Do Extraordinary Things
On certain overcast mornings, there is a brief period of glowing, atmospheric blue. This only happens sometimes, and I don’t know what causes it, but it’s a rare treat. You have to catch it at just the right time, because the perfect level of brightness only lasts for a couple of minutes before it starts to get too bright. The clouds really made the scene this morning, these great ridges in the sky, almost resembling the undulating waves below.
This morning was a light show of all different shades of pink and orange.
Spring is almost here, and this time of year always makes me think about baseball, which I played as a kid growing up. And so it is fitting that the spot I was standing when I took this photograph, at Elysian Fields, was actually the site of the first ever baseball game in history.
Streaks of bright blue and yellow shone through the heavy clouds as the sun rose this morning. I used a long exposure here to hopefully best accentuate the colors and mood of this powerful scene.
A low-hanging fog blanketed the surface of the river this morning. Clouds covered most of the sky as the sun tried to burn it’s way through. And for the first time in a while, a large patch of grass was exposed. I enjoyed all the colors and contrast of this scene.
We turned the clocks forward overnight, which meant most people got one hour less sleep, but not me. Turning the clocks ahead also meant the sun would rise one hour later than it did yesterday, so I got to sleep in today. It also meant that I would have more time in the morning to walk to further locations if I wanted to.
Being able to sleep a little later this morning was a nice reward for making it this far in my project. Photographing the sunrise each morning has really helped condition me to wake up early and have better habits. Turning the clocks forward by an hour means the sunrise time returns to around where it was at the start of my project on January 1st, so now I can use this time to further solidify my new habits. It’s going to be a couple of months before the sun rises as early as it did yesterday, and by that point, I’ll be even more conditioned for it.
I took advantage of the extra time this morning by walking down to Pier A, which is the furthest I’ve walked for a sunrise photograph so far.
They sky was glowing in blue and gold shining through a dramatic blanket of clouds. Wanting to feature the iconic gazebo in the foreground, I took shots from several locations around the pier, but none were particularly satisfying. Somewhat disappointed, and expecting to return home with a set of mediocre photos, I decided to try one more spot. I backed up all the way to the middle of the pier and moved slightly from side to side until everything lined up. The gazebo, the Empire State Building, the clouds, and the treeline all came together. The sunlight glowing through the clouds were like fingers emanating from the center of the scene, and one of these fingers even somehow lined up perfectly with the tops of the trees. I captured this shot and went home happy.