Josh Andrews Photography

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Sunrise on the Greenland Sea

February 07 2009

February’s image of the month was taken on the Greenland Sea while cruising from Svalbard to the eastern coast of Greenland.  At 78 degrees latitude and a little more than 600 miles from the North Pole, the days were long, and I’d find myself shooting from the deck of the boat well past midnight and up again only a few hours later to shoot the sunrise.  Shooting from a moving ship can present various challenges, but the calm waters on this particular morning allowed me to shoot tripod mounted without much difficulty.  I captured this image with a shutter speed of 1/25th of a second and used a split neutral density graduated filter to control the exposure variations and maintain the amazing color of this sunrise, which remains the most amazing I’ve ever seen in nature.  For the month of February, this image is available at a 20% discount off of my standard print prices.  It is also offered in a 3-piece split panel presentation on stretched canvas for a reduced price.