sunrise, cap martin

I am editing through all the images of Le Corbusier's Cabanon in Roquebrune sur Mer, France today. When I shot the cabin, it was the height of the August holiday in France. I will admit I was a bit frustrated at the time because everyone was in vacation mode and I was just gearing up to get into full on work mode (this was my first shoot of the trip). The best light at the cabin was in the morning so I woke before sunrise. I am not a super early bird, but sunrise shoots always bestow the gift of seeing the sunrise - a fact I find easy to forget when I am trying to rouse myself out of bed. But that day, I walked to my balcony (I was staying in Cap Martin) and this is what I saw. It was so quiet I could hear the water lapping on the shore. It was the start to one of the most important shoots that I did on my trip. Heavenly...

sunrise/pt.reyes station

I think one of the main benefits of sunrise shoots (besides the sunrise, of course), is the sounds of the waking earth. Yesterday the dew just clung on to every blade of grass and birds sang as the sun crept up. And directly over my head was the moon watching over the whole affair. It was quite an amazing morning. Have a wonderful weekend friends.