Boxing Day arrived frigid cold, presenting yet another variation of dawn.
How I shall miss these morning treats, when the days draw out!
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But it will be a while before the Sun starts rising too early. The longest day dawns about 0415 here. I tend to wake when it gets light and I am often up at 0530, so it wouldn’t be that big a sacrifice to rise earlier. I think it’s just psychologically a shock to the system to do so before 5!
It is my impression that Winter sunrises are more spectacular, but I may just have persuaded myself of this and must make an effort to discover the truth in the New Year!
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Occasionally an early appointment will see us on the road at dawn and likely heading in the wrong direction to appreciate it. I get whatever images I can, going at speed in dim light.
Sometimes the result is not altogether dreadful.
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A curve in the road gave us a brief glance at the eastern sky.
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To me, there is something quite pleasing about the soft focus of dim light.
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Sort of like impressionist painting.
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Another curve in the road!
This was when we went to Clifton Park ten days ago and for some reason I never got around to looking at the pictures.
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I had forgotten what a very pretty morning that was.
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This was leaving our driveway, early light reflecting off the icy road.
The filter of the windshield completely changed the colour of the sky…
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…before getting in the car, I took this shot.
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The Hudson river was frozen over that day.
Early morning pictures, surely much pleasanter than another pointless rant about the iniquities of our times!
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You don’t need to wait, Carolyn, as I can tell you the sunrise in the spring is more beautiful and uplifting than any you see in winter. That said, I like your pictures of the sky and clouds. And those icy roads!
Joanna
Most definitely, ranting only makes my blood boil – keep up the superb pictures, please!
Wow! Amazing pictures
Decades of getting up early for shift work took the shine off early mornings for me. Though I did wake up at 4am today, and it was still pitch dark. It took me over an hour to get back to sleep, where I stayed until 8:45. We don’t have it so cold just yet, it is 7C here today, but cold outside in a chilly wind.
Best wishes, Pete.
Yes, sunrises and sunsets tend to be more dramatic in winter, mostly due to the sun’s angle.