My sleep patterns have become more irregular in the past few months, so I haven't been getting out as early or as often as I was in June. It's not that I am sleeping worse, and it may even be that I am sleeping better. It does mean, however, that I am sleeping differently. In addition to perhaps sleeping a bit longer, on some days at least, I have been tending to go to bed later. Consequently, I have also been getting up later.
Fortunately, sunrise has also been occurring later. Although I have been more interested in blue hour than sunrise recently, it also means the blue hour is happening later as well. So you have recently seen some photos of a car wash, a medical centre, a big pharmacy, and a gas station.
My most recent escapade took me to another gas station. I didn't quite get the same angles that I got at the first station here, but I like the results well enough regardless. You have to work with what is in front of you. My original idea of shooting from across the street (off left in the photo below) put too many wires in the frame for my taste.
Serendipitously, there was also a bit of sunrise.
16 comments:
This is really amazing. You've a keen eye.
We're having sleep issues, as well. I was up early at 5 today. sigh. I keep telling JB that sleep when you are tired, get up when you are awake!
The blue sky really adds impact in the first photos, so those are my preference for this photo outing. i have been meaning to get up and out during early morning, but then meaning to and doing so are quite different in reality.
I'm up early, because I have someplace to go. Other's depending upon me again. If I were on my own, even with the wonderful little bird singing outside my open windows, I might just stay in my warm cot. So to the photos...I prefer nature scenes, but since we're dealing with a gas station...I like the pink of the sunrise coming into the sky and the first one, and second are my favorites.
You'll be getting known for taking fabulous photos of the less than businesses & you'll get hired to do publicity photos - your 2nd career begins :)
Good ones!
There are times I'll get up early and head out.
You are addicted to the camera. I like that. It keeps you out of trouble, eh?
Is it the change of weather and of the lessening light that alters our sleep patterns? I tend to sleep in more as sunrise gets later, even with my black out blind down. That first photo is my favorite! Perfectly balanced and evocative. The world waking up.
I like the vertical one with the sun just coming up. Nice!
I like all the images…. but in this case, I think the color reveals more depth because of the hues of the sunrise. The contrast is lost in the B&W image. I do like the B&W image…… but it seems to tell a different story to me.
PipeTobacco
As we get older sleep seems to be an issue one way or another. I go to bed fairly early - around 9:30 to 9:45 and then I read for about a half hour. When the lines on the page start to blur, I put down my book, turn off the light and get to sleep quickly. Often, however, I wake up about two hours later, lie awake for a while, or get up to pee, fall asleep again, wake up again...and so on. Getting an unbroken night's sleep is the issue for me.
Good for you--turning that sleepless time into art!
I like all those images. Good photography.
I especially like the first one with the pink and blue sky where the focus is still on the gas station. But I like them all. :)
The sky blue is gorgeous!
You had fun with this challenge.
OK, I'm impressed. These are totally awesome photos.
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