Say you will

This weekend I resolved to wake up for the dawn. With the days growing longer and the sun rising earlier, it will only get more difficult the longer I put it off. I was hoping for some brilliant cloud pattern to reflect amazing colors but like what happens so often, it was just (what I like to call) bland. This kind of killed my energy and I felt like I would rather have slept-in.

Instead of turning for home, I expanded my perception of my surroundings, opened my eyes, and came up with some great stuff (I think so anyway). It will be trickling onto my stream this coming week. I'm trying to keep myself to one-a-day to weed out the "suckies"

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Comments and faves

  1. ★

    labutle, pink*fish, ahbasit, -La-, and 409 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. laurenlemon (50 months ago | reply)

    Gotta love that 50mm! This is beautiful!

  3. Hoogte80 (50 months ago | reply)

    Excellent stuff. You were definitely luckier / a better photographer than me: I did three shooting sessions yesterday, one quite elaborate to set up, and came up without a single good picture. Yuck. Love the atmosphere in this one though.

  4. pink*fish (50 months ago | reply)

    this is stunning work Brian.

  5. ahbasit (50 months ago | reply)

    Great work, well done for not giving up!

  6. MightyBoyBrian (50 months ago | reply)

    : Thank you all. I'm glad that you feel my shoot was worthwhile. It helps to hear it from others :-).

  7. TELVA69 (50 months ago | reply)

    nice effect. Cool

  8. guss360 (50 months ago | reply)

    Nice effect!
    Awesome Brian! :D

  9. Curacion (50 months ago | reply)

    lovely bokeh :)

  10. justingreen19 (50 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful work of art.

  11. [Adam Baker] (50 months ago | reply)

    Its good to hear (and see) you didn't give in and go back to bed, I think some of the best photos have come out of limitations and ruined plans. Looking forward to the rest of the week's offerings.

  12. colorfulexpressions (50 months ago | reply)

    this is beautiful and reminds me of an abstract exercise in a recent book I am reading! Love it this way, but also love just the bottom half!
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    Seen next to a fellow photo of the group " The World Through My Eyes - Post 1 / Comment Any 1".

  13. MightyBoyBrian (50 months ago | reply)

    Thanks all you guys. I'm happy to share to such a wonderful group of peeps.

  14. bluechameleon (50 months ago | reply)

    Gorgeous shot!
    The World Through My Eyes

  15. kidperez (50 months ago | reply)

    wow!

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  16. Foto-Nie-K (50 months ago | reply)

    Great effect! Love the atmosphere it creates
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  17. free t (50 months ago | reply)

    love love this!! and the story along with it...well worth getting up early..bursting with JOY!

  18. T. McKinney (50 months ago | reply)

    Great stuff indeed. Love the bokeh.
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  19. hyperactivesbhufc11 (50 months ago | reply)

    you captured the moment Brian! this is so nice :-)

  20. petespande (50 months ago | reply)

    The World Through My Eyes

  21. *tess* (50 months ago | reply)

    beautiful image

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  22. Solidarity Photography (James Nolan) (50 months ago | reply)

    sweet atmospheric feel

  23. Kasper Svanberg (50 months ago | reply)

    Great shot

  24. Look at the view (50 months ago | reply)

    Magical

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  25. Bogotron (50 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful bokeh!

  26. ana.gr. (50 months ago | reply)

    Atmospheric and beautiful! I love it.
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  27. sverrelerre (50 months ago | reply)

    love that bokeh:-)
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  28. billerbuch (50 months ago | reply)

    it's fabulous, dreamy!
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  29. MightyBoyBrian (50 months ago | reply)

    : Thanks you guys. I'm glad to get such a great response out of this shot. It's dear to my heart :-).

  30. gardinergirl (50 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful.
    Glad you took a second look!

    The World Through My Eyes

  31. $owmya (50 months ago | reply)

    Nice shot....

  32. -dubliner- (50 months ago | reply)

    wonderful stuff. it's anything but bland this shot!

  33. paperingasmile (50 months ago | reply)

    I do love this - just soooo pretty!

  34. Berglind Mari (50 months ago | reply)

    This is beautiful! Waking up so early was worth it!!
    The World Through My Eyes

  35. blaueaster (50 months ago | reply)

    what an awesome bokeh - beautiful!

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  36. Ana K. A. (50 months ago | reply)

    I think this is one of the coolest bokeh shots I've ever seen!

  37. MightyBoyBrian (50 months ago | reply)

    Thanks so much, I'm really happy with it.

  38. Today is a good day (50 months ago | reply)

    Absolutely beautiful

  39. www.stephmphoto.com (50 months ago | reply)

    this is absolutely magical

  40. nyah74 (50 months ago | reply)

    this one makes me want to design something... i dunno what but something :) beautiful image!

  41. MightyBoyBrian (50 months ago | reply)

    : It had that same effect on me :-).

  42. Klardrommar (50 months ago | reply)

    MMMM bokeh :)

  43. Splattel (50 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic, the lights look like tiny fairies floating around in their magical world.

  44. Macintheus (50 months ago | reply)

    Great shot!! Way to summon the inspiration!

  45. frankhound05 (50 months ago | reply)

    now is the time to give up - u wont do better than this one.

  46. MightyBoyBrian (50 months ago | reply)

    : Thanks for voicing my unspoken fear :-). I just have to believe that it's possible though. It's that can-do attitude that got me this shot in the first place!

  47. quemelascortinas (49 months ago | reply)

    Great shot, please join us
    and add it to our group!

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  48. ~ qǝɐ ~ (49 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful bokeh :)

  49. JustAnotherBeing (Sarah Eben) (48 months ago | reply)

    Incredible bokeh and composition... so glad you expanded your perception and didn't give in to the disappointing sunrise! I love the awareness in your writing.

  50. simis (48 months ago | reply)

    Saweet shot!

  51. streughui (47 months ago | reply)

    really wonderful...

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