Long-exposure photograph of the Byron Bay basalt headland at predawn, with pale pink hues on the horizon and jagged rocks in the foreground. — New South Wales, Australia · January 2020

Pink Shore Before Dawn

Before dawn on Byron Bay's basalt headland, a long exposure compressed the ocean into a band of pale turquoise below the pink horizon. The cliff face rose as a diagonal anchor on the right.

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Nikon D800E23mmf/6.310sISO 1008 January 2020

Coastal Cliffs Diagonal Tension Foreground Interest Leading Lines Rule Of Thirds Partly Cloudy

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