The morning after we photograped sunset at Zabriskie Point, we returned to the same spot to photograph sunrise. At sunset, we watched and photographed the rocks as they went from direct light to shade. In the morning, we saw the light come across and highlight the rocks as the sun rose.  Here are a few of my photos from sunrise.

Early on, the hills were not lit directly and the sky was wonderful soft colors of pink and blue.

(c) 2008 Patty Hankins

As the sun rose, the first place the direct light lit up was the  mountains across the valley. The sky quickly turned very pale, so I’ve cropped it out of most of the photos.

(c) 2008 Patty Hankins

And then we watched and photographed as the light moved across the landscape directly in front of us.

(c) 2008 Patty Hankins

(c) 2008 Patty Hankins

(c) 2008 Patty Hankins

Our morning at Zabriskie Point was a good reminder that sometimes the best light is after the sun is up – when the gorgeous morning light moves across the landscape. There was so much more to this sunrise than just the soft colors in the sky before the sun came up.