This week’s photo challenge is “early bird“, a shot that shows all the glory and reward for an early start to the day.
As soon as the challenge went up, my thoughts went straight to an image I had taken a long time ago, a result of an early start. The overnight forecast was for clear skies and conditions seemed perfect for a good sunrise. So I set my alarm early to get to a lake near the town of Macroom, County Cork.
Alas the frozen roads meant that I did not get to the lake in time for sunrise, so I stopped at a spot on the journey to capture the breaking of dawn. The colours were amazing and I felt truly rewarded.
Again I would note that this image has not been brightened or tweaked using photoshop or any other such software. Personally I love the purple cloud reflections in the water.
And here is the image from the spot I was trying to reach, the sun fully fledged by then.
So sorry for the repeat, but it fitted the theme perfectly.
Meticulous Mick 
Beautiful photos !
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Wonderful colours and a fantastic reflection 🙂
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Thank you Sarah. Not long now, when do you head for Greece? 🍀
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Not long at all!!! Just under 3 weeks til we fly and 4 weeks today I will just be getting ready for the wedding 😀
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Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous. We are off to celebrate an anniversary but appear to have a week of rain promised………💦💦💦
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Loved both these pictures! The scenery and the colors are amazing.
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Thank you very much Ruchi, great to have the follow aa well and hope to see more of you. Will be checking your own work shortly. MM 🍀
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Nice colors, natur, shadow, everything.. 🙂
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Thank you Davor for your great comments and for spending time on my blog. MM 🍀
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Wow, wow, wow! Absolutely gorgeous! I think it’s a good thing you didn’t make it and were forced to stop… life is great like that, isn’t it?
Golden morn is beautiful too…
It pays to get up early!
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One just has to seize the moment when it is presented 😎
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Beautiful photos .. I just love the second one MM
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Thanks Julie, I like the mood of the second 😛👍🏼
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great picture!
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Dangle Alois
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Wonderful colors and reflections. Great shot!
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Thanks Cardinal, great to see you around again, MM 🍀
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Two great images, the lake photo is still early enough to make my definition of dawn the golden sunlight infused in the reeds is perfect. I prefer sunsets at my stage of life but you have reawakened my memories.
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The best bit about winter up here is that you don’t need to get up very early to catch the rising sun. Of course the down side is the cold…..Thanks for your comments Denis 🍀
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Reflections at dawn is a really fantastic picture, I love how the reflection makes it feel as if the whole scene is floating on a cloud.
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Thanks Ben, for me it is also the clouds in the water that really make the image. Worth the alarm clock…
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Wonderful captured!
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Thank you so much, the colours are almost blinding, MM
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Divine!
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Thank you fro your kind comment and visit Philip. MM 🍀
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Love the spot you didn’t make for dawn, such possibilities and even so, a wonderful shot when you got there anyway. The dawn shot you did take is great in it’s own way, beautiful break of day and yes those clouds reflecting in the water are amazing. Sometimes nature is so glorious with saturated colour that you don’t have to do anything in post and still the comments come about the unnatural colour 🙂 Both beautiful.
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Now I am glad you can see what I saw in the spot I was trying to get to….the possibility of rising mist etc….
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Oh yes, looking forward to when you do make it there for dawn.
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Great shots!
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