So often Mt. Fitzroy is obscured by clouds, but this morning it was clear. We had a stunning sunrise. Usually early morning light is golden in color, but here in Patagonia it can be red-pink. The eastern sky was on fire. The super intense colors were dazzling, and the first rays of direct light lit up the mountains beautifully. The problem we had, though, was the wind. It was fierce. You had to hold on to the tripod or else it would keel over. I tried to shield my camera and tripod from the wind with my body, and at the same time I used both hands to put a continuous downward pressure on the legs of the tripod to steady it. I also waited for a lull in the wind to shoot. Even though I used a tripod, I still chose a fairly fast shutter simply because I didn't want even the slightest degradation of quality in a scene that was so beautiful. My settings for this image were 1/160, f/5.0, and 2000 ISO.
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