Another rushed ride to New Salem for a sunrise shot. For a change I actually arrived early and got a chance to watch things develop.
That was it for Sunday morning. I was satisfied and went home to continue splitting wood.
09.04.2019 Before and After
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Woo hoo sunrise: what a good progression. When it comes to color, the early bird catches the warmth.
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Yes, it is quite a bit of fun when you get to watch a sky develop this way. I was running around looking for different ways to compose what I was seeing. These three being my favorites.
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An amazing sequence!
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Thank you, Liz. It was a wonderful experience. Counting the previous sunrise over the river I had two awesome skies in a row to work with. A great weekend.
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It’s especially nice that you not only caught the change in color, but also the changes in the cloud structure. It looks as though while you were collecting yourself, the clouds were doing the same, leading to that arrangement you focused on in the last image.
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If you notice the leaf movement in the shot with the framing trees and the foregrounds you’ll see that it was fairly breezy and that included the upper atmosphere as well. I was glad that the mammatus clouds held their shape for as long as they did. I was afraid they would blow right out of the overhead sky.
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That color shows up often in sunrise and sunset photos around the world. It seems more so due to volcanic activity. I’ve seen many on Spaceweathergallery.com
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No volcanoes around here but maybe some particulate traveled far in the upper atmosphere. I’ve always understood that pollution plays a part in causing wilder color in sunsets but there is usually pretty clean in the morning.
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Love “rushed ride”. I often find myself rushing around trying to catch sunsets. Gorgeous color in your photos. Love that all those hues are from one sitting.
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It’s even harder to arrive places on time for sunrises, especially during summer hours. Even when I get out of the house in plenty of time I still feel the need to move quickly. It pays off when I get to watch the twilight develop into a sunrise. Thanks, Jessica.
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The last shot is very impressive. Very powerful indeed.
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As I looked at things on the LCD screen it seemed that those clouds deserved to be featured. Having the extra reach now lessens the need for cropping. Thanks, Andrew.
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A great series. Were you surprised by the depth of colour which eventuated? I was.
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Thank you, Ann. Yes but I try to enhance that by underexposing some which helps capture the color with a little more richness. The color and light is there but it’s the balance that makes a difference when capturing the data. In many of these sunrise images the range of light requires combining two or three exposures so I get to adjust things with all that information available. It’s not often the sky is as filled as this and Saturday’s shot as well so I was surprised. Two great mornings in a row! 🙂
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Wonderful sunrise photos! Keep up the good work!
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Thank you, Lane.
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The atmosphere was alive with the vision of clouds on fire. This one is quite a capture. It’s hard to believe that the rising sun can create a scene such as this one. Unbelievable.
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It is an amazing phenomenon. Science can explain so many things and light, color, and the atmosphere all combine for these effects but it is our appreciation of them that makes them special.
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I think there’s something special in our ability to recognise and enjoy beauty, and in our relationship with the beauty of nature.
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Agreed, Ann. We have such possibilities for appreciation of beauty and good that is is a shame so many concentrate on ugliness.
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Like Steve S., I don’t typically see such magnificence in the morning. I might be motivated to be a morning person if this sort of thing was going on here! Absolutely stunning photos.
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Well, even here there are no guarantees and it isn’t unusual for me to get skunked by a cloud bank. But I wake up early no matter what time I go to bed so it works perfectly for me. 🙂
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Oh, a morning person by nature! Ha! Not me. If I’m up by 7:30 I’m very proud of myself 🙂
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Likewise, I am very proud of myself when I can mange to stay awake until 9 p.m. 🙂
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🙂 You wild animal, you!
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My existence knows no bounds. 🙂
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chuckle…
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