A Velvet Dawn

Stuart Chapman

A Velvet Dawn

Location:
St. Margaret’s Bay, Kent, England

Map:
Multimap

Date and Time:
16 August 2008, 5.34 a.m.

Camera details:
ISO 200 : f/22 : 10 seconds : 18mm : Nikon D40 : Nikon 18-55mm lens

Shot narrative:
Sunrise up over the English Channel on one of the most spectacular mornings i’ve witnessed at this location. The sky turned pink for just a minute before the sun rose up over the horizon.

Many thanks to Geoff for the inspiration of the title.

Photographs from St. Margarets Bay, Kent

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A Velvet Dawn by Stuart Chapman
A Velvet Dawn by Stuart Chapman
  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    you are a constant surprise:)) Great photography!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    beautiful dawn capture stuart ! those colours and the reflection are stunning
    ;))

  • Sarah Moore

    Sarah Moore

    Wow – what incredible colours! It’s like painting with a camera…gorgeous!

  • jacqi

    jacqi

    Spectacular!

  • BigD

    BigD

    It’s beautiful

  • EvaMcDermott

    EvaMcDermott

    Excellent color and composition Stuart!

  • Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes

    Geoff Coleman...

    What a velvet dawn – those colours are just luminous Stuart and the reflection of the dawn in the water balances the sky perfectly. So very beautiful.

  • Andrew Ness

    Andrew Ness

    Great work Stuart, excellent colouring.

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Great color and exposure

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Gorgeous capture.. So very pretty Stuart…

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Love the colours in both sky and water, makes for a beautiful scene. The patterns in the clouds are beautiful!

  • Andy Evans

    Andy Evans

    Great colours Stuart, what a sky
    —Andy

  • BarbaraManis

    BarbaraManis

    This is stunning!

  • Peter Langman

    Peter Langman

    love this one mate

  • FelicityB

    FelicityB

    Almost makes me want to move to St Margaret’s! Spectacular.

  • Lindsay Knowles

    Lindsay Knowles

    Great colors and a great use of a slow shutter to give the water a nice soft touch.Well done Stuart

  • Dalton Sayre

    Dalton Sayre

    Thank you for letting me see through your eyes for this one beautiful moment!

  • Leeo

    Leeo

    Stunning Stuart. Love those colours!

  • Jared Revell

    Jared Revell

    this is really beautiful Stuart
    the long exposure has worked wonders giving the water the misty feel and enabling it to reflect that amazing coloured sky.
    I like how the rocks are darkly contrasted, and the sea grasses almost give them life; just sleeping waiting for the sun to come up.

  • naturelover

    naturelover

    Just incredible- an instant fav!!!

  • Malcolm Chant

    Malcolm Chant

    Dear Barbara, WOW.

    Hugs

  • Andrew Bosman

    Andrew Bosman

    Love it, love it, love it.
    Did I mention I LOVE this?

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    There’s no luck involved in getting up at sparrow’s to capture shots like this Stuart, it takes dedication and will…..and you’ve obviously got that in spades :)

  • Squealia

    Squealia

    great image, oh i can’t blame the camera anymore LOL! You have the same one! Oh well, time to be honest… I am just useless at photography!

  • Nikki Mulkern

    Nikki Mulkern

    This is just gorgeous!!! Love the colours, stunning work!

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    Well done, fantastic exposure….gorgeous color!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Amazing capture

  • Laurie Puglia

    Laurie Puglia

    just beautiful stuart :)

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    absolutely beautiful !

  • MDossat

    MDossat

    Gorgeous.

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    Beautiful, smooth, soft, yep, just like velvet! Great shot!

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    The sky and water are so vibrant with color yet silky and calm….....so beautiful stuart !

  • Diane Rodriguez

    Diane Rodriguez

    Fantastic, You certainly have an eye for both subject and color. Good one Stu.

  • Andrew Widdowson

    Andrew Widdowson

    Absolutely stunning. I always hope for mornings this nice.

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Very beautiful shot, exposure and colours are perfect :-)

  • Medusa

    Medusa

    Breathtakingly Beautiful…
    Kent has a special place in my heart…
    Mx

  • Heloisa Castro

    Heloisa Castro

    beautiful shot

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana Griffinvanilla slice maker

    Jebus H Cripes up a ladder wearing frilly knickers Stuart, there are not enough adjectives in the english language to do this justice. A magical confection of candy coloured bliss. I LOVE THIS!!!

  • josiem

    josiem

    incredible colours!!!! great capture :)

  • RhondaR

    RhondaR

    Stunning image Stuart. Colours and reflections are just beautiful.

  • Michael Oubridge

    Michael Oubridge

    You always seem to achieve some amazing colours Stuart, must be the southern smog :)

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Brilliant work the sky is amazing. I love this one

  • Jokus

    Jokus

    Super Stuart, this is such a beautiful view, colors amazing!!!! Fav … thanks!!!
    Happy Day, Jokus ;-)

  • RandyJayBraun

    RandyJayBraun

    It’s a keeper.

  • Jen Millard

    Jen Millard

    The colors are just perfect…this is incredible.

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Congrats on the feature my friend – well deserved.

  • Alex Marks

    Alex Marks

    Great image Stuart – congratulations!!!

  • lilylive

    lilylive

    twilight Bliss!!!
    ~lily

  • Martice

    Martice

    wow that is out of this world :)

  • KazM

    KazM

    Wonderous waterview

  • NrthLondonBoy

    NrthLondonBoy

    That is stunning :) Makes me realise I need to get to our coastline a bit more frequently!

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin

    So beautiful Stuart – a wonderful sense of stillness and calm emanates from this image. Love how it feels so rugged but the water contrast really perfectly which gives that overall feeling of tranquility and beauty.

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    This is a beauty Stuart… I love the milkiness of the water, with all thos jagged rocks emerging from the stillness… Fantastic colour with so much depth and a wonderful reflection on the water. This is a real stunner!

  • Schock100

    Schock100

    Great shot!! Love the colors!

  • jaffa

    jaffa

    beautiful colour, lovely take.

  • JamesWH

    JamesWH

    Nice colours! very nice capture!

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin

    just seen that you are featured too – a big congrats and well deserved of course :)

  • DeMello

    DeMello

    Outstanding photography! Color and composition is awesome. I had to add this to my faves.

  • oksancia

    oksancia

    wonderful colors!

  • helmutk

    helmutk

    Outstanding capture a truly splendid image Stuart !!

  • Heather King

    Heather King

    you couldn’t have perfected a better sky

  • StuartR

    StuartR

    Wonderful image. I like how it looks like the old Roger Dean prints of alien landscapes.

  • Sue Kane

    Sue Kane

    Gorgeous scene Stuart…the colours are fantastic!

  • Justine Devereux

    Justine Devereux

    outstanding work!! good one!

  • Graham Lea

    Graham Lea

    Wow, that’s amazing Stuart. Beautifully framed. Well done.

  • Daniela Weil

    Daniela Weil

    Terrific capture Stuart

  • LindaMcCarthy

    LindaMcCarthy

    Incredibly beautiful..and an excellent shot.

  • rosamaria dudzinski

    rosamaria dudz...

    oh my god!!! stunning!!! love it.:)

  • cynthiab

    cynthiab

    wow excellent shot

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Beautiful gentle flow, great use of shutter speed. Stunning colours!

  • CassPics

    CassPics

    Gorgeous!

  • mubeen491

    mubeen491

    Lovely shot and processing

  • Marinapallett

    Marinapallett

    awesome shot ;0)

  • newbeltane

    newbeltane

    Another excellent shot! Beautiful.

    Steve ;-)

  • Richard Lewis

    Richard Lewis

    well worth getting up at that crazy time for this shot!

  • PeriRainPhotog

    PeriRainPhotog

    what incredible colours

  • Patricia Gibson

    Patricia Gibson

    Amazing colours, perfect shot!!!!

  • Rudolfo da Fonseca

    Rudolfo da Fon...

    Gorgeous, gorgeous colour…

  • Bradley Shawn  Rabon

    Bradley Shawn ...

    So beautiful and serene. Lovely colouring and great detail.

  • steveberlin

    steveberlin

    i have nothing to put in words here, but WOW – instant favorite for me.

  • Smogmonkey

    Smogmonkey

    well timed capture :) the colour of the sky and the reflection are both amazing.

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    Beautiful work! And what an eye for beauty you have!

  • Heavenandus777

    Heavenandus777

    What Hunny This is a Beautiful Shot….
    ANNA

  • califpoppy55

    califpoppy55

    love the colors and composition

  • John Edwards

    John Edwards

    Stunning

  • Roddy Atkinson

    Roddy Atkinson

    Stunning shot Stuart, beautiful colours!

  • Amanda Gazidis

    Amanda Gazidis

    Superb landscape,magical mood!

  • karenuk1969

    karenuk1969

    The pinks are especially stunning, but I love it all. Looks like a professional postcard or poster.

  • doozy28

    doozy28

    karenuk1968 is right, it does look stunning and should be on a postcard.

  • Mindy Miller

    Mindy Miller

    you picked a good name for this one! Beautiful!

  • Jen Davies

    Jen Davies

    absolutly fantastic capture!

  • amarica

    amarica

    Fabulous work Stuart!! Congratulations on placing in the top ten in the Pink Sunsets/Sunrises Challenge in the Skyscapes group!!

  • ANNETTE HAGGER

    ANNETTE HAGGER

    wow! ...............this is so beautfiul Stuart…............anna ; )

  • Jen Millard

    Jen Millard

    Wonderful colors!

  • Crystal Williams

    Crystal Williams

    Stunning capture, wonderful colors!

  • Eternal-Vision

    Eternal-Vision

    Inspirational and compelling

  • Mindy Miller

    Mindy Miller

    This is Gorgeous!

  • WendyJC

    WendyJC

    such beautiful colours!

  • Qba from Poland

    Qba from Poland

    Wonderful shot. Great colors.

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    This is a winner for sure!

  • t-dogg

    t-dogg

    WOW!

  • Mindy Miller

    Mindy Miller

    Absolutely beautiful Stuart!

  • ~ Butterfly ~

    ~ Butterfly ~

    Gorgeous!!! :0)

  • Maisie Noble

    Maisie Noble

    Incredible!

  • Olga Zvereva

    Olga Zvereva

    Gorgeous image. Beautiful color and view.

  • Mike Davitt

    Mike Davitt

    Beautifull work. Truley stunning image

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  • Greg Artis

    Greg Artis

    Amazing colours – but it didn’t look like that when I was there! ;-)

  • Stuart Chapman replied

    Thanks Greg. It’s not always that good. I’ve done about 6 or 7 sunups there and this was the best morning by a country mile

  • Madonna007photo

    Madonna007photo

    Excellent work my friend !

  • photosbyflood

    photosbyflood

    Nice Image! Cool colors, I like the long exposure

  • Sarah Pett-Noble

    Sarah Pett-Noble

    so beautiful, I love the reflection of the pink in the water …

  • David McMahon

    David McMahon

    That’s simply spectacular.

  • Simone Byrne

    Simone Byrne

    Damn how on earth did I miss this shot Stu?? Superb!!!!

  • Romeo Koitmäe

    Romeo Koitmäe 24 days ago

    This is a marvellous photo. The colors, and the light are amazingly beautiful. The composition is very good. I loved it.

  • Gabby87

    Gabby87 24 days ago

    WOW…............................. that’s so very cool and I love the color’s in this one ..
    And nice work and so very lovely too!!!!
    =D

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke about 10 hours ago

    This is so beautiful – the smoothness of the water contrasts so well with the dark textured rocks. Awesome sky…wonderful capture :)

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