{"id":2382,"date":"2022-04-22T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T09:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/douglaskurn.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2025-01-30T12:37:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T12:37:42","slug":"its-earth-day-and-thats-worth-celebrating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/douglaskurn.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2382","title":{"rendered":"It’s Earth Day And That’s Worth Celebrating"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy Earth Day 2022. Despite all the climate issues that we have to deal with on a day to day basis, the planet Earth is still a wonderful and beautiful place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love taking my camera out and exploring the world we live in and am always amazed at what the Earth and Mother Nature combine to deliver to us every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although I shot this photo a few years ago I still remember the feeling of watching the sun come up on the remote island of Porto Santo in the North Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunrise over Porto Santo beach. Photo by Douglas Kurn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

It was one of those spine tingly moments and I was in awe of the spectacular nature of what unfolded in front of me – and all without, or perhaps in spite of, mankind’s involvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The photo was taken on my original Canon full frame camera, which I mounted on a tripod. Although I was in the water the tripod didn’t move during the exposure which means everything is sharp apart from the waves which have a lovely movement blur to them. On a high rez version of this picture you can see that some of the stones in the sand have moved as they are drawn into the sea by the tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most amazing thing about the sunrise is that there is this constant evolution of the scene in front of you. Moments after this the sun appeared over the horizon and all the colours changed as it rose above the sea altering the way everything was illuminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy with my efforts I returned to my accommodation for breakfast. And yes I did get wet feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

:DK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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