How not to shot a sunrise

[Greg_Nuspel]

OK so I look out my window this morning and there appear to be good clouds. So I head out East of the city to see if anything will happen. This is the location I pick to shoot from.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4489887924_683db02d07_o.jpg

Nice clouds on the horizon I know sunrise is only 15 minutes away so I don't want to be in the car when the clouds light up. This is as good as it gets.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4489243825_9799cc0a13_o.jpg

So the sun starts to make it's self visible above the clouds just north of this shot. Time to admit defeat and go home. I go over the rise and see the mountains are in mirage making them tower over the city and the red is just fading from them :wall-an: went the wrong way once again. Too many power-lines towers etc to get a good shot. So 5 minutes from where I was shooting I look in the review mirror and what do I see.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4489888118_9a905f9307_o.jpg

The cloud I had been shooting just lit up not with colour but an excellent hightlight. :headslap: Don't leave you chosen site till you are sure it is over.

[Greg_Nuspel]

OK shoot not shot in the title :wall-an:

[Mad Aussie]

I'll remember this advice ... in an hours time when I'm down by the shipwreck with Chantelle to catch sunrise ;)