Dawn Light in B&W
Dawn was typically viewed as we went to work at the Kilgii Gwaay site the first few days, and sunrise was viewed as it lit the shores opposite the site while we worked, as in the above picture.
Every morning brought its own variations. The views to the east out Houston Stewart Channel to Hecate Strait were mostly taken in a hurry as it is not a time to dawdle and delay everyone else. They were from the landing by the cabin before we set out, the dock if I was helping to get the boat or from the boat itself. The views from shore are during the early morning if I could find a few minutes to capture the light on the shore across from the site along the north side of Kunghit Island, or across to the ESE at Rose Harbour.
Many of these images are just as nice in colour (and I am sure to many viewers, nicer), but I thought a monochrome series also works well. Colour some other time.
Sunrise beyond Houston Stewart Channel east of Ellen Island
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Rose Harbour viewed from Kilgii Gwaay site
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To launch the gallery view click on any thumbnail below and then use the arrows to navigate and escape to return to this page.
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- Looking across Rose Harbour from east end of Kilgii Gwaay site
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- Rose Harbour viewed from headland at east end of Kilgii Gwaay site
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- Rose Harbour viewed from Kilgii Gwaay site
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- Across Houston Stewart Channel to Moresby Island
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- Across Houston Stewart Channel from Ellen Island to Moresby Island
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- Looking across mouth of Rose Harbour and to east end of Houston Stewart Channel from edge of Kilgii Gwaay site.
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- Looking across mouth of Rose Harbour and to east end of Houston Stewart Channel
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- Houston Stewart Channel east of Ellen Island, Moresby Island on left
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- Sunrise beyond Houston Stewart Channel east of Ellen Island
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- North shore of Kunghit Island viewed from west end of Kilgii Gwaay site
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This link catalogues my posts about volunteering on the Kilgii Gwaay archaeological site project.
I was accompanied on this trip by one of the Quimper Hittys, Tansy who is blogging about the trip from a doll’s view and you can find those posts here.
Canon 5Dii, Canon 50mm/f1.4 lens, Nikkor-N (pre-AI) 24mm/f2.8 lens. Please note that the EXIF data in the gallery view is not correct for the Nikkor lens as the adapter chip will not record f-stop.
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Wonderful – all that light and atmosphere. Good moments.
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Thank you Ryan. They were good moments, and there are good memories to go with them.
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I just love the natural drama in the black and white here, my friend! Great set.
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Thank you Toad – glad that you like it. Does it make you want to keep your rain gear close to hand?
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Especially this spring and summer, yes it does!! 🙂
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The first shot is sublime.
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Thank you David! I like it too. I will probably post a colour version of it too in an upcoming post because it works well that way too – beautiful yellow light on anotherwise grey-green environment.
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These are absolutely gorgeous images, ehpem – the light is stunning!
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Thank you Laurie! Most of them are dawn light under pretty dense (rain) clouds. I have been thinking it would be great to have a graduated neutral density filter for the skies in these situations.
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I bought one a few months ago, because I’m so often shooting scenes of sea/land and sky, with the problem of the sky being overexposed. I haven’t tried it yet but plan to use it this summer.
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You have some really great photos worthy of printing and framing in this series. Certainly the first photo and the one labeled “ACROSS HOUSTON STEWART CHANNEL TO MORESBY ISLAND”, which is my personal favorite.
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Thanks so much Ken. My favourite is the first one, but that is partly because that light on the opposite shore was a very warm yellow visible while we worked.
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Stunning work..
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Thank you Helen
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Beautiful!!
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Thank you Robert 🙂
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And welcome to my blog – I hope you come by again!
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