August 12, 2020
Sunrise in the Alabama Hills
After a successful first attempt at photographing the morning appearance of comet NEOWISE and a rather unsuccessful attempt at shooting a star trail with Red Hill as a foreground; I headed up to the Alabama Hills just west of Lone Pine for the sunrise. As I arrived the first rays of sunlight were casting a purple glow over the higher peaks of the eastern Sierra. Within a few minutes the purple tone gave way to a brilliant golden tone that became a bright white. As time progressed you could see the sunlight edging further down the eastern Sierra. At this point I turned the camera around to capture the sun as it poked over the Inyo mountains to the east.
Read MoreAfter a successful first attempt at photographing the morning appearance of comet NEOWISE and a rather unsuccessful attempt at shooting a star trail with Red Hill as a foreground; I headed up to the Alabama Hills just west of Lone Pine for the sunrise. As I arrived the first rays of sunlight were casting a purple glow over the higher peaks of the eastern Sierra. Within a few minutes the purple tone gave way to a brilliant golden tone that became a bright white. As time progressed you could see the sunlight edging further down the eastern Sierra. At this point I turned the camera around to capture the sun as it poked over the Inyo mountains to the east.
