Friday My Town Shoot Out ~ Sunrise/Sunsets

This weeks shoot out theme was chosen by Sherri.  Sunrise/Sunsets are the target.

All week I have been trying to catch the sun going down, but missed it every time.

 Still feeling disappointed that I had nothing,

 I decided to chase a sunrise this morning.

I had high hopes and visions of parking on a hill overlooking the desert

and capturing the most beautiful sunrise ever.

Well, it didn't quite happen like that and the wait was way too long.

I got fidgety in my parking spot, which by the way was kind of in the middle of nowehere.

I snapped a picture while it was still dark, but there was a little pink in the sky.

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Then I got creeped out because after I snapped my photo

I saw movement in the distant to my right.

There was another car parked over there and I could vaguely make out a man

moving some white buckets. 

My imagination went into overdrive and I was thinking dumping ground for bodies.

I started the car and got the hell out of there.

I drove to another spot and parked just off the freeway which was a little closer to home.

I felt a little safer. 

Wouldn't you know though, that right where the sun was rising

there was a big piece of construction right in the way.

Well, it's Las Vegas afterall and if truth be told

I think the desert is ugly, even the supposedly pretty parts.

But I do my best to portray it in a better light.

Without further ado, here is my sunrise from this morning.

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Yes, there's a lot of road in the photo.

I didn't know where else to go.

Oh, and just when I was getting comfortable shooting at the sun

my battery died, so that's all folks.

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