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Lessons from the Shenandoah National Park<\/span><\/h2>\n

I recently posted about hiking to the top\u00a0Hawksbill Mountain in Shenandoah National Park<\/a> to photograph what turned out to be a beautiful\u00a0sunrise from the summit. Being on the top of that mountain taught me\u00a0to experience\u00a0sunrises and sunsets in a different way. I’ve always looked for that decisive\u00a0moment when the light is at it’s peak. Now I realize that a sunrise is a\u00a0story that starts at first light and ends when the dawn\u00a0colors fade. Sunsets are the same, just in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

This realization really came home recently when I went to photograph the\u00a0sunrise in the New Jersey Pinelands. This sunrise was a\u00a0story of light and weather that I was able to witness as the sun rose just before a storm front moved in.<\/p>\n

When you go out to photograph a sunrise,\u00a0it is usually\u00a0impossible to\u00a0predict what will happen. It’s something I fret over before\u00a0heading out, especially on a\u00a0warm muggy morning. After hiking\u00a0to a location then standing around swatting mosquitos while pointing a\u00a0camera at the brightening sky, you hope to get something out of it.<\/p>\n

Early Twilight<\/h3>\n

On this morning there was no disappointment. I saw a\u00a0predicted storm front coming in from the north and hoped to get a window of nice light before the clouds covered the sky completely. The photograph below was made with the camera facing north, away from where the sun was going to rise.<\/p>\n

\"Storm

Approaching Storm Before Dawn by Richard Lewis 2016 @5:51am<\/p><\/div>\n

Fortunately, the front\u00a0moved in slowly which allowed for\u00a0some beautiful light as the sun rose over the Franklin Parker Preserve, one of the gems, in the New Jersey Pinelands. The following is the progression of light from just before sunrise to the point where the clouds finally started to overtake the rising sun. The time each photograph was made has been added to the caption.<\/p>\n

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\"Before

Just Before Sunrise by Richard Lewis 2016 @6:01am<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Sunrise

Sunrise In The Franklin Parker Preserve by Richard Lewis 2016 @6:04am<\/p><\/div>\n

What really caught my eye during the sunrise were the colors and\u00a0how the mist on the lake glowed bright red for a brief time.<\/p>\n

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\"Burning

Burning Mist by Richard Lewis 2016 @6:14am<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Just

Just Another Jersey Sunrise by Richard Lewis 2016 @6:17am<\/p><\/div>\n

As you can see in this last photograph, the storm clouds caught up with the sun making a complete\u00a0change in the color of the light. This only lasted the briefest of time before the gray clouds completely covered the sun and the rain started.<\/p>\n

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\"Storm

Storm Front At\u00a0Dawn by Richard Lewis 2016 @6:29am<\/p><\/div>\n

Dawn is a mystical time when night transitions into day. This one was just a brief window where an impending storm left room for a spectacular sunrise. Please feel free to leave a comment below.<\/p>\n

Enjoy<\/strong>

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