...in with the new. The first sunrise of 2018

I went to one of my favorite spots in Delray Beach to photograph the first sunrise of 2018. Luck was with me because the sunrise was both colorful and accompanied by interesting cloud formations. I love photographing the sea and sky because it is constantly changing, and, if you shoot fast, you can come up with several compositional variations in a matter of seconds. This whole shoot, like most sunrises, last less than a half hour.

I had my Nikon D850 and three lenses, the Nikon 24-120mm zoom, Nikon 80-400mm zoom, and the Nikon 20mm f/2.8. I used them all, but did most of the work with the very practical 24-120mm f/4 zoom.

These two gulls looked liked they were carrying on a conversation while strolling along the surf. Nice bokeh effect from the Nikon 80-400 used wide open at 250mm focal length. 

Happy New Year!