Fire Island NY | Long Island Aerial Photography

Robert Moses Aerial Photography

I had a residential shoot scheduled for 9am, on the south shore of Long Island in Babylon. It looked like we might get a perfect sunrise on this cold Sunday morning in late January, as I checked my weather app on my iPhone. I figured why not head out a few hours early and capture the sunrise of the Robert Moses bridge and nearby beaches.

I grabbed my DJI Mavic 3 and headed down to the north side of the Great South Bay for the sunrise. Bridge lights were still on, and I was lucky to have a boat fishing the area to give some scale in the photographs.

Once the sun began to rise, it casted beautiful light right along the east side of the bridge. At this moment I new it was all going to be worth loosing a few hours of sleep.

After grabbing a few shots on the north side, I wanted to quickly get to the south end to capture the light before it got to high in the sky. Thankfully it was still casting long bridge shadows across the bay. I finished up on the beach checking out the view to the east. Then grabbing some shots of a surfer who was enjoying his morning as well.