Clearing Clouds At Cameo Island

It was October and my first visit to Zakynthos.

I had done a little research before the trip and picked a couple of locations that I was intrigued and drawn to and Cameo Island Bridge was one of them.

The island is located at the harbour in the Agios Sostis which was a short drive from by hotel.

The pre-dawn starts are generally more enjoyable in the autumn compared to the 4.30am summer starts.

Sunrise being that much later does however carry the risk of more people being up and about but that was not the case on this trip.

Shoots especially early ones are normally a lone affair however my 16-year-old eldest daughter Gracie once again decided she wanted to enjoy the sunrise with me and take some behind-the-scenes footage for me.

The only downside is my normal tranquil mornings are out the window due to her constant nattering! :)

We arrived at the harbour in the dark and a little earlier than needed but ready to set up once the light started to give some illumination.

The weather was a little unsettled and we experienced a very small shower while setting up the camera but this gave some wonderful clouds which is a rarity in Greece at least for me,

I found a great angle and captured the bridge together with the harbour lights in the cool hues before sunrise.

I could have called it done at that point as the image looked wonderful.

Call it experience or a hunch but I knew the sunrise combined with the clouds could give a fantastic range

of colour and textures and transform the scene into something completely else.

My experience/hunch was spot on and we were given a wonderful display as the sunrise broke over the horizon.

We returned back to the hotel for breakfast fully energised by the beautiful morning we had experienced but the day got better.

Later that day we returned to the harbour with the rest of our extended family group (13 in total) to show them the wonderful location and also in the slim hope the girls in our group might see any Turtles that are known to frequent this part of the island.

As we walked the harbour a small crowd gathered as a very large Turtle surfaced next to a fishing boat.

What a perfect way to end a stunning morning in Greece certainly not my first and hopefully more to come on trips in 2024.

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