Went on a Driveabout

[chrisc]

Up to a state park near Birmingham, AL...beautiful grounds but one of the most void places in the universe for a diversity of wildlife...got some and they are to come later. The best thing I discovered (after bribing the gate keeper to open a 1/2 hour earlier so I could cop a decent sunrise) was the great contrasts between the water, sky and foliage. I took advantage of it at every opportunity.

Part 1: (lots more to follow)

Two variations of the same shot:

The Day Breaks





And I really loved how these two trees (back one a pine, foreground I believe a hemlock) adapted their arm reach almost identically to take full advantage of the morning sun.

Adaptation

[nrt]

I really like the colour (color...) version of the sunrise - that honey colour is very moreish...

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[Stevewebb]

Mee to. The colour version is really nice Chris.

[kenc]

Me three. As much as I like B&W, the color contrast in the other one provides a whole extra dimension.

[nickjohnson]

Well ...... I like the B&W just a little more than the colour. But what pulls my chain is that the B&W comes from that colour frame - magic stuff!