This weekend was a good weekend for the simple reason that I did something different. On Saturday morning I had agreed to help out a friend by giving her husband a ride to the airport AT 3:45AM! Rather than looking at getting up a 3AM as pain, I looked at it as an adventure… something different. I actually get a kick out of driving around in the wee hours of the morning; it makes me feel like I’m engaged in some clandestine activity! LOL! And since I was getting up early, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to take some sunrise photos. So, after the airport drop, I headed out to Sandy Point State Park to photograph the bay bridge at sunrise.
I got there in plenty of time, even after a leisurely breakfast on the way. But, as true landscape photographers know, the good color often comes quite a bit before the official sunrise time. Above is an iPhone photo taken at 5:59AM; official sunrise was 6:40AM on Saturday at this location. The lead photo was taken only six minutes after.
So often one day blurs into the next. We get so caught up in our daily lives of work, kids and chores. It pays big dividends in the form of fond memories to get out of the rut and do something different. I’m glad I opted for the cool, quiet solitude of the Chesapeake Bay Saturday morning instead of crawling back into bed!
All photos shot with a Nikon D800 and the Nikkor 24-120mm f/4.0 lens and are available on iStock.com for licensing.
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Good post. I enjoyed reading this with the wonderful illustrations.