I’ve grown a bit soft this winter (it is indeed still winter) with the later sunrises, so as we have now sprung ahead I am not complaining about a return to 7 after a few weeks of +/- 6 a.m. I also got to try out my new visor mounted flashlight as it was a bit dark when I set up for this pre-dawn image yesterday over North Quabbin from New Salem yet again.
Nothing like this visible today as we started with a bit of sleet that quickly turned to rain. We have been spoiled with warm but unseasonable temperatures last week and today have been brought back to “normal”.
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I like the long low colored cloud streaks. Very nice catch today.
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I was getting pretty excited as I approached to location. I could see this building through the trees that line the road and knew that it was still dark enough that I had time to get there and set up before it reached its peak.
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It is great when the elements come together just right.
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It is the same with me. Always a period of adjustment that takes place with these silly time changes.
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For me it is just a case of being spoiled. I am up so early anyway and my sleep pattern is all over the place so it isn’t much of an adjustment. I am just wondering if I’ll ever sleep a normal 8 hours again.
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If I cover first the left side of the photo, and then the right, it looks like different sunrises. I do like the total effect, as the asymmetry is intriguing. Still, I couldn’t help but wonder if the clouds on the right forgot to change their clocks, and were just a little late showing up. 🙂
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The asymmetry had me a little worried with the large empty space in the middle. But it allows more of a sense of the clouds’ movement. I do think those on the right were having a hard time keeping up with the ones on the left. 🙂
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I like the lines created by the clouds. Beautiful.
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Thanks, Lyle. They give such a nice sense of movement and depth.
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Mind blowing color. Stunning image. I’m impressed with this one.
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Thanks, Yvonne. Yes, mind blowing. To be honest…at times I am so busy thinking about reading the light and placing the meter in the best spot that the experience sometimes waits for appreciation until I am actually processing the image.
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Nice color and sense of depth and movement. Why is it that you get the color, and we get only the clouds? Truth-be-told I did see a slight bit of blush in the sky to the east, just yesterday. If I want to see real color, I think I’ll have to take a page out of your book and get myself into the truck and off to a more open location. The Connecticut River is just down the hill. Perhaps, in time, I’ll find some nice lookouts there.
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Absolutely get to an open viewpoint. Many times I leave the house with no idea what the sky looks like because of the trees in our neighborhood…not that I would give them up.
It looks like you are near Bloody Brook? There might be a good angle for sunrise over the CT river there. Also, in looking at Google images I see that there are some small falls and cascades along Bloody Brook as well.
http://www.trover.com/d/UDY1-bloody-brook-falls-norwich-vermont
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Looks like one for a scouting trip within the next day or two. Thanks. I’ll let you know what I find.
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Did you also take any pictures with a telephoto lens where you zoomed in on the clouds in greater isolation for a more-abstract image?
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Nope. I thought about it, but my 300 is a flare monster and even without the sun in the frame or above the horizon I get large red circles. I am not sure if it needs repair or is just terrible in the bright light. I think I needto take advantage of my CPS membership.
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It took a bit of searching but I figured out what CPS is:
http://www.cps.usa.canon.com/about_cps/about.shtml
You’re right that since you’re a member you should take advantage of it.
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That’s a pretty stunning start to the day. I bet that beautiful sunrise made you smile 🙂
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Absolutely, Lottie. I was smiling in anticipation as I drove up the highway. 🙂
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