Utah Double
Red Mountains in Ivins Utah
Soft sunrise
Double Color
It didn't look like much at first but when I saw the clouds slide off to the right exposing some sunlit pinks and reds I grabbed my stuff and headed out to the shore to wait. So often the moving clouds combine with a rising sun and the dawn colors quickly get brighter. To capture this I left the camera shutter open for about 15 seconds as it was still quite dark out. This allows the light to accumulate on the camera sensor not only making the photo brighter and the colors deeper but it also makes the water look smoother which like a mirror doubles the effect.
A new day begins
Sunrise Wisconsin
The Morning Show
Living on a large lake facing East is certainly an early rising photographers dream. Even though the physical characteristics remain unchanged the morning light presents a new show every morning.
Foggy Sunrise
Mirror
Based on the light sometimes I have to leave the shutter open to capture more light. This one took 6 seconds which had the added benefit of smoothing out the already flat lake.
First light on a rainy morning
Wisconsin sunrise on a rainy morning.
A Close-up
There was enough cloud, fog and Canadian fire smoke to create a natural filter allowing me to take this with a very powerful lens without my camera and eyeball melting. If you are seeing this on a larger device screen you'll even be able to clearly see a sunspot on the right side above trees. I take quite a few photos, especially sunrises and it amazes me that a photo can easily capture trees 5 miles away with a sunspot 93 million miles behind them. This is the kind of stuff that makes this an enjoyable hobby.
Sky fire
Sunrise in Wisconsin with very low clouds resembling fire on the horizon.
In the back row
I love taking sunset photos in Key West. Sometimes I think I have enough but I'm always proven wrong because every sunset is a little different from all the others. For this one I'm sitting on a beach on a plastic lawn chair, camera with a big lens mounted on a tripod between my legs. I just Googled something like best sunset locations and Key West seemed to be on everyones top 10 list. Every evening there are 10-30 boats carrying their paid customers out for a front row view while I'm sitting in the back row hoping they will partially block my view.
Sunset Key West FL
I used a very wide lens which makes the palm trees look like they are bending towards the center.
A mix of things
Rain, clouds, trees and a full rainbow.
Key West Sunset
Key West Sunset
Sunrise Wisconsin
Quiet Color
It requires clouds for a memorable sunrise or sunset but some sunrises need very little to emphasize the changing color bands as it makes its way closer to the horizon.
Clouds over Lake Powell
Just before sunset in Page AZ these dancing clouds appeared on the horizon.
Dawns Light
Pewaukee Lake WI
Pastel morning
Looking about 10 miles East on Pewaukee Lake WI.
Barely shining through
Sunset last night with plane returning from Fort Jefferson National Park.
Patience
Sun rising through a low layer of fog creates some interesting light. This was taken on Pewaukee Lake in Wisconsin.
This dawn should last all day
Front row seat silently watching someone paint with spray cans on the other side of a huge pane of glass.
Double lake sunrise
Interesting clouds can form 50+ miles away over Lake Michigan due to warm air over colder water.These clouds catch the first light of the dawn like a theatre screen, and reflect this light to the ground which is again reflected in the calm 10 miles of inland lake water I'm photographing over here in Wisconsin.
Front row for a sunrise
Pewaukee Lake Wisconsin
Silent Color
Sunrise over my favorite Lake in Pewaukee Wisconsin
Dazzling Sunrise
Wisconsin Best
Foggy Sunrise
Wisconsin
Key West FL
Another beautiful sunset
Another Day
Another beautiful sunset sail in Key West FL
Fog Frame
This sunrise is nicely framed with fog.
Outstanding sunrise
What a beautiful beginning
It’s real
I am fortunate to be able to get so many beautiful sunrise photos. And if the water is smooth......ah....reflection bonus.
Sunset Spectacular
Key West rarely disappoints.
Key West sunset
US 1 at sunset
Bridge connecting two Florida keys.
Melting Sun
The day begins
Wisconsin morning color
Blue Morning
Little contrast but superb reflection
Keys Sunset
Sunset sail in Key West.
Pretty Morning
Wisconsin Sunrise
Sunrise Surprise
Sitting on the dock focusing, one eye closed, on the sunrise and distant clouds, this rower appears in my viewfinder. He was so silent I never heard him coming.
Wisconsin Sunrise
Key West sunset
Took my camera down to the water last night and as the sun was melting into the horizon these two boats nicely lined up for me.
Gunlock Reservoir
Gunlock Reservoir is located in the scenic red rock country of southwestern Utah. It is a pretty little reservoir popular for boating and other water sports. It offers good fishing at times, particularly for largemouth bass and channel catfish.
Doubler
Water drops on the lens glass but a very pretty sight.
Rising star
Wisconsin sunrise over Pewaukee Lake.
Sunrise Key West
Old dock pilings on the Atlantic ocean side.
Mirrored Color
Smooth Wisconsin lake, total silence and a colorful dawn.
Wisconsin Sunrise
Taken over Pewaukee Lake towards Lake Michigan which is about 50 miles away.
Fireball Rising
Almost impossible to photograph the sun without clouds. Even with their help I have to lower the amount of light coming into the camera. This reduces the light everywhere except the the sun, and its reflection. The fisherman floated by at just the right moment to make for a much more interesting photo.
Foggy fishing
Wisconsin sunrise through a heavy layer of fog.
Sundown Key West
Looking south towards Cuba the sun is setting to my right. The sunset was nothing photo worthy but it nicely lit
up this southernly direction.
Purple dawn
Sunrise in Wisconsin
Best Seats In The House
Key West sunset cruise.
Tropical
Sunset Key West FL
Stormy Sunrise
Sun was rising behind my left shoulder while this lightning show was performing over the Gulf of Mexico.
Sunrise Palms
A few strands of christmas lights, palms against a nice sunrise made for a pretty sight.
Simple Sunset
Key West sunsets are wonderful and even the simple ones are nice if you throw in a couple palm trees.
Sunset Key
Standing on Sunset Key, which is a short 1/4 mile ferry ride from mainland Key West FL, I'm able to take some wonderful sunset photos from the beach.
Peaceful sunset
Key West FL
Purple Dawn
Wisconsin Dawn
Utah sunset
Took this in Gunlock Utah
New Day Comes
Back on Pewaukee Lake
Key West Sunset
These usually happen when I don't have a camera.
Soft Wisconsin Dawn
There should be music
Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc has reached 18° below the observer's horizon. This morning twilight period will last until sunrise, when direct sunlight outshines the diffused light. Wikipedia
I think a colorful dawn like this, mirrored by a lake, should come a soundtrack composed by the famous John Williams.
Sky on fire
Another brilliant key West sunset.
Glad I was home
And I did not do any color enhancment.
Unusual One
This is an unusual sunrise and the reflection in the lake really enhances it.
Harbor Shower
Small shower moving over the Key West harbor.
Up-close sunset
Standing on the beach last week photographing a Key West sunset the sky looked wild as the sun moved below the horizon. I had a strong lens on the camera so I just zoomed in close and this is what the camera saw.
Sunrise fishing
Light Painting
Pewaukee Lake WI
Look Up
Standing at the bottom of a slot canyon in AZ about noon. The sun lights up the sandstone but blocks the bright sun making for interesting photos.
ISO50 Leica 35mm f/16 8 seconds.
Enterprise
One very cold morning we drove over the mountains you see in the distance. Here in Enterprise NV it's flat endless hay fields. This sunrise was beautiful, lighting up ground fog/haze and the vegetation picked up the sky color as it was frost white. My fingers froze working the camera quickly to capture this.
Key West
Land of wonderful sunsets.
Melting Sun
Slot Canyon
In Page AZ there are some fine slot canyons on the reservations. Some have relatively easy access but some require negotiating ladders and steps. When the sun is high in the sky the Navajo sandstone lights up in different shades of red and golds. It's hard not to take a good photo in these canyons as long as you have a camera that allows lots of light to enter as it's rather dark at these depths.
Key West Sunset
I use a strong telephoto lens it brings the sun closer making it appear large. This is only possible if there's adequate cloud/haze coverage combined with a dark filter on the lens otherwise the intensity of light overpowers the lens, camera and eye.
Foggy Morning
Above the cloud bank over Lake Michigan and through the fog.
Sky sun water Art
Every morning is so different. Because it's dark at that hour I will leave the shutter open for as long as a minute to let what little light there is, soak into the camera's sensor.
Rich Color
WI Sunrise...color like this is extremely rae
An interesting photo
This photo file is 87MB which means crystal clear resolution. When uploaded to this site you are looking at 106KB. Though not very sharp you can still make out those dark spots on the sun. The sun is so bright it overpowers a camera like our eyes if you try to look at it. In this rare case there was just enough cloud/haze that it could be easily photographed but not strong enough to hide those dark areas which are sunspots! Anyway, I think that's pretty amazing that we can see them in this photo.
Sky Fire
Slow fireworks it is....
Good Morning
Cloud frame
Sunrise Spectacular
Color Explosion at Dawn. When taking sunrise photos I leave my shutter open to capture the low light but when the tiniest amount of pure sun breaches I have to quickly change the camera settings or it will overpower the camera sensor.
Foggy Fishing
Sunrise from the deck
While crossing Lake Michigan
Sunset watching
As their ship heads out to sea
Sunset Sail
Dawn Fireworks
Tropical Sunset
Sunset Sail
Crossing Lake Michigan at Sunrise
Key West Sunset
Behind a channel marker.
Sunrise
Wisconsin
Hope
Sunrise Wisconsin
Bahia Honda Sunset
Sunset behind Flagler railroad bridge -Bahia Honda State Park FL