Thursday, January 23, 2014

Saturday Sunrise

Last Saturday, about 5:45 AM, 29 Palms, CA. My granddaughter gives us our "wake up" cry. By 6:15 she's had her bottle and happy. Nice desert sunrise outside our window, but I guess I'm spoiled (not to mention tired and cranky from lack of sleep!) because these skies are fairly common out here in the desert. My wife asks if I'm going to take pictures. I grunt "no" (I'm definitely not a morning person), but after she says "Bruce would!" (Bruce Chambers is a Orange County Register photographer who is our Facebook friend and who takes stunning sunrise photos), I changed my mind. What the heck... if Bruce would, I guess I should!


Sorry about the order... they are random. They are all pretty much straight out of the camera, with the exception of this last one. I added Friday night's moon to the Saturday AM sunrise shot just for fun.
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28 comments:

  1. carol l mckennaJanuary 23, 2014 at 4:25 PM

    May be common to you ~ they are awesome us in New England this time of year ~ Great sunrise shots ~ carol, xxx
    www.acreativeharbor.com

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  2. Sylvia KJanuary 23, 2014 at 5:13 PM

    What an awesome start for the day!! Any day!! Gorgeous clouds and colors! Thanks for sharing!!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

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  3. BarbJanuary 23, 2014 at 5:21 PM

    Glad your granddaughter was there to wake you up! Would have been pity to miss these shots.

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  4. Gail DixonJanuary 23, 2014 at 6:06 PM

    Goodness gracious, this would have been a shame to miss. These are brilliant!

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  5. GeorgeJanuary 23, 2014 at 6:25 PM

    I'm glad you changed your mind and got these pictures. It's a glorious sunrise and you've captured it beautifully.

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  6. BarbJanuary 23, 2014 at 6:36 PM

    Yes, these desert sunrises can be awesome, eh? Your shots certainly make it worthwhile getting out of bed. I like your wife's subtle challenge! Clever girl.

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  7. StephanieJanuary 23, 2014 at 7:29 PM

    Wow! Fabulous shots especially the last one. It was worth it to get out of bed to capture these.

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  8. KarenJanuary 23, 2014 at 7:39 PM

    Marvellous captures! I'm not an early riser, but I could be for skies like this!

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2014 at 8:46 PM

    Those dawn shots are stunning! Now go take a nap... ;-)

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  10. KusumJanuary 23, 2014 at 11:04 PM

    Beautiful!

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  11. EllieJanuary 24, 2014 at 12:13 AM

    What a great start to your day - these shots are beautiful :)

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  12. s.cJanuary 24, 2014 at 1:34 AM

    Some pretty good sunrise shots. I like them.

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  13. eileeninmdJanuary 24, 2014 at 2:16 AM

    These are WOW shots! Gorgeous skies and photos! Have a happy weekend!

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2014 at 4:20 AM

    Wonderful shots with beautiful light!

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  15. AntoninaJanuary 24, 2014 at 5:02 AM

    Beautiful photos!

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  16. DeniseinVAJanuary 24, 2014 at 4:27 PM

    Those desert sunrises are spectacular, your photos are fantastic. I am not a morning person either. I jokingly bought myself a bear mug with 'grumpy' written over his grumpy face. Fair warning to my dear other half when I am drinking from it ;)

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  17. CloudiaJanuary 24, 2014 at 4:58 PM

    LOVED these, thanks!


    ALOHA from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral
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  18. Stewart MJanuary 24, 2014 at 5:29 PM

    I think I need to remember the "Bruce would" line when I'm trying to get up for dawn shots!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  19. Pearl MapleJanuary 24, 2014 at 5:30 PM

    great collection of photos for sky watch Friday fans, the colors are fabulous

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  20. Oakland Daily PhotoJanuary 24, 2014 at 7:53 PM

    Good decision.

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  21. UnknownJanuary 24, 2014 at 10:40 PM

    Great shots, I am glad you were coerced into taking these pics. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  22. MridulaJanuary 24, 2014 at 11:18 PM

    The last pictures particularly is very beautiful.

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  23. KarlJanuary 25, 2014 at 3:12 AM

    I love such beautiful skies, great shots!

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  24. NatureFootstepJanuary 25, 2014 at 9:17 AM

    taht is a very beautiful set of skies. :)

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  25. Tanya BreeseJanuary 25, 2014 at 10:25 AM

    beautiful photos! and is that your trailer? it looks identical to one my uncle had when i was a kid!

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  26. The EnchantressJanuary 25, 2014 at 10:43 AM

    Beautiful clicks !! that's the beauty of this place...heavenly skies

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  27. Sallie (FullTime-Life)January 31, 2014 at 1:48 PM

    Awe inspiring skies -- thanks to you for sharing and your darling granddaughter for waking you up!

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  28. Monica S EngellFebruary 2, 2014 at 1:49 PM

    Wow,- what a beautiful sky! Fantastic clouds and colors!
    :)

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