So, yesterday morning, I get up at 4:00 am. Why? Because last week I found a nice little overlook that I thought would look great with sunrise lighting. So I gather up my tripod, Canon Rebel T2i, and backup PowerShot and take the fifteen minute drive out there. I get there just in time to capture the sun. Except…
There were a few gentle curves on the road that put it on a southwest/northeast direction without me realizing it. I still thought the road was more or less due north/south and the overlook would be looking east. Instead I was pointed southeast.
Plus I totally underestimated the effect being this close to the solstice had on the sun’s azimuth. So the sun winds up coming up like 70° from the direction I have my camera pointed and concealed by the tree-covered hillsides. By the time the sun would even be visible from this location, the beautiful orange glow would be gone, so I couldn’t even make a decent shot with just that.
So, yeah, I was disappointed. But not nearly as much as when I actually went and did
a bit of research. Looks like the sun won’t come up where I want it to until November. Hope the spot looks just as good in the winter as it does in the summer.