Day 7 of the 20 of 2023

Usually, I don't get pictures of sunrise that I like in the summer even tough I try! Wild fires in Canada with smoke drifting down the east coast made it not only difficult to breathe, but did create these spectacular sunrises.

Kaylee Greer (of dog breath photography) stated on her podcast - "Good photography is inconvenient" - telling a story where the conditions were right for epic shot - skipping her evening plans, she went out to shoot a picture. My analogous thought is that good photography takes perseverance - just being there at the right time. I am fortunate to live in absolute beautiful location in the world - more than half of the top 20 are from RI. Key to getting these favorites shots is perseverance - getting up early time and time again.
My shot from London, South Carolina, and Maine really involve an element of luck with the weather and lighting conditions. Getting that epoch shot while traveling does not always happen, but when it does...