From where I was staying in Santorini, I could see the distant uninhabited Greek islets of Makra and Pachia. Makra translates to ‘The Long’ on the left, and Pachia, known as ‘The Fat’ is to its right. I was interested in catching the sunrise from this viewpoint and to see how the sun might interact with the islets.
The morning that I chose to photograph had an atmospheric haze across the water. This would naturally clear with the heat of the rising sun, but at this time it still cloaked Makra and Pachia in mists extending far into the distant horizon.
I used a telephoto lens on its maximum depth setting to zoom in and pick up as much detail as possible in the hazy conditions. As the sun rose, the outlines of the islets began to appear and the light cast warm orange tones up into the sky, creating a beautiful contrast from the dark bands of water beneath it.
One element that I could never have predicted, and which makes this image one of a kind, is how the clouds would mirror the islands. There are two distinct cloud formations, one long, one fat, drifting above Makra and Pachia. A serendipitous moment at dawn!
From where I was staying in Santorini, I could see the distant uninhabited Greek islets of Makra and Pachia. Makra translates to ‘The Long’ on the left, and Pachia, known as ‘The Fat’ is to its right. I was interested in catching the sunrise from this viewpoint and to see how the sun might interact with the islets.
The morning that I chose to photograph had an atmospheric haze across the water. This would naturally clear with the heat of the rising sun, but at this time it still cloaked Makra and Pachia in mists extending far into the distant horizon.
I used a telephoto lens on its maximum depth setting to zoom in and pick up as much detail as possible in the hazy conditions. As the sun rose, the outlines of the islets began to appear and the light cast warm orange tones up into the sky, creating a beautiful contrast from the dark bands of water beneath it.
One element that I could never have predicted, and which makes this image one of a kind, is how the clouds would mirror the islands. There are two distinct cloud formations, one long, one fat, drifting above Makra and Pachia. A serendipitous moment at dawn!
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