Gavan O'Connor, Reaching for the Light (SINGLE SHOT 2023)

This photograph was taken near Lysterfield Lake, Melbourne, in the late morning on 15 September 2023. The camera used was a Nikon Z5, the lens a Nikkor 20/1.8S with settings at f/8, 1/100, ISO80. The camera was hand-held. I noticed the sun piercing the highest limbs of the tall trees that fringe the lake and took a dozen photos before the ray effect was lost as the sun rose higher in the sky and fully broke through the leafy canopy. A moment in time was captured.

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