From the course: Travel Photography: The Maine Coast

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Lighthouse at sunrise

Lighthouse at sunrise

- So I have about the same experience every time I set out to photograph sunrise. That is, the alarm goes off and I think maybe it's better to sleep in, and this morning I looked out the window and actually, while it was dark, I could see there were clouds in the sky. Fortunately, though, I convinced myself to get out because while there are clouds over there, there is beautiful sun over there and some scattered clouds behind the lighthouse. It's really worked out very nicely this morning. I was here last night at sunset photographing the same scene and the same basic concepts apply as far as how I'll frame up the scene and my overall exposure settings. The only real difference, of course, is the angle of the light. The color of the light actually is a little bit better this morning than it was for sunset last night. I've already captured some shots. As the sun was just coming up over the horizon, I shifted my position closer to the lighthouse so that I could get the sun and the…

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