South Beach Miami Sunrise Time-Lapse

This was a windy January morning. I’ve always loved this part of South Beach. It feels very different from the restaurant and club area that is just a few blocks away.

Pulling up at 6am, you pass the last of the club goers from the night before on their way home. You walk out onto the jetty in the pitch black and the ocean seems to go on forever.

Aside from the birds which are ever present thorn in my side, the only thing I would have changed is the cloud line. The clouds at the horizon crushed the moment of sunrise. Other than that I enjoyed the people moving in and out of frame, the ship that came into port and the wind that continuously swept the clouds from right to left.

Dennis

Obscured Giant Ball of Fire

This is my favorite moment of every sunrise. The sun is large in frame. It’s not too bright yet. It looks like an angry ball of fire climbing into the sky.

Alas, these clouds stole the moment. I do still think it was cool, peeking through.

Dennis

Giant Container Ship

It’s crazy how big container ships are. This one came in right as the sun was crossing the horizon. It’s usually my favorite part of each sunrise but the clouds obscured it. The ship gave me something else to focus on which was cool.

Of course the birds were all over this scene. Damn birds.

Dennis

First Light at South Beach

I was running a touch late after making the 45 minute drive down to South Beach so I didn’t get the very first light. Still, the orange blending to dark blue was incredibly beautiful on this early January morning.

Dennis

WIDE OPEN SKY

I really liked this wide shot because it showed all the different layers. The clear deep blue sky on top. Light orange transitioning into dark orange and then dark clouds on the horizon.

It was a great experience to sit back and watch this scene dissolve into a deep, dark, night.

Dennis