Wai'oli Hui'ia Church, Hanalei, Kauai, Hawai'i

Didn't have a clear idea of the composition I wanted when I arrived at the church, pretty early in the morning. It was all dark, so as the sun rose, i tried all sorts of angles. Can't decide which one i prefer between the two shots below.

The Taro fields of Hanalei II, Kauai, Hawai'i

The Taro fields of Hanalei, Kauai, HI

On my way back from shooting the sunrise at the old pier of Hanalei bay, I stopped to capture this peaceful scene.

Hanalei pier sunrise II, Kauai, Hawai'i

Hanalei pier sunrise, Kauai, Hawai'i

Hanalei sunrise, Kauai, HI

Kicking off a series of posts on Kauai with this view from beautiful Hanalei Bay, at the north of the island.

Sausalito sunrise over San Francisco

I came back to this spot (where I had been almost a year ago) because I wanted to get some more clouds in my shot. The day before, the sunrise was just gorgeous, with fluffy clouds all over, so I figured I'll give it a try. When I woke up, I could see there were not that many clouds, but decided to go anyway. When the sun rose, I noticed that it was reflecting nicely on the houses on the right side of my initial composition, so I decided to leverage that, and zoomed out a little. Visually, I like how the San Francisco skyline, where lights had just been turned off, is now right in the middle of two layers of light, one on each side.

Filter ND3 (B+W #110)

Mono lake sunrise - South Tufa #5

Mono Lake sunrise - South Tufa #4

Mono Lake sunrise - South Tufa #3

Backlit sunrise at Mono Lake.

Mono Lake sunrise - South Tufa #2

Mono Lake sunrise - South Tufa

I like how the water reflects the clouds, yet is also transparent enough that one can see the bottom of the lake.

Monument Valley #4 - Sunrise and the Mittens

Monument Valley #3

Bryce point sunrise #4, Bryce canyon

Hope you like this last shot from Bryce point.

Bryce point sunrise #3, Bryce canyon

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Bryce point sunrise #2, Bryce canyon

A hole in the needle, Bryce point sunrise, Bryce canyon

I was actually headed to Sunrise point that morning, but missed the road for some reason, so I continued to Bryce point. It ended up being the right thing to do, given the fog that was there. Sometimes, you've got to trust your own luck.

Bryce point sunrise #1, Bryce Canyon National Park

Here's the first shot of a series I'll be posting from that delicately foggy morning at Bryce point.

Sunrise timelapse at Bryce point, Bryce Canyon National Park

Transitioning from a sunset to a sunrise at Bryce point (as far as my posts are concerned), here's a little time-lapse of how the sun rose on Dec 20, 2011.