Getting creative with the shutter speed

I took this photo of the sunrise yesterday (Sunday) morning.  I felt like playing around so I adjusted the coloring in Lightroom and came up with this image.  It kind of has that "Lion King" feel to it don't you think?  The sky was hazy over Reno this particular morning, but the sunrise created a thin band of dramatic color just above the ridgeline of the mountains.  I cropped the image down to display just that line of color.

Camera Specs for the shot were: Canon 1D Mark III with EF24-70mm lens at 68mm; 1/8 sec @ f/8.0; ISO 100.  I took the photo at 7:14AM.

Here is the photo I took a minute before, at 7:13AM.

I decided to slow the shutter speed down a little and wave my camera around to see what I could come up with.  I thought this image was kind of interesting.  It looks more like a forest fire then a sunrise.  The orange "flame" is the same orange that makes up the first image.  If you look closely you can see the trees (giant sequoias) through the haze.  I cropped all that haze out of the first image.

My camera specs for this shot were: Canon 1D Mark III with EF24-70mm lens at 68mm; 1 sec @ f/11.0; ISO 100.

A Video by David Ziser...

If you use Lightroom in your photography workflow, here's a video by David Ziser you might like.  He demonstrates how to "paint" with light to create a dynamite image.

It's only Monday, but if you're like me you're staring down the barrel of a short work week.  We close our business down between Christmas and New Years and I'm really looking forward to it.  It is a great time to hang out with family and friends.  Keep shooting!

Ryan