The early bird get's the... light?

[Drew_Geraci]

Had the pleasure of waking up around 30 minutes before sunrise to be greeted by some of the most spectacular colors I've seen in a long time here in Virginia! How many of you are an early bird and how many of you despise waking up early to catch the light? I'm usually a sunset-only kind of guy but I've recently found myself doing the opposite! 

[alpha-jessica-a]

Phenomenal colors indeed, Drew! 

 

I also tend towards sunsets instead of sunrises because I love a sleep in, but with colors like this I may need to change that up!

[tonygale]

Beautiful light!

[CarolineJensen]

Yes! Stunning! 

[LensBrew]

I love waking up early when I get the chance. But usually I do so for working out, so I miss taking shots but enjoy the scenes to power through the strain.

[ST]

Hi, Drew,

I hope it's okay to drop in some photos in your thread.

I often walk before dawn - my favourite time of day (but not great for photographs). This is from a couple of days ago.

As the sun was just about to rise 

At about the same time, facing the opposite direction you could see that pre-dawn light reflected in the buildings 

and a glimpse of the moon as the sun was rising

[Joey-Austin]

Beautiful colors, inspiring to start waking up earlier and try to get some magical colors

[DonSmith]

I prefer sunrises over sunsets Drew, but I hate waking to an alarm - a necessary evil I'm afraid

[Drew_Geraci]

Hi, Drew,

I hope it's okay to drop in some photos in your thread.

I often walk before dawn - my favourite time of day (but not great for photographs). This is from a couple of days ago.

As the sun was just about to rise 

At about the same time, facing the opposite direction you could see that pre-dawn light reflected in the buildings 

and a glimpse of the moon as the sun was rising

These are fantastic!! Well done mate!

[Drew_Geraci]

I love waking up early when I get the chance. But usually I do so for working out, so I miss taking shots but enjoy the scenes to power through the strain.

Looks like you get to kill 2 birds with 1 stone in that equation!

 

[Drew_Geraci]

I prefer sunrises over sunsets Drew, but I hate waking to an alarm - a necessary evil I'm afraid

Sunrises (for me) seem to yield better light/color sometimes over sunsets... but I'm pretty sure they're identical scientifically! LOL