Showing posts with label sunrise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sunrise. Show all posts

Oct 5, 2014

October 2014 - 30 Day Photo Challenge - DAY 5:MORNING LIGHT

Every day we spent in Estes Park last month, I set my alarm so I could get up and watch the sun rise over the mountains.  I knew it would be spectacular, but I had no idea how different each day would be.  Each day's morning light brought greater appreciation for God's handiwork and the promise of a chance to start fresh.  The way the sun colored the clouds and cast shadows over the mountains was breathtaking and awe-inspiring.  With each minute that ticked by, the scene would continue to change as the sun rose higher until the light was blinding.

As I faced the east each morning standing on the deck of our vacation cabin, I attempted to take in all the sensations.  Breathing in the crisp mountain air and watching the ever-changing sky, I could not imagine being anywhere else in that moment.  Complete peace and calmness enveloped me.  One morning, a young fawn wandered by our deck.  I stood absolutely still and held my breath so as not to startle him.  He paused briefly in the dew covered grass before moving on his way.

Photo by Deb Rohne.  Copyright 2014.  All Rights Reserved.

Photo by Deb Rohne.  Copyright 2014.  All Rights Reserved.

Photo by Deb Rohne.  Copyright 2014.  All Rights Reserved.

Jul 4, 2014

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 12:TREES

Reached into the far recesses of the photo files for these beauties.  I know for sure the 1999 images were taken with my first digital camera--the Sony Mavica.  I have never been able to resist taking a drive around the countryside after a heavy winter fog has coated the trees with a thick hoarfrost. There is something simply magical about the crystallized branches on a winter morn.

I think that I shall never see a tree as lovely as these trees...

Photo by Deb Rohne
Frosty Morning in North Iowa ~ 1999

Photo by Deb Rohne
Frosty Morning in North Iowa ~ 1999

Photo by Deb Rohne
Frosty Morning in North Iowa ~ 2009

Photo by Deb Rohne
Frosty Morning in North Iowa ~ 2009

Photo by Deb Rohne
Frosty Morning in North Iowa ~ 2010**

Vacation spots have provided for a some wonderful tree pictures as well...
Photo by Deb Rohne
Sunrise Over Lake Bryan in Orlando, Florida ~ 2009

Photo by Deb Rohne
Spanish Moss on trees in St. Simons Island, Georgia ~ 2013

[**the 2010 Frosty Morning image is the only one that was edited to enhance the color...the others are not re-touched**]