A great image of a sunrise is a little harder to capture than a good sunset. With sunsets, one can generally has more time to be aware of unusually nice colors or cloud formations developing in the western sky, and is therefore more likely to capture that perfect moment in time.
One summer morning in North Dakota, I arose before dawn to travel to the Little Missouri National Grassland. But when I walked out my door I found myself looking at an eastern sky colored in amazingly vivid hues of blue and pink. I threw my gear into the car and raced to the nearest clear view of the horizon I could think of: the banks of the Little Muddy River at the southeast corner of Williston.
By this time the colors in the sky were peaking in intensity, and a rich golden pre-dawn glow began to appear. I captured about a dozen images before the sun cleared the horizon, heralding the promise of another new day.
This New Year's Day brought that morning to mind. Though I spent the remainder of that day capturing other images of North Dakota, the sunrise picture, for me, was the “keeper”.
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