Dreamy SF

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

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 - South Tufa

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.