Inspired by yesterday’s beach scene, I decided to head over to our own beach here in Hoboken for this morning’s sunrise. It was a hazy and cloudless morning, and although there were some nice soft colors, my early photos seemed a bit empty so I decided to wait for the sun to break over the skyline to include it in my frame. I don’t usually do that, because I time my morning outings to get the best colors around 20 minutes before the sunrise time, whereas the sun doesn’t show itself over the skyline until about 40 minutes after sunrise. So that means about an hour of waiting from the time I get out there until the time of seeing the actual sun. Of course, watching the sunrise is a wonderful experience but on a weekday when I have a million other things going on it can be difficult to remain in the present and fully enjoy the moment. Letting go and remaining present is something I need to work on. Also, I was thinking that on certain days I can plan to go out later (and sleep a little later) specifically when I want to get the sun in my photo for that day.