Picture of the Day - July 26, 2009

"Smoky Sunrise"

Photo courtesy of Gordon Brugman.           (Click on the photo for a larger view) Today's picture features a beautiful sunrise from the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Here is photographer Gordon Brugman to tell us about it: "Sometimes it’s a real chore to drag ourselves out of bed to make an early appointment, but the effort can be rewarded. I noticed this colorful Smoky Mountain sunrise while still wiping the sleep from my eyes as I drove to one such appointment a couple of days ago. I pulled into a back road convenience store's parking lot and snapped several shots from alongside my car as the store's regulars came and went with their cups of coffee and fresh hot sausage biscuits. Once I was sure I had captured the image I wanted, I treated myself to a celebratory biscuit as well and was on my way. What a nice way to start the day! The shot, taken with my trusty Nikon D40, was deliberately underexposed to saturate the colors and keep the sun itself from becoming a white blob."  --Gordon Brugman The camera and settings use to capture this image: Camera: Nikon D40 Focal length: 55mm Shutter speed: 1/640 second Aperture: f/13 ISO: 800 Exposure compensation: -3 step Mr. Brugman invites you to visit his gallery where you can see more of his wonderful images.     Visitor Comments... Name: Richard Bulle Town: Ft. Smith, AR I think your intentional underexposure worked out very well. The colors are striking.     Name: Elaine Fairchild Town: Mechanicsville, VA Now this is something quite different. I like it a lot because it resembles a fine art oil painting.     Name: Michael Stevens Town: South Bend, IN Very interesting technique, and it seems to have worked extremely well. Nice job Mr. Brugman.   Comment on today's picture  |  View previous "Pictures Of The Day"  |  Submit a photo Why I publish the "Picture Of The Day"