Surreal Rebecca Sunrise

Garth Smith

Surreal Rebecca Sunrise

Up at 5am to chance a morning shoot in good light revealed more than we could have hoped for.
Just as Murph & I had convinced ourselves that the sunrise wasn’t going to do much, we realised that we had better look for a foreground to look east instead of pointing the cameras at the sea.
Headed to Rebecca Lagoon on Tasmania’s west coast near Temma to get a double whammy of it by including the reflection and weren’t disappointed at all.
Big sky, magic water, foreshore reeds.
Does it get any better than this?
Straight from the camera this one.
How surreal is this. Magic morning indeed.
Trips to “the shack” are yielding excellent results so far. Must be the frame of mind and karma.
And it got better as we ventured further on foot for the next 4 hours or so.

Nikon D90
Sigma 10-20mm

featured in All Countries Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes & Rivers group 28th October 2009
featured in The Great Outdoors group 29th October 2009
featured in Dimensions group 29th October 2009
featured in International Photographers Alliance group 18th November 2009

sold as a card on RedBubble 7th December 2009 thank you very much

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Surreal Rebecca Sunrise by Garth Smith
Surreal Rebecca Sunrise by Garth Smith
  • Lois Romer

    Lois Romer

    awesome

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Lois.

  • drec

    drec

    Like the reflected colour, nice one.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you drec.

  • Craig Harris

    Craig Harris

    Excellent capture Garth.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Craig

  • ozzzywoman

    ozzzywoman

    ...”sunrise wasn’t going to do much”...you must be kidding!! This is one of if not themost incredible sunrise shots I’ve seen on the ‘bubble!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much ozzzywoman. Very kind words indeed as I have seen some great ones on here.

  • ElRobbo

    ElRobbo

    Stunning!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank yuo ElRobbo

  • Raquel Bourne

    Raquel Bourne

    Pure magic Garth!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Raquel

  • Puggs

    Puggs

    Thats is… ummm ok so i’m having trouble find the words… lets just say WOW… Great shot Garth, makes mine look pale compared to it,,,

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Puggs, not sure if I have seen yours but I know what you mean. Makes my others seem pretty tame as well.

  • Neil Boucher

    Neil Boucher

    Amazing photo Garth!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Neil.

  • Donovan wilson

    Donovan wilson

    i love that sky and water well done on the early start..

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Donovan. 2 days in a row would you believe, yesterday was a nice virtually cloudless apricot sky, today we have this.
    Thats what is so special about sunrises I think, you just never know what you are going to get.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Stunning!!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you sal

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    no, it does not get any better than this! such an incredible sunrise! beautiful capture

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much hsien-ku

  • Vicki Ferrari

    Vicki Ferrari

    This is stunning and surreal Garth! I love the textured effect (reeds) in the foreground – sounds like you and Murf are having great adventures and look forward to seeing more of the end results! And of course, the colour is amazing!!! :)))

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Vicki, very kind of you to say, and yes we do enjoy our “shoots” very much.

  • Michael Matthews

    Michael Matthews

    A ripper of a shot Garth. People who get up that early deserve such great rewards.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Michael for the kind thoughts.

  • butchart

    butchart

    your hunch paid off… what a stunning image with no tricks or gimmicks… sometimes nature is better left alone….... beautiful capture garth….....b

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you butchart – yes sometimes she does it all on her own

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    Rebecca is on the itinerary!! Is there somewhere close to camp???

  • Garth Smith replied

    How does this look? No shower for 10km, take own water, fridge, food etc, no electricity, just a location, but oh what a location.
    And some spots are riddled with mozzies but they don’t have Ross River, Gardia etc

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    brilliant capture by the way :)

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Jenny very much

  • RichardIsik

    RichardIsik

    Excellent work, Garth.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Richard

  • Oldrooz

    Oldrooz

    Magnificent capture Garth, amazing colour formation almost abstract. Nature at her best!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank yuo Oldrooz

  • Paul Manning

    Paul Manning

    so good, this is sensational! cheers Paul

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Paul

  • sharath

    sharath

    amazing colors!... I’ve been putting off my trip to tasmania for sometime now.. about time I did visit! :)

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Sharath, yes its about time, come on down LOL

  • tinnieopener

    tinnieopener

    Way to go Garth…...you and Murph are becoming legendary on RB for these brilliant West Coast Tassie images…..Love it:o)

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Mark, that’s a very kind thing for you to say.

  • Gavin J Hawley

    Gavin J Hawley

    Another stunner mate. Looks unreal. well done.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Gavin very much.
    Check the front page of one of my calendars
    Lovely spot.

  • David Lewins LRPS

    David Lewins LRPS

    That’s powerful Garth, fantastic composition and use of colour, certainly has the WOW factor!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much David

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    That sky goes forever, stunning sunset mate

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Travis, comments much appreciated (psst sunrise:-)

  • Adam Hardy

    Adam Hardy

    Cracker here Garth, nice shot mate!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Adam.

  • Jeff Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Wow just gorgeous and amazing color

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Jeff

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    hmmm that might be one I do on my own, sounds like my scene but those kidz wouldn’t be too wrapped about it!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    I’m sure we could sort something out. They might be surprised at how much they enjoy the “wild west”. I have seen city slickers come here and walk around with there mouth open for days!

  • Janet Fikar

    Janet Fikar

    It almost looks like heaven was having a tie dye session. Just beautiful!!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Great description Janet, Thank you.

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    What an explosion of colours!!!Looks and sounds like a perfect spot to camp!!!..mossy’s and all lol*-)

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Deb, thousands of acres to camp in, can always find a cosy nook without mozzies.

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Sharon

  • Ian Stevenson

    Ian Stevenson

    Sensational.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Ian

  • Robin Young

    Robin Young

    Wow!! what a stunning shot Garth.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Robin

  • Richard Stanley

    Richard Stanley

    Sensational photo Garth – nice work.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Richard

  • SPQQKY

    SPQQKY

    Excellent work Garth… :)

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much SPQQKY

  • sandra parker

    sandra parker

    wow, that captures the imagination, great photo Garth

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Sandra

  • Andrew Murrell

    Andrew Murrell

    Garth that is AMAZING!!! What a sunrise.

  • Garth Smith replied

    It certainly was. Thank you Andrew

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    fantastic,

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Scott

  • Camilla Wall

    Camilla Wall

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Camilla, the support is greatly appreciated and to be picked to be alongside all these other brilliant photos is a great honour.

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Sharon, you are enormously kind to me.
    The spotlight on my work is very much appreciated.

  • Evita

    Evita

    ♥ Outstanding image !!!Congrats on your features !! :D ♥

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Evita

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Incredible!!!!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Lorilee

  • David Silsbury

    David Silsbury

    Great image, well done and congratulations on being featured.
    David

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much David

  • Ed Lark

    Ed Lark

    Breathtaking! Great job!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thanks Ed.

  • Victoria Sheldon

    Victoria Sheldon

    Georgeous!!!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Victoria

  • Graham Schofield

    Graham Schofield

    Superb!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Graham

  • Jens Helmstedt

    Jens Helmstedt

    Great photo!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thanks very much Jens

  • Erhan OZBIYIK

    Erhan OZBIYIK

    Superb !!!
    Congratulations :)

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Erhan

  • Régis Charpentier

    Régis Charpentier

    absolutely beautiful shot!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Regis

  • Kylie Sheahen

    Kylie Sheahen

    Absolutely fantastic capture Garth!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Kylie & thank you for the fave.

  • Barbara Burkhardt

    Barbara Burkhardt

    GREAT SHOT! Thanks for the lens detail – how is the sigma 10-20mm any horizon curve?

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Barbara – yes there is a little horizon curve but I dont correct for it at all so what you see is what I am taking in that regards. I like the Sigma. Its not perfect as these lenses (Ultra Wides) have massive technical problems to contend with but this and better will do me.

  • Barbara Burkhardt

    Barbara Burkhardt

    The curve is not evident here and the results speak for themselves – Congrats!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Yes its only near the very edges that the curve becomes evident – like in this example – check the very outside horizon edges at the top of the image.

  • Martina Cross

    Martina Cross

    Fantastic colour!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Martina

  • inAWE

    inAWE

    just breathtaking!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you inAWE

  • toriyule

    toriyule

    excellent!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you tori

  • Edge-of-dreams

    Edge-of-dreams

    Stunning !

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Edge-of-Dreams

  • tomboypete

    tomboypete

    yes u can get some good ones sometimes, like the sea, u never know whats going to happen. cheers-peter.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you tomboypete

  • Bjondon

    Bjondon

    this may be Tasmania’s way of saying thanks for the stirling homage you pay this extraordinary land

  • Garth Smith replied

    Hopefully you are right Bjondon and I continue to get many more rewards like this!! Thank you.

  • gaylene

    gaylene

    such fantastic beauty – so exceptionally captured

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Gaylene, its a lovely spot.

  • eoconnor

    eoconnor 22 days ago

    wow ,a beautiful one!!liz

  • Garth Smith replied 17 days ago

    Thank you very much for your kind words liz

  • Linda Bianic

    Linda Bianic 17 days ago

    OMG Garth,,,,, this is an absolutely brilliant capture,,,, good on ya for getting up at 5am!! haha,, haha, Ithink that if the ancient natives had seen this,, they for sure would have thought that their god was angry!!!
    Mother Nature never ceases to amaze!!!
    congrats on the card sale!!

  • Garth Smith replied 17 days ago

    Thank you very much Linda

  • Mika

    Mika 17 days ago

    Wow that is beyond stunning! Gorgeous colors, gorgeous scape, i love it so rich, so beautiful!

  • Garth Smith replied 17 days ago

    Thank you very much Mika

  • Louise Linossi Telfer

    Louise Linossi... 16 days ago

    what a wonderfull momnet to share, awsomw colours

  • Garth Smith replied 16 days ago

    Thank you very much for your kind words Louise

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