Crack of Dawn

This image was taken ten minutes after civil dawn, at brotherswater in the Patterdale area of the Lake district NP. I set up facing the valley of Kirkstone Pass after I found a small cluster of rocks on the shoreline. I shone my torch at the largest rock to manual focus as it too dark to auto focus.

• Nikon D810
• 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 40mm
• 6 sec @ f/9, ISO-100.
• No-filters
• Gitzo GT3543XLS tripod & GSLVLS Levelling base + Manfrotto 405 Geared-head