Sunrise in Kong Kong

 I took this shot on the morning of 13th October 2013 at around 6.30 am. I am always looking forward to sunrise shots due to the wonderful colours of the sky in early hours of the day that is bluish and cool. In order to take shots like this I will have to reach the designated spot half an hour before the first light appears. Once I reached there I will checked out the surroundings for potential shooting spots where the best of shots can be produce as the time is short this kind of shoots. The moment the sun appears, all the nice colours of the sky will be lost. Camera settings for shoots like this are as follows:
a) Mode: Aperture priority and set to f/8 or f/11 for maximum depth of field.
b) ISO: 100 for least noise and also to slow down the shutter speed to optimise misty water effect.
c) Shutter speed: Since you are in Aperture priority mode, the camera will decides for you.
d) Focal length: Widest as possible /18mm.
e) Sturdy tripod is a must for sharp images due to the long exposure time.
f) Filters: Polarising filter for good colour and water reproduction and a #4 ND filter+polarising filter once the sun appears.
g) Shutter cable: Better if you have it or use in-camera self timer to reduce camera shake.
Take one or two test shots to check the exposures of the images. If it is to dark or too bright(which is not acceptable in sunrise shots) change the exposure settings via the exposure compensation function in the camera for optimum exposures.
Of all kinds of photography, sunrise shooting is the one I like best because each and everytime the results will amaze me and my friends for the colours it produces is unmatched to shooting at any other time of the day.
If you have never tried sunrise shoots before, it is time to try it and I promise you that you won't regret it and will go back for more.........Happy Shooting!