Alpenglow Over Utah Lake
“How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo......"
~Arthur Conan Doyle
I woke up early, grabbed my camera and drove 10 minutes to enjoy the sunrise on Utah Lake. I was rewarded for my efforts, however, this shot was taken facing west, just minutes before the sun rose to my back. It looks more like a sunset to me but it's not!! (For those interested, I used a tripod and set my camera to a slow shutter speed to create the soft dreamy look of the water.)
Most landscape photographers have heard the term 'alpenglow'. This is when the sun is below the horizon either at sunrise or sunset and its rays are not directly shining on the landscape but are reflected off airborne precipitation or particulates in the atmosphere, creating a beautiful magenta color.
