My weekend began at 3.15am on Saturday morning when i woke up and then wouldn’t allow myself to go back to sleep in case I slept in past my 3.45am alarm.
The son and my DIL were picking me up at 4am so we could travel into Brisbane to the top of Mt Coot-tha to see the sunrise.
We got there as the sun was rising as a ball of red fire in the sky. The son attempted to stop on the way to the top to capture it but there were far too many gum trees in the way so we continued on to the summit. Reaching the lookout I raced from the car (camera in hand) but the sun was over the horizon by that time.
Looking at my photos this morning, I rue the fact that I don’t have a polarising filter so I’ve had to discard a good many of the photos that I took due to the direct light in the camera.
Still, I managed a couple of nice photos of the city with the fog over it and the way that the sun coloured the fog in places.
Brisbane is such a pretty city but I have decided that next time I go up to photograph the sunrise I will have polarising filter and/or an ND grad filter.
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Not even close but thankyou for the lovely compliment Mona. 🙂
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Lovely shots Sue, how nice that your kids took you up that at that time.. 🙂
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They took me away for the whole weekend Karen. It was nice. 🙂
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Beautiful pictures Suz. I would expect no less from you! Hope you had a wonderful time on your outing! ~Elle
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Thank you Elle (or Lindy?). It was a nice weekend.
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I snswer to both? 😉
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Awesome pics Suz. They make the city look very European.
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Does the fog look like smog then Paul? lol
The fog burned off within about 20 minutes.
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So worth it!!!
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It was definitely quite beautiful to see. Thank you.
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Great Pictures Suz. 🙂
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Thank you. Next time I go, I will have better equipment I think. 🙂
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Worth getting up for pics like that.
xxx Gigantic Hugs xxx
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Thanks for the hugs David. Yes, I think my kids thought it was worth getting up early for that as well. 🙂
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What a lovely moment to share with your family. My daughter returns from a visit to brisbane tomorrow. Great photos
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I hope she enjoyed herself and didn’t melt in the heatwave we’ve been having. 🙂
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Haha. She did say she saw a lot of rain! They traveled to sydney by car for a few days. I’m hoping to get the full rundown in just over 24 hours. Can’t wait.
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She probably missed the worst of the heat then if she went to Sydney. It’s been the past week that has been horrendous.
I bet you can’t wait to see her. It’s hard being separated.
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There were a lot of smiley faces coming my way when she returned to Brisbane so I’d say she saw some of it.
Compared to the freezing cold we are having here I suspect she was delighted.
I feel sorry for her to be leaving her great friend to come home, but I can’t wait to have her back again. She really is part of the pulse of this house.
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They are still beautiful shots, Sue, but I know what you mean about a polariser. I wish I had one and knew how to use it too… 🙂 I have the same trouble in summer with trying to get to the top of Mt Coot-tha before the sun bursts upon the scene! At least in the middle of winter you get a little more time! But these are lovely shots and I hope you enjoyed the the outing (even if you went home bleary eyed).
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You don’t realise just how quickly the sun rises until you are hoping to photograph it. lol You’re right about winter giving us more time but then there would be more traffic on the roads at that time as well. 🙂
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Beautiful shots- what a view!
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Thank you. It is quite a beautiful place to see the city from.
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I like the photos you took. Don’t sell yourself short.
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Thank you Glynis. I tend to be overly critical of my photography because I can see the faults in it. But thank you for your support. 🙂
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Beautiful, and such dedication. I have yet to get up early to take a photo of anything. I suppose when I get the chance to sleep, I take all of what I get. 😀
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I don’t know about dedication. It’s not like I do it every day! lol To be honest, I’m not sure I *could* do it every day.
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What an incredible view!
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It is certainly quite pretty up there that’s for sure.
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fantastic shots!!
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Thank you again. 🙂
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Great photos despite the lack of a filter. As I don’t know the first thing about photography and only use my iPhone I quite often shoot into the sun. Surprisingly, they quite often come out well. Maybe not knowing the rules is better. Often on my walks I can see the sun coming up or going down with no chance for me to take a photo so I know how frustrating it is to by hurrying along and then miss the best of it.
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The sun just blew out parts of the photo when I shot directly into it so I had to scrap a lot of those photos.
It really is surprising just how quickly the sun rises and sets isn’t it?
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Hi Suz. I can’t find where you said it, but I’m quite sure you told me it would be OK to tell you where my granddaughter is. I asked her would it be OK if I gave you her info, and this is the response I got. “Oh please do! I am working at Cucina by Toscani’s on Grey St in Southbank. Right across from the cinema! :)”
Her name is KJ. (Kirsti Jenny, but she got tired of telling people she really did know how to spell her own name right, so now it’s KJ. I have one Face ID section in my iPhoto collection named Kirsti and another, starting when she was about 21, called KJ.)
p.s. I hope you are one of the people who took advantage of the free Kindle format of “Figs & Pomegranates & Special Cheeses.”
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Hi Mona,
I’m not right in Brisbane but I will call the restaurant and leave a message for KJ to give me a call. If she has transport we may be able to meet somewhere and I can show her some of the sights around my area. 🙂
Sadly, I was too late for your free book but thanks for thinking of me. 🙂
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Thanks for your thoughtfulness in the midst of your pain. It would just be nice for her to have a connection. (Your no-longer tween might enjoy her … )
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