I woke up at 4:20 this morning to hike up to the cross and watch the sunrise. When I got up there the stars were still out. They were clouds in the sky but I think that made it better. As the sun started to slowly rise, the sun began to paint the clouds. They colors slowly changed as the sun got closer to peaking out. Today had a double sunrise. A cloud positioned itself right where the sun came up. So at first it was not super bight. Then slowly the edge of cloud started glowing. Then when the sun came out it was so bright. I have never seen a brighter sunrise before. Capturing on camera was hard. I played around with some settings, to try and capture what it looked like. Enjoy the pictures.
I really felt God’s presence up there this morning. Creation amazes me. The whole world looked so beautiful as the sun rose.
Drawing a parallel. As I watched the sun come up today, and the a new day was born. I could not help but to think how Jesus has given each of us a chance at new life. And if we just accept Him he washes us clean, everyday,every moment. All sin gone. And we shine like a beautiful sunrise because He died on the cross.
Enjoy the pictures.
When I got up to the cross, light was forming on the horizon the shutter on the camera had to stay open for 1.6 seconds to absorb enough light,since i did not have a tripod I used the base of the cross to steady it.
The white dot in the center is a star.
Rays of sun on the clouds
As the sun rose higher it looked as if the cloud was on fire
Beautiful. That bird showed up at the just the right moment.
Sun coming up over the cloud. It was way brighter then that outside,but I think the sun overwhelms the camera.
A little overexposed but it looks cool.
Praising God,
Paul
paul–
safe travels home and i cant wait to talk to you when you get back!
there are almost no words that can describe the beauty you captured of this sunrise…its amazing and i love it!
chelsea
Hi Paul,
What a glorious sunrise! I bet you are so glad you got up early and hiked up to the cross to witness such a beautiful sight. I love your parallel of the sunrise and Jesus!
Enjoy your last evening in Helene!
Love,
Mom
hey,
amazing pictures! can’t wait to see u!!!
xooxoxo
molly
Paul aka Pedro,
That’s amazing!! You’ve been in my prayers this week. It’s been a hard week for me after leaving Helene last weekend and I often thought of you and prayed that God would strengthen you as you said your goodbyes this week. I’m glad you got the chance to enjoy such a beautiful sight before leaving.
Kimberly