First of all, if you live anywhere near the Rowena Viewpoint and you haven't been there to watch an entire sunrise, DO IT. Ok, good talk.
I woke up early Wed morning and did a quick check of the weather. All seemed well and there were a few breaks in the clouds. Perfect! As Jesse has a constant urge to punch all mornings in the face, I went solo just a few miles down the Gorge to Rowena Viewpoint. It was an awesome morning. Hardly any wind, and I could tell that there was big potential for an excellent sunrise. I didn't have much time to set up once I got there, so I hurried and set up the camera and began planning the sequence. Here's an obligatory phone picture of my setup before things started happening. I sometimes like to bring the GoPro along to snap pictures as well, as I'm often surprised with the results, so that's why you can see it attached to the top of the cam.
I woke up early Wed morning and did a quick check of the weather. All seemed well and there were a few breaks in the clouds. Perfect! As Jesse has a constant urge to punch all mornings in the face, I went solo just a few miles down the Gorge to Rowena Viewpoint. It was an awesome morning. Hardly any wind, and I could tell that there was big potential for an excellent sunrise. I didn't have much time to set up once I got there, so I hurried and set up the camera and began planning the sequence. Here's an obligatory phone picture of my setup before things started happening. I sometimes like to bring the GoPro along to snap pictures as well, as I'm often surprised with the results, so that's why you can see it attached to the top of the cam.
I had been watching the celestial data closely (nerd) and determined that I was running out of time to get a good sunrise sequence from the Rowena Viewpoint. Sure, this effort will only translate to a few seconds of video at most, but this location is well worth it. I have been waiting for the sun to cycle around and get into position so that it wasn't rising over the river or too far north, and was psyched to see it rise perfectly behind the slope of the hills.
This picture is pulled from about 700 that I took in about an hour. I have yet to process them all, but am pretty hopeful that it will turn out to be a rock-solid sequence. Only time will tell!
