Sunrise in Paradise

For about an hour before sunrise each day I was able to photograph some beautiful colors in the sky. The trick here is rising early and having your tripod and camera set up and ready to take the photos. I then take a series of photos starting before the sunrises and then every 5 minutes or so until the sun becomes too bright. On these first photos I was still at the point in learning photography where I relied on the auto settings on my camera. These photos were taken using the nighttime setting on my Sony DSLR.

This series of photos is taken from the same spot each day over a ten day period.

We returned to the same place in Jupiter in 2010. Here is a photo from the same vantage point.

If you wait till sunrise to start photographing you will miss beautiful scenes such as this one. This photo was taken about 30 minutes before sun rise. The brilliant pink colors were there for only about 10 minutes. Amazing beauty!!

If there are clouds low in the sky you can continue shooting well after the sun rises.

On this day the sun rose and then went into a cloud bank. The rays of sun coming out of the clouds reminded me of photos you often see of the creation. And God said "Let There be Light"

This one is my favorite. I took it on the very first morning. The colors were so beautiful reflecting on the ocean.

This reversible pillow show two stages of the beautiful sunrise.

Sunrise over Ocean Reversible by mbgphoto
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On this morning there was a heavy cloud bank right on the horizon. I had to wait a bit before I could catch the sun.....it was worth the wait!


Sunrise at Jupiter by mbgphoto
Large format posters printing from zazzle

On this morning there were scattered clouds that the sun went in and out of as it rose. You can see a bird taking an early morning flight.

On a very cloudy day the sunrise gives another different look. You can see the pinks in the sky as the sun emerges on the horizon and then slips into a bank of clouds.

On this morning the clouds were so heavy that you never really saw the sun, just glimpses of light through the clouds.

This photo was taken from a cruise ship as we were arriving in Mazatlan, Mexico.

This photo was taken while we were visiting Port Washington, Wisconsin. I love the way the sky takes on a dark orange cast.