A Close Thing

I knew as soon as I arrived at the overlook this morning it was going to be special.  The valley fog was really thick and deep.  The clouds were heavy but the gaps were full of light.  It was a great morning.

But the actual sunrise, well, that was a close thing.  The sky held more tension than a Hitchcock movie.  You could see the spot where the Sun was rising, glowing red.  It looked liked there was just barely a gap between the horizon and the clouds where it could sneak through.  But at the last second, the mist boiled out of the valley and covered it up. You can see it on the horizon here, just before it disappeared behind the fog and clouds.  But not to worry.  There was more to come. 

From the overlook at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama.

Nikon D7200 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR

125mm

F8@1/125th

ISO 400

GND (more than likely)

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©Don Brown 2023