The clouds made the sky explode with color. The fog gave downtown an eerie look.
Dennis
Orange starts to take over
ORANGE AND CLOUDS
As the sun continued its journey toward the horizon a really strong orange shade began to appear. I was very excited by this. The clouds were in the perfect place to help that orange explode upwards. I just had to be patient and wait for it.
Dennis
SUNRISE ON BROADWAY TIME-LAPSE
I wanted to shoot this for a long time. I finally got the time and sun lined up and made it happen one July morning.
The difference between night and morning on Broadway is striking. The peacefulness of the still street, hiding the debauchery of the night before, is amazing.
Also - my favorite ball of fire climbing above the tree line to look down the empty street.
Dennis
People and Elk dot the mountain side
LARGE BUT TINY
The scale of these mountains is so large that it messes with your perception of distance. This ridge line is off to the right of the Alpine Visitors Center. There’s a trail that leads to the top.
I have no idea how far away I was from this other mountain but the tiny dots to the right along the trail are people hiking and the tiny brown dots to the left are elk. A very large animal made very small by the scale of the mountain.
Dennis
First sunrise of 2020 time-lapse
The sunrise wasn’t perfect. I would have preferred a few extra clouds to make the time-lapse more dynamic but the calm ocean and vivid blues and oranges have a beauty of their own.
I was the only person on the beach as I began shooting about 45 minutes before sunrise. As light started to overtake the darkness more and more people arrived to take in the first sunrise of the new decade. An especially adventurous couple even ran, screaming, into the cool water as the sun peeked above the horizon.
I couldn’t help but look around at the people gathering and wonder what they were thinking about. What wishes and hopes and dreams did they have for the coming year?
Whatever they are, I hope they all get what they wish for. And I hope you get what you wish for too.
-Dennis