The smoke in the upper atmosphere from the fires in the western United States is still adding color to sunrise in otherwise clear blue skies. In these pictures you will see a crowd gathering to watch the sunrise. You may have heard the expression "the early bird gets the worm". In this series of photos and in the video you will see that the early bird also sees the sun rise. Photographs taken on 27 August 2018. # Sunrise Video For this photo shoot I focused on the distant horizon then turned off the auto-focus and the image stabilization on my lens. I used a high f-stop to keep both the foreground and background in sharp focus. The photographs in the video cover a 34 minute time-frame. The video starts 30 minutes before the official sunrise time. # Full Video All the photographs taken have been compiled into a short 4 minute 17 second video. The photographs have not been enhanced, you see what I observed. Music: "Antarctica" by Audionautix. This music was chosen because the musical transitions seemed to match the tone of this sunrise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOQXTPjAnaA # Time Lapse Video The following animated GIF is 30x the speed of the full video. The full video is much better, this time lapse contains some pixelization. ![SRt30x.gif](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYGswtJCNCiwJhA91Uh4xTxwK1CDijwqBb7hhx4AjTzRp/SRt30x.gif) *Original Video* # Sunrise Photographs in Sequence [Dawn](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/dawn): *The period of the day when light begins to appear in the sky from the sun.* [Sunrise](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/sunrise): *The time when you first see the sun in the morning.* To give you an idea of the when the photographs were taken I am adding a T-time. T-0 is sunrise, T-10 is 10 minutes before sunrise, and T+5 is 5 minutes after sunrise. This is a representative sample of the photographs in the video. The photographs have not been enhanced, you are seeing what I observed on this morning. Watch the utility pole and utility lines. ![sunrise morning clouds colorful landscape skyscape SR0001.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNdTvNj1wgk3vdSVnVGo6YYJ9prvUHSbhsLtdjkjp3ds6/SR0001.JPG) *Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/22; 30 sec.; ISO-100; 135mm; Time T-30* The first bird shows up to watch the sunrise. ![sunrise morning clouds colorful landscape skyscape SR0022.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQaBeeTvwQ1rYEoDvTqZMeaXzx7QDoQpqAY2FUZKKe6g6/SR0022.JPG) *Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/22; 1.6 sec.; ISO-100; 135mm; Time T-11* More birds are lining up to watch the sunrise ![sunrise morning clouds colorful landscape skyscape SR0050.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSZRL5gikzX1kpckooTdkwRHmQffDi8KrH1GG2TLHSFp1/SR0050.JPG) *Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/22; 1/2 sec.; ISO-100; 135mm; Time T-1* ![sunrise morning clouds colorful landscape skyscape SR0059.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmR7bYAXrTiJ8GWwWYxE7ydPkAokEc5gqsAjiwAC8W6ZFw/SR0059.JPG) *Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/22; 1/4 sec.; ISO-100; 135mm; Time T+2* A lot of birds are perched to see the sun rise above the clouds. ![sunrise morning clouds colorful landscape skyscape SR0064.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaTLJiMJHrJax8aLf45yqw83TWoeFkugduDfKYg7Jghqz/SR0064.JPG) *Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/22; 1/5 sec.; ISO-100; 135mm; Time T+3* Some birds are starting to leave. ![sunrise morning clouds colorful landscape skyscape SR0069.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZJ9myFC1HqBDKH2GUHdsztcgt177kwVgf8KbWmCmKkMa/SR0069.JPG) *Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/22; 1/6 sec.; ISO-100; 135mm; Time T+3* ![sunrise morning clouds colorful landscape skyscape SR0075.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYLnejYk3AEqr23UpLcnHaAfKFddrVsZE36TcG22EhNbR/SR0075.JPG) *Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/22; 1/8 sec.; ISO-100; 135mm; Time T+4* # Credits When I think about how wonderful it is to capture these moments, I often realize how little I had to do with making these wonderful moments. For I am just the guy behind the camera. **Director and Producer** God Almighty **Musical Score** Music: "Antarctica" by Audionautix **Camera Operator** @etcmike a.k.a. "Steem On" on YouTube # Equipment | Item | Name | | --------- | ---- | | Camera | [Canon EOS 7D](http://amzn.to/2CECGPN) | | Lens | [Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom](http://amzn.to/2D1jpIg) | | Filters | [Tiffen UV Protection Filter](http://amzn.to/2FwFbqx), [Tiffen Circular Polarizer Glass Filter](http://amzn.to/2EPLWlV) | | Tripod | [Manfrotto MT190XPRO3 3 Section Aluminum Tripod Legs with Q90 Column (Black)](http://amzn.to/2EONNeR) | # Use of Photographs/Videos *I used the SteemIt icon in my photo credit to indicate these photographs were originally posted on SteemIt.* *The photographs and videos in this post are free to be used by anyone as long as the photo credit is left on the photograph.* # Photo/Video Editing Video editing performed with [Adobe Primiere Elements 2018](http://amzn.to/2ACD1Fx). 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