A Velvet Dawn
St. Margaret’s Bay, Kent, England
August 2008: 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.
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terezadelpilar
you are a constant surprise:)) Great photography!
dinghysailor1
beautiful dawn capture stuart ! those colours and the reflection are stunning
;))
Sarah Moore
Wow – what incredible colours! It’s like painting with a camera…gorgeous!
jacqi
Spectacular!
BigD
It’s beautiful
EvaMcDermott
Excellent color and composition Stuart!
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
Great work Stuart, excellent colouring.
DawsonImages
Great color and exposure
velveteagle
Gorgeous capture.. So very pretty Stuart…
Mel Brackstone
Love the colours in both sky and water, makes for a beautiful scene. The patterns in the clouds are beautiful!
Andy Evans
Great colours Stuart, what a sky
—Andy—BarbaraManis
This is stunning!
Plangman
love this one mate
FelicityB
Almost makes me want to move to St Margaret’s! Spectacular.
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
Thank you for letting me see through your eyes for this one beautiful moment!
Leeo
Stunning Stuart. Love those colours!
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
Just incredible- an instant fav!!!
Malcolm Chant
Dear Barbara, WOW.
Hugs
Andrew Bosman
Love it, love it, love it.
Did I mention I LOVE this?
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
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
This is just gorgeous!!! Love the colours, stunning work!
Joyce Dickens,...
Well done, fantastic exposure….gorgeous color!
Antanas
Amazing capture
Laurie Puglia
just beautiful stuart :)
Lucindawind
absolutely beautiful !
MDossat
Gorgeous.
Diane Schuster
Beautiful, smooth, soft, yep, just like velvet! Great shot!
funkyfacestudio
The sky and water are so vibrant with color yet silky and calm….....so beautiful stuart !
Diane Rodriguez
Fantastic, You certainly have an eye for both subject and color. Good one Stu.
Andrew Widdowson
Absolutely stunning. I always hope for mornings this nice.
Globalphotos
Very beautiful shot, exposure and colours are perfect :-)
Medusa
Breathtakingly Beautiful…
Kent has a special place in my heart…
Mx
Heloisa Castro
beautiful shot
Rhana Griffin
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
incredible colours!!!! great capture :)
RhondaR
Stunning image Stuart. Colours and reflections are just beautiful.
Michael Oubridge
You always seem to achieve some amazing colours Stuart, must be the southern smog :)
Jeff Burns
Brilliant work the sky is amazing. I love this one
Jokus
Super Stuart, this is such a beautiful view, colors amazing!!!! Fav … thanks!!!
Happy Day, Jokus ;-)
RandyJayBraun
It’s a keeper.
Jen Millard
The colors are just perfect…this is incredible.
Rosalie Dale IPA
Congrats on the feature my friend – well deserved.
Alex Marks
Great image Stuart – congratulations!!!
lilylive
twilight Bliss!!!
~lily
Martice
wow that is out of this world :)
KazM
Wonderous waterview
NrthLondonBoy
That is stunning :) Makes me realise I need to get to our coastline a bit more frequently!
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
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
Great shot!! Love the colors!
jaffa
beautiful colour, lovely take.
JamesWH
Nice colours! very nice capture!
Deborah Parkin
just seen that you are featured too – a big congrats and well deserved of course :)
DeMello
Outstanding photography! Color and composition is awesome. I had to add this to my faves.
oksancia
wonderful colors!
helmutk
Outstanding capture a truly splendid image Stuart !!
Heather King
you couldn’t have perfected a better sky
StuartR
Wonderful image. I like how it looks like the old Roger Dean prints of alien landscapes.
Sue Kane
Gorgeous scene Stuart…the colours are fantastic!
Justine Devereux
outstanding work!! good one!
Graham Lea
Wow, that’s amazing Stuart. Beautifully framed. Well done.
Daniela Weil
Terrific capture Stuart
LindaMcCarthy
Incredibly beautiful..and an excellent shot.
rosamaria dudz...
oh my god!!! stunning!!! love it.:)
cynthiab
wow excellent shot
Steve Chapple
Beautiful gentle flow, great use of shutter speed. Stunning colours!
CassPics
Gorgeous!
mubeen491
Lovely shot and processing
Marinapallett
awesome shot ;0)
newbeltane
Another excellent shot! Beautiful.
Steve ;-)
Richard Lewis
well worth getting up at that crazy time for this shot!
PeriRainPhotog
what incredible colours
Patricia Gibson
Amazing colours, perfect shot!!!!
Rudolfo da Fon...
Gorgeous, gorgeous colour…
Bradley Shawn ...
So beautiful and serene. Lovely colouring and great detail.
steveberlin
i have nothing to put in words here, but WOW – instant favorite for me.
Smogmonkey
well timed capture :) the colour of the sky and the reflection are both amazing.
Dayonda
Beautiful work! And what an eye for beauty you have!
Heavenandus777
What Hunny This is a Beautiful Shot….
ANNA
califpoppy55
love the colors and composition
John Edwards
Stunning
Roddy Atkinson
Stunning shot Stuart, beautiful colours!
Amanda Gazidis
Superb landscape,magical mood!
karenuk1969
The pinks are especially stunning, but I love it all. Looks like a professional postcard or poster.
doozy28
karenuk1968 is right, it does look stunning and should be on a postcard.
Mindy Miller
you picked a good name for this one! Beautiful!
Jen Davies
absolutly fantastic capture!
amarica
Fabulous work Stuart!! Congratulations on placing in the top ten in the Pink Sunsets/Sunrises Challenge in the Skyscapes group!!
ANNETTE HAGGER
wow! ...............this is so beautfiul Stuart…............anna ; )
Jen Millard
Wonderful colors!
Crystal Williams
Stunning capture, wonderful colors!
Eternal-Vision
Inspirational and compelling
Mindy Miller
This is Gorgeous!
WendyJC
such beautiful colours!
Qba from Poland
Wonderful shot. Great colors.
Mary Campbell
This is a winner for sure!
t-dogg
WOW!
Mindy Miller
Absolutely beautiful Stuart!
~ Butterfly ~
Gorgeous!!! :0)
Maisie Noble
Incredible!
Olga Zvereva
Gorgeous image. Beautiful color and view.
Mike Davitt
Beautifull work. Truley stunning image
The InnerNorth...
epic
Greg Artis
Amazing colours – but it didn’t look like that when I was there! ;-)
Madonna007photo
Excellent work my friend !
photosbyflood
Nice Image! Cool colors, I like the long exposure
Sarah Pett-Noble
so beautiful, I love the reflection of the pink in the water …
David McMahon
That’s simply spectacular.
simonesphotos
Damn how on earth did I miss this shot Stu?? Superb!!!!
Romeo Koitmäe
This is a marvellous photo. The colors, and the light are amazingly beautiful. The composition is very good. I loved it.
Gabby87
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
This is so beautiful – the smoothness of the water contrasts so well with the dark textured rocks. Awesome sky…wonderful capture :)
Paul James Farr
This shot is truly amazing.
LIZ KINDER
BEAUTIFUL … JUST SOOOOO VERY BEAUTIFUL …...THE BEST SEA SCAPE I HAVE EVER SEEN
bobculshaw
Just a gorgeous capture of a gorgeous morning. Well done Stuart.
Rich Gale
Beautiful sky Stuart, a magic morning.
Well done Rich.