both, if only the cloud formation was better for you. No worries mate, they are still good and there will be plenty more mornings. lol

Geoff,
I think this is better than the original by far, but mate…keep getting up on those mornings, you’ll get a cracker soon enough!
I get out of bed every morning half an hour or so before dawn, have a look out the window and see what the cloud formation is like. If its crap…back to bed, if not Its a short drive to a decent hill/field/beach or whatever.
And you wont be dissapointed.

They are both great Geoff (I’d go for the processed version if I had to choose)

Hey Geoff – I think that you have processed this beautifully. The colours are so much more eyecatching and vibrant than the original. Would be awesome if the sky had been this colour though!

This is now a daily feature in the group Live, Love, Dream ! Have a wonderful week!
Bonita :)

Beautiful image ! I do like the edited version better but I think the original would look pretty cool in HDR.

wow what a image dude

i like teh colored one better…but they are both pretty neat. i’d be proud to have taken it.

Geoff,

I love the reconstruction. absolutely amazing colors. It looks very realistic and I wouldn’t have known it was reconstructed unless you told me. Thanks!

The processed version is more attention grabbing – and I admire your skills in achieving it!

love the original and love what you have done to it.

Both are beautiful, personally I like the original, a red sky in the morning is usually a portent of a dreadfull days weather.
P.S. I like to head west and shoot sunsets you don’t have to get up so early.

natural one wins for me by a whisker! keep on trucking that gear…
:)

Like them both but I think the original is my fav

What the —-— !!!! Thats a great work with the colors and the thema… Wow.. !

Geoff…both great, love the processing work you’ve done, as it looks so much like surnises and sunsets we’ve all seen. But one of the greatest features of this capture, in the original, is those amazing clouds!!
They simply draw you in and focus the viewer’s attention on the horizon!!

So, I don’t think the processing would have worked without this feature which was already there, laid out, as it were, that morning…that not so wasted sacrificial early rising.

I like the result of your post-work…well done!

The processed one is fantastic, Geoff. I didn’t even realise you’d modified it when I first saw it. Great work. Love it.

Dont see shy your disapointed. Looks like you made a very good picture. The clouds are very nice and the editing is amazing. Maybe you should change the title to ‘Thank you’.

You’ve done a great job in making up for god’s shortcomings, Geoff :)

wow just wow.

wow, the clouds in this are absolutely amazing
really great colours

Love the light, color and the way the lines come together.

Beautiful sunrise! Love the color reflected on the water!

so beautiful! great work