AUGUST 2025 – The branches of two palm trees partly cover the rising sun at the beach of Grömitz in Germany. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Now that’re approaching November already, I think it’s fair to have a bit of a daydream by imagining a beautiful sunrise at the seaside. Add some palm trees that cover the warm light of the rising sun.
Just two months ago I experienced exactly this in Grömitz in Germany at the Baltic Sea! Grömitz is a village between Oldenburg i. Holstein and Lübeck and has a long history as a beach destination. Previously I already posted images of the past, here and here (and will continue to post more.) Of course, the lack of affordable color films in the first half of the 20th century made it difficult to capture such beautiful scenes on film, and it simply does not work in black and white.
Then again, maybe it does work on black and white?!
Whatever. I think it’s a beautiful image.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 26-AUG-2025, 06:27 |
| Location | Grömitz, Germany |
| Camera | Canon EOS 1D Mark IV |
| Lens | Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM |
| ISO | 800 |
| Exposure | 1/2000 sec at f/8 |
| Digital Image Source Format | Canon Camera RAW (CR2) |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4800 x 3200 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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