Make up time

Mel Brackstone

Make up time

When I had the flu I missed two weeks of classes, now I have to make them up. This morning was one of those make up classes. The sky was epic!!

Nudgee beach dawn, with 6 students, 5 of whom are in this image

Canon 5D Mk II, 16-35mm at 16mm, f/11, 2sec, ISO 50, tripod, Lee 0.6 ND Grad

Seascapes
New Zealand
Frogs
Lensbaby
Infrared
Industrial
Spam
Panorama
Landscapes
Real Estate Series
People

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Make up time by Mel Brackstone
  • Jason Asher

    Jason Asher

    Awesome colors Mel, love your work.

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey

    What a cracking way to start the day, Mel. Hope you are over the flu now. Cheers Elana.

  • midzing

    midzing

    it wasnt pig flu was it Mel?? fantastic shot,,,I can only see one student,,, maybe I need glasses!! hope you are feeling better,,,

  • Soxy Fleming

    Soxy Fleming

    sorry Mel, you know what I’m going to say…..

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    jaysus, not again?

  • Soxy Fleming

    Soxy Fleming

    fraid so, better get them students to give you some pointers

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    bangs head on desk….....

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    whoa – how amazing is this!!!

  • Catherine Davis

    Catherine Davis

    Wow spectacular!

  • Beth  Wilson

    Beth Wilson

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Love everything about this image. The colours, the person, the patterns in the sand, the sky, the clouds. Just everything. :-)

  • TextureoftheSin

    TextureoftheSin

    Woah! Epic is the word!!

  • mydogmax

    mydogmax

    stunning Mel

  • Lorraine Creagh

    Lorraine Creagh

    Seems that the cloud formation reflects the ripples of the sand. Such a beautiful light.

  • andrew cowell

    andrew cowell

    wow, abslolutely stunning light and colours

  • CLiPiCs

    CLiPiCs

    I’d get up before the Crack of Noon for a shot like that

    great shot Mel

    Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss

  • roybarry

    roybarry

    s’not bad, i s’pose…............

  • Matt Penfold

    Matt Penfold

    Magnificent Mel, I can’t believe you got out of bed so early though, how are you keeping your eyes open, or are you flying on autopilot?

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    I can’t believe I got out of bed so early either….and yes, I think I am running on autopilot. Scott is quite excited about having a sleep in tomorrow! Lets hope his wish comes true….

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    What a way to start the day,Mel,lovely!!!

  • Ann  Van Breemen

    Ann Van Breemen

    Fantastic shot, Mel. Yes, it was a brilliant sunrise. I saw it from my bedroom window as I was getting ready for work. If only it would be like this on my days off. Maybe this week.:)

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    Holy wow…...stunning in every respect….x

  • David Lewins LRPS

    David Lewins LRPS

    Superb light Mel, the foreground textures are wonderful.

  • skinnyman

    skinnyman

    excellent image Mel :)

  • GerryMac

    GerryMac

    stunning composition and capture Mel!

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Lovely composition and wonderful colours. Well done Mel …

  • Silvia Ganora

    Silvia Ganora

    Wonderful capture, Mel!

  • Peter Hill

    Peter Hill

    That’s impressive – gorgeous

  • Mark Mitrofaniuk

    Mark Mitrofaniuk

    Wow Great colours and textures.

  • GailD

    GailD

    What a shot. Magic stuff.

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    love the sky outstanding worth the 2 wk wait

  • Delany Dean

    Delany Dean

    This is amazing, truly an extra-special sunrise shot (and I love sunrises and sunsets)...

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    The sky and reflections are indeed spectacular! Love the lone figure giving the whole image perspective!

  • Miron Abramovici
  • Mark Ross

    Mark Ross

    Looks like this was shot on 8×10 film. Fantastic!

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner

    Stunning image Mel.

  • Richard  George

    Richard George

    I can’t get shots this good when I’m healthy let alone coming off being ill…wonderful scene and colourations composed beautifully!

  • Anne  McGinn

    Anne McGinn

    If only I could awaken before dawn and shoot something as stunning as this.

  • morpheus71

    morpheus71

    Awesome image Mel – worth the effort for the early start!

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    beautiful image

  • John  Kowalski

    John Kowalski

    Superb shot Mel, awesome light and reflections!!

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    superb image Mel, great colours, comp and reflections. Well done

  • Stefan Trenker

    Stefan Trenker

    stunning work – i really like the composition with the person standing there! great colors also!

  • PhotogeniquE IPA

    PhotogeniquE IPA

    playing ‘spot-the-student’ – yeah – reckon on 5
    awesome colours and terrific shot

  • micklyn

    micklyn

    Simply wonderful!!

  • Garth Smith

    Garth Smith

    Great shot Mel, I like this one a lot.

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