Ignoring the False Sun

The spot above the Sun was on the horizon for about 10 minutes before sunrise.  Long enough for me to learn to ignore it and almost miss the real sunrise.  Good thing I was already set up.

That is the way it works you know?  If you go back in my Flickr feed to the previous June, you're likely to find a picture very similar to this one.  If you go to the same place every day, and shoot the sunrise every day, there are only so many compositions that work with the Sun rising in the same place.  It doesn't bother me.  And I hope it doesn't bother you.

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

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

122mm

F8@1/8th

ISO 400

GND filter

Retouched (It's bad when dust spots show up at F8.  Guess it's time to clean the sensor.)

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