Each year on New Years Day, I wake before dawn without an alarm clock and head out to capture the first sunrise of the year. I had missed out on a great sunrise the day before (the last one of 2018) and hoped for a repeat performance. With temperatures in the upper 40’s, I figured no matter what the morning brought, it would be nice to be out shooting for the first time since the Christmas moon.
I drove down Atlantic Avenue and decided to stop at Devereux Beach. The tide was high (and rising) and I had figured out that the sun would rise close to Tinkers from this location. I had shot a great sunrise a few years prior from this spot and hoped for something new this year.
As the sun began to rise, I despaired a bit at the cloud cover – too much for the clear outline of the sun to show; not enough to reflect the light of sunrise. However, the ocean was active and, with the strong wind, I spotted some spray coming off the breaking waves. As the sun rose a bit higher, I decided to use it as a backlight to add a golden glow to the sea spray coming off those breaking waves.
The small patch of wet sand reflecting the warm glow of the sun was icing for this favorite image from the first sunrise of 2019.
Wonderful…
The light in this photo is just amazing! Thank you!!
Love my beautiful town! And you express it perfectly!
Beautiful first Sunrise of 2019. Great shot Mike!
What a beautiful thing to start the morning?
When I saw this pic, i could smell the ocean. I miss MA – always love seeing your pics
Perfect timing???????
Stunning
I LOVE this!As usual you manage to capture the unusual! Such a perfect timing on this photo.The lighted patch of sand not only is icing, it is what makes the picture from pretty to spectacular!
Perfection!
So beautiful
Just Beautiful!
Happy New Year to you and thank you again for all the wonderful photos of good ole MH for those of us who no longer live there but remember our time fondly :-)
Good job! I’m so happy to hang your 2019 calendar in my kitchen.
Beautiful! Happy 2019 to you.
beautiful!
Gorgeous!
Excellent work and great explanation. Happy New Year.
Beautiful
Beautiful start for 2019!
Great start to the new year Eyal!
Really Beautiful!
Amazing sunsets
Breathtaking ?
Gorgeous!!! ?
Different and delightful! Thanks for your diligence!
sun reflection on the sand, BONUS!
How wonderful!
Thank you..
Beautiful thank you ??