Thursday, January 7, 2010

Sky Watch Friday- Winter Sunrise

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In my post today I will be bringing you several views of our Winter Sunrise sky here in the mountains of Western North Carolina.


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7:25 AM Sunrise in the East


7:28 AM Sunrise slightly North East



Slightly a bit more North East




As the Sunrise kisses the top of the mountain about 10-15 miles away
In the North.


Sunrise kissing the mountain top to our distant West



About 8:20 AM in the West..snow clouds approaching



9:00 AM snow clouds coming in the N. West








32 comments:

Gwendolyn L said...

Sunrise is such a beautiful time of the day. So beautiful and so peaceful. Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

vincibene said...

Wonderful pictures and fantastic colors!

XoXo said...

Wow, I like the different tones of the sky you showed us E-brother. Pretty neat photos too.

Sylvia K said...

Marvelous captures! The colors are exquisite! I love looking in first one direction and then the other, adds to the overall beauty! Very peaceful and beautiful!

Enjoy your weekend!

Sylvia

EG CameraGirl said...

Wonderful again this week!

Xavi said...

Thanks for stopping in my blog.
Terrific sequences of fotos!!
Have a nice weekend

clairz said...

That's a lovely series of photos; thank you for sharing.

Elisabeth said...

Super shots! Great color and love the various points of view. Looks like home.:-) Nice job, Bob!

Gunilla said...

Great shots, many beautiful colors of the skies.

Have a nice day

Gunilla in Sweden

hetty said...

Wonderful shots at always! Fantastic colours! You never let me down.

Janice / Dancing with Sunflowers said...

What a beautiful series of sunrise shots! I love them all, but especially the first two. with the layers of colour.
Have a good weekend,
Janice.

Rob Ripma said...

Nice series of shots! It is always a treat to watch and photograph a sunrise from start to finish!

Shannara said...

Lovely sunrise. Loved the photos with the sun kissing the mountains.

Carletta said...

Such a beautiful photo essay!
Love the ones 'kissing the mountaintops'.

TonyC said...

Lovely sequence, well captured. Thanks Eaglesbrother.

Al said...

You certainly do get nice colors in your sunrises. Nice captures.

eden said...

Beautiful series of pictures. Great shots.

happy weekend

Pearl Maple said...

Beautiful collection of photos capturing the play of light and color across your horizon.

Enjoy peeking into your wood work projects as well, you do know how to bring out the best in the wood grains.

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overtiredmum said...

You live in a fab part of the world - just makes me want to dig out my walking boots!

The first shot looks like a smilie face! xo

Anonymous said...

A great series of early morning skies!

Light and Voices said...

I adore how you captured the color "pink" kissing the top of the mountain. Nice job!
Joyce, IL, USA

Owlfarmer said...

This certainly seems to be sunrise Friday! These are quite lovely--and I do love the sequence so we get to enjoy the whole thing vicariously. Happy Skywatching!

Trish ~ ♥ ~ said...

beautiful series of shots

Eve said...

What a beautiful day - and a lovely series of photos! :)

The Good Life in Virginia said...

gorgeous series of the sunrise...just gorgeous. have a wonderful weekend.

Regina said...

Awesome skies!

Happy weekend.

SandyCarlson said...

Beyond compare. Thank you.

Rajesh said...

Lovely sequence of shots of the sky. Each of them are gorgeous.

Maria said...

Glorious~
Love the sunrise 'kissed' mts.
Thank you for sharing the beauty~
Maria

~Cheryl said...

Beautiful changing sky, and the mountains getting kissed fits perfectly! Have a lovely weekend!

Helena said...

Each moment brings new wonders. These are so beautiful and peaceful. Thank you for sharing.