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05-JAN-2004

01-05-2004

I get up this morning to get ready for work and moan at the idea of having to come up with a picture, knowing there won't be anything new to photograph today, especially understanding how busy I'm going to be at work. So, I head on down the road and notice it's not even light enough to take any pictures, so on I drive with my Fuji S2 in my lap (just in case something shows up). As I'm getting closer to work, the sun finally starts to rise and I'm continuing to look around for something unique. Then I go to change lanes and check my rear-view mirror and notice the beautiful sunrise behind me! I figured the man-made freeway with all the cars on it against the beautiful natural sunrise might work well. So I pulled over to the side of the road and snapped off this picture!

FujiFilm FinePix S2 Pro
1/60s f/4.0 at 28.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small original auto
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Guest 07-Jan-2004 04:40
Very nice work Paul ... love those wonderful colors in the sky ... very striking.
Guest 06-Jan-2004 13:16
Beautiful! Amazing sunrise, well captured!! Hope you're not too bogged down with work. ;)
Guest 06-Jan-2004 08:26
Very nice Paul - like the couple of cars in the foreground which really add something to this photo! Happy New Year - good luck in 2004
Guest 06-Jan-2004 04:50
Very cool. Great colors..
A Reid06-Jan-2004 04:39
Reminds me of the 80's song "Red Skies at Night" by The Fixx. Nice capture.
Anthony Bunting06-Jan-2004 04:30
And the sunrise is beautiful Paul....Great shot. I like to sleep in so to see a sunrise for me is massive pain, I like to see it set. This would be pretty hard to shoot in the rear view mirror, glad you pulled over.
Guest 06-Jan-2004 02:26
Great capture Paul. That's a beautiful sunrise.
Jvan Photography05-Jan-2004 21:48
Oh my gosh you pulled over!!! :-) I am glad safer that way. This is very pretty. I hope your day is not too busy!
Paul Walters05-Jan-2004 20:15
Hi Elizabeth! Actually... I wouldn't have pulled over had I been able to use a faster shutter speed! But since I could just aim it out the window and shoot the image without getting motion blur at that time of the day, I was FORCED to pull over and STOP the car to take the picture! I think that's a first for me! :)
Elizabeth Glass05-Jan-2004 18:29
*gasp* You pulled over?? An illusion shattered!! Just kidding... this is an awesome photo. The sky is just amazing!!
Guest 05-Jan-2004 17:18
Lovely image and a spectacular sunrise Paul
Ron Lutz II05-Jan-2004 16:19
Cool shot and great colors! I love those days when you think it's going to be a dud and then suddenly....
cagie 05-Jan-2004 16:14
GREAT EYE, PAUL! :) Nice shot!
Guest 05-Jan-2004 15:51
Yep, this works! You drive with your camera on your lap all the time, don't you!? You sound like youare a bit frustrated with finding pictures, but you are still uploading outstanding shots every day!! Cut yourself a break, dude! Your work is awesome!!