There has been noticeably more haze in the sky ever since the season changed several weeks ago. This has meant that even on clear mornings the sky gets a little more colorful than it did in winter, since the haze diffuses the light more gently and more evenly.
It seems like this affect also causes the most brilliant colors to be seen looking towards the far north or far south ends of the Hudson river. This has created a bit of a challenge for me because I always want to get the exact location of where the sun is rising within the frame of my photographs, so I have to use a very wide angle to capture not only the sunrise location but also the brilliant colors upriver or downriver on a morning like today. Most of my shots are wide angle anyway, but I have to be sure to stay creative when shooting the similar scenes in the same direction.
For today’s shoot, i tried a few different exposure lengths, and I ended up liking this relatively short exposure because it gave a nice texture to the water and the gentle waves against the rocks.