I posted this photo on my Instagram on New Years Day and touched it up a bit after. On that day I wrote, On this New Year Day, I wanted to find a shot that I hadn't worked on before that could maybe illustrate a narrative for the possibilities that 2023 could bring. So like this person in the bottom left that was looking for the incredible sunrise in Ocean City, Maryland, that didn't quite materialize, here they are now presented with another opportunity shining through the otherwise overcast sky to illuminate the water in front of them. And maybe offering other possibilities that they hadn't contemplated previously. I have no doubt that 2023 will offer each of us new opportunities and possibilities. Here's a toast to finding and grabbing the golden ones shining through the grayness.

Playing a little catch up here. On my first night on the west coast, took the opportunity for a late night excursion to Laguna Beach. It was quiet and pretty empty, as compared to what it looks like during the day. The largely full Moon was rising, which gave the clouds some particular shimmer in these 20 second shots.

While in Rehoboth Beach, DE, in support of a high school friend and attending the Walk to Defeat ALS, I got up early to catch the Moon and Jupiter setting as viewed from the Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association. I used a remote interval timer to begin shooting while I walked onto the dock and position in the image.

Sunrise at Battery Heights in the Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia, as the fog rolls across the scene on July 24, 2022.

Mid-afternoon Moonrise as viewed over Arch Rock in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.

After photographing the Hunter Moon rising over the Jefferson Memorial, I captured the full Hunter Moon setting over Lake Ashby the following morning.

While in Rehoboth Beach, DE, in support of a high school friend and attending the Walk to Defeat ALS, I headed to the beach early enough to catch the cloudless sunrise.

While in Rehoboth Beach, DE, in support of a high school friend and attending the Walk to Defeat ALS, I stopped in at the Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association and after capturing the shot to the right, waited around for the Moon and Venus to make an appearance.

While in Rehoboth Beach, DE, in support of a high school friend and attending the Walk to Defeat ALS, I stopped in at the Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association in time to capture this shot as the Sun was dropping below the horizon.

I stayed out there this morning behind The Nokesville School in Nokesville, VA, to get shots of the approaching sunrise. Click here for a .gif covering 30 minutes of the approaching sunrise (it is a large file, so please be patient).

Ocean City, Md.

Ocean City, Md.

Ocean City, Md.

Stack a few neutral density filters on a wide-angle lens and you get this really cool effect.