Road to Heaven by Jason Lanier

This was taken in the Glencoe Highlands back in January of this year during the most amazing sunrise I've ever seen in my life.  I first set up and captured my "Heaven's Breath" image and then hiked down further to find different amazing things to pair with the sunrise.  It had been raining that morning so there were still puddles on this old dirt road that hikers use.

So I set up a shot to capture the road as part of the sunrise and incorporate the colors as well.  What you see here is a natural tone and color to the image.  I didn't alter the road and make it purple, this is a natural reaction to the colors of the sky and sunrise above.  Hope you like it!

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Camera settings: Nikon D800, 1/80 sec at f/4.0, 16mm at ISO 250, flash did not fire.  Taken at 7:44am on January 6, 2013 by Jason Lanier in Glencoe Scotland.

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Mirror Image

This was taken in Utah during a sunrise I shot at a pond with a cabin.  I just loved the mirror reflection given between the sky and the water.  It was a beautiful sunrise and I'm so grateful that I was able to be there to shoot it...

Next Workshop: Tucson, Arizona- February 12th and 13th

Camera settings: Nikon D2XS, 1/200 sec at f/9.0, 18mm at ISO 320.  Taken at 7:01am on March 11, 2008 by Jason Lanier in Utah, United States.

Here Comes the Sun.....One of God's Daily Gifts

Nearly every single time I shoot a sunrise no matter where I'm at, I can hear the song, "Here Comes the Sun" playing in my head.  It's such a precious thing to witness and shoot an amazing sunrise because they can be hard to capture.  Any photographer worth their salt will tell you that of all the mornings they wake up early to get to a location to shoot a sunrise, more often than not the sunrise is not what they were hoping for.  But when you do get one, it's just magical, and it makes all the not-so-good sunrises worth it.

Many times I'm returning back to where my family is at and they are still sleeping or just waking up.  My wife has learned that she doesn't even need to ask how good the sunrise was, because she can tell by the look on my face.  I feel closer to God every time I shoot a sunrise or sunset, I think they are two of God's daily gifts to us on earth....

Next Workshop: Tucson, Arizona, February 12th and 13th

Camera settings: Nikon D2XS, 1/250 sec at f/9.0, 11mm at ISO 320, flash did not fire.  Taken at 7:09am on March 11, 2008 by Jason Lanier in Utah, United States.

Sunrise at an old abandoned farm with a pond in Utah

As we are finalizing the pics for the new landscape website we are coming across some that I've never published before, like this one.  While combing through my old Lightroom Catalogs I found this shot, and after editing I decided it needed to go on the new website.  I shot this 5 years ago with my Nikon D2XS, and I am really happy I found it.  It was a very cold morning with the ground frozen as well as the edges of the pond.  I found this old house the night before and came back in the morning to capture it with the sunrise.  I froze but got some great shots.  Hope you like it!

Next Workshop: Tucson, Arizona...NEXT WEEK!

Camera settings: Nikon D2XS, 1/250 sec at f/13, 11mm at ISO 320, flash did not fire.  Taken at 7:12am on March 11, 2008 by Jason Lanier.