Today was my final morning in Florida before returning to the cold up north. The sky was clear this morning, with just a bit of a haze in the sky which created a soft glow as the sun began to rise.
Saturday, February 28, 2015 (Day 59)
Today is the last day of February which means another month of photographing the sunrise every morning is complete.
I’ve been wanting to find an opportunity to photograph this tree for the past few days. The sky was completely white this morning, so I figured today would be my chance to use the tree as an interesting foreground subject.
There were dozens of birds singing loudly at this moment, which made me think of springtime back home up north. But the palm trees here serve as a reminder of the warm, humid Florida air.
Shortly after sunrise, the clouds began to break up, and it’s shaping up to be a nice day.
Friday, February 27, 2015 (Day 58)
This morning was overcast and slightly chilly, but the scenery was beautiful and the edge of this pond was a great place to welcome the new day. The green grass worked nicely with the blue grey sky and the reflection in the pond.
Thursday, February 26, 2015 (Day 57)
Finally, some warm weather. At 74 degrees, it was the first morning since staring this project January 1st that I haven’t had to get all bundled up to go outside. It was incredibly convenient to be able to just roll out of bed, slip on my flip flops, grab my equipment and casually slide out the door without having to change out of the t-shirt and shorts I had just slept in. As a result, I was out the door within a few short minutes of waking up.
There was a steady, cool breeze, which made it a bit chilly outside, but I can’t come complain after coming from the brutally cold weather back home.
I could immediately see the scene beginning to unfold as soon as I walked out the door. A burst of pink light began to emerge near the horizon. The light gradually began to envelop the mostly cloudy sky, until there were speckles of of pink all around me, in every direction, looking like brush strokes on a grand canvas.
I made a number of photographs showcasing a handful off slightly different scenes, all within steps of each other. Some included palm trees, while others did not. In the end, I decided to use this photo for today because the palm trees seemed like the best way to announce my arrival in Florida, and the colors here are very accurate to what it actually looked like as I was standing there. Sunrises like this have been rare back home, so I’m glad to have witnessed this one here in Naples.