As lovely as this sunrise is, it wasn’t my objective for the morning. I had risen early to get a shot of February’s Snow Moon setting behind the Allegheny Mountains about 15 miles west of our home in Rockingham County, Virginia. The forecast said clear skies in the morning, so I headed out for the 6:47 moon-set.
A quick glance to the west and I realized that shooting the moon was out. Snow clouds had moved in over the mountains, obscuring the moon. I went for Plan B. I drove southwest to Silver Lake at the north edge of the town of Dayton. The sky to the east was clear, so I parked on the west side of the lake and waited. The sunrise wasn’t spectacular, but I loved the soft pastel colors that reflected in the small lake.
“Soft Sunrise” is my Photo of the Week.
© Bruce Stambaugh 2021
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I really love reflection & silhouette photos. This is lovely, Bruce. Thank you.
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Thank you, Dynna.
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Beautiful and worthy of an artists brush. I love silhouettes.
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Thanks, Gail.
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I guess we should always count on the unexpected. There have been countless times when my ‘plan’ hasn’t worked out. I often go out without a plan at all … just looking. I wonder if you can walk around there? Looks like a place worth going back to. I like the tree beside the water.
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Yes, I usually go out and about looking for anything photo-worthy. You can indeed walk around most of the lake. But roads surround most of it, which explains why there are always so many people fishing. The northern section is private property, so that’s a no-go.
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