Akaroa Dawn.

On a recent vist to a friend's 'bach' (NZ term for a holiday house) in Akaroa I actually managed to get myself up and down to the beach to catch the early light. Given that this was July which is mid winter in New Zealand it wasn't exactly that early!

There was a fire burning on the other side of the harbour and the smoke added some extra atmosphere. This shot was taken from a tripod at 200mm, 1/20th sec, f8, ISO200, -1 2/3EV. I was using aperture priority which seems a bit silly when I ended up using so much exposure compensation to retain the mood. I should have just used manual.

The second shot is taken a little bit later after the sun has risen above the ridge behind Akaroa. (200mm, 1/250th sec, f8, ISO200, -1 2/3EV)

This lighthouse is becoming a major feature on this blog!