God's Spotlight

Photographed from Druidston on Wales’s Pembrokeshire coast between St David’s and Milford Haven, the sun shines a light on the anchored tankers in St Bride’s bay as they await instructions of a new cargo.

Canon 10 D
1/2500th sec at f 11
15-30mm lens at 15mm
IS0 100
I exposed for the extreme highlights caused by the sun and allowed everything else to become almost silhouette-like, especially in the foreground.

Processing:
Subtle HDR from same image, one tweaked for mid tones and highlights, the other for shadows.