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Lunchtime Photo

A few weeks ago, coming home from one of my night sky photography sessions, I noticed that dawn looked very nice in my rear view mirror. I wasn't planning to stop, but eventually I caved in and decided to turn around.

Having done that, I needed to find an exit so I could get out and take the picture. After many miles I got to one, but it went nowhere. So I got back on the highway and kept going. And going. And going. Finally, with the sun about to come up over the horizon, I pulled over onto the median strip and then raced to the other side of the road. And just as I did the sun came up and ruined the picture I intended to take.

But! When I got home it turned out that my very first picture was OK. There was just a sliver of sun above the clouds, which left the little ribbon of cloud radiance intact. And that was what I was after.

Plus there were some really beautiful colors in the sky. I don't know for sure that this picture was worth the effort, but it's very pretty.

July 5, 2022 — Riverside County, California

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