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Wearied by all of the traveling I had done I was looking for a way to ground myself. I had no idea that getting up early, picking up my camera, and venturing out into the early mornings was how I was going to do so. January of 2004 became a new beginning between photography and myself.

I had always worked in full sunlight with print film and it never occurred to me that there might be another way. It wasn't until I started reading books on the subject by a number of outdoor photographers that I began to experiment.

Understanding that color is a property of light was revolutionary to me. Learning that I could leave the shutter open for extended periods of time (30 seconds or more) by using a tripod and numerous other basics were steps that led to this photograph.

When I started on this project I had no idea all of the wonderful things I would see. I had no idea how spectacular early mornings can be until I saw this sun rise.

I had wandered around for a number of days in different locations looking for images in 20 degree weather at 5:30 in the morning. Feeling discouraged I continued on and one early morning in January of 2004 I saw one of the most spectacular sun rises I've ever witnessed. I have not ever seen it repeated. I=m sure there will be other amazing events to witness but one just like this won't ever come again.

It=s really this image that encouraged me to pursue this project. Who knows where it will all lead to. What I do know is I've witnessed some wonderful events because of this image and for that I am thankful.