Got out on the road early today and saw some wonderful sunrise effects:
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Red Trails In The Sunrise
About three minutes later, it really opened up:
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State Flag Sunrise
I don't think I've ever seen early rays, or shafts of light, this pronounced.
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Daily Whipout, "State Flagscape #3"
Seriously, it's not hard to see where the Arizona flag designers got their inspiration.
Meanwhile, this morning I did another pass at a cover concept on Cowboy Ground Zero:
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Daily Whipout, "Cowboy Ground Zero, Study #2"
"The early worm gets the birds-eye-view."
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