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I got up 4 mornings out of 7 that I was in Kauai to sit & watch, hopefully to catch, a glorious sunrise.
They seem to come in three basic flavors although I'm sure there's more.
All drama, not much color to lots of color AND drama

Other than some nice orange/reds, the most compelling one was this scene with colors limited to what you might see looking into a furnace.
As I waited for the sun to clear the cloud decks,
I took several shots as I wanted to get the disk of the sun w/o totally blown.
This one is almost 20min after sunrise.
Believe it or not, there's very little with RGB at the max.

I think it's the rays that give this interest & character.
Some people call these "god fingers"
I did a search & found this old testament verse

"His splendor was like the sunrise; rays flashed from his hand, where his power was hidden".Habakkuk 3:4

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/709/22779040001_50931b9274_b.jpg
Horizon fixed

Taken with Sony A7R, @ 105mm, ISO 200, f16, 1/400

Comment & critique always appreciated

Thanks for looking

Dan

Edited on Nov 06, 2015 at 01:16 PM · View previous versions

Nov 06, 2015 at 12:32 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · The Splendor of a Sunrise

Splendor is right! Beautiful image.

Nov 06, 2015 at 08:47 AM

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Hey Dan,

Nice rays there and that is an appropriate verse for it. My only suggestion here is to check the horizon.

What a wonderful way to begin the day.

Jim

Nov 06, 2015 at 12:45 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · The Splendor of a Sunrise

Actually quite often the best part of the sunrise here in Hawaii is before the sun actually rises.

Nov 06, 2015 at 02:10 PM

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Chaz wrote:
Splendor is right! Beautiful image.

Thanks, it was a inspirational display
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JimFox wrote:
Hey Dan,

Nice rays there and that is an appropriate verse for it. My only suggestion here is to check the horizon.

What a wonderful way to begin the day.

Jim

Thanks, how did I let that slip by.
Yes it was
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Norm Shapiro wrote:
Actually quite often the best part of the sunrise here in Hawaii is before the sun actually rises.
Yep, I saw some "nice" skies early
Thanks

Nov 06, 2015 at 11:48 PM

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Dan,

Beautiful image you got. Most of the time sunrise has been a frustrating experience due to a fog bank that obscures the rise. Sometimes the "sunrise" moment comes long after the sun is above the horizon, just as it rises above the fog. From what part of the island was this captured?

Nov 07, 2015 at 09:58 AM

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nma wrote:
Dan,

Beautiful image you got. Most of the time sunrise has been a frustrating experience due to a fog bank that obscures the rise. Sometimes the "sunrise" moment comes long after the sun is above the horizon, just as it rises above the fog. From what part of the island was this captured?

This was in Poipu, Shipwreck Beach. This is the part of the island that get's both sunrise & sunsets over water.

Thanks
Dan

Nov 07, 2015 at 06:35 PM


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