Before Dawn on the Mountain

Fine art photo by Craig Stocks showing sunrise from the top of Haleakala National Park incljding zodiacal light and lights from a passing car

This image has a lot going on.  We went to the top of the dormant volcano at Haleakala National Park on Maui for sunrise and arrived with plenty of time.  Looking east from the summit I noticed a slim band of light just appearing on the horizon while the stars were still very visible.

The bright area in the center of the sky is zodiacal light which is sometimes visible before sunrise. I got lucky when someone drove back down the road creating a streak of light while their lights “painted” light onto the hillside. The two lumps on the horizon on the right side are the two dormant volcanos  80 miles away on the Big Island of Hawaii, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.

About Craig

I have a passion to create, and I'm fascinated with the tools and technologies of creativity. I strive to produce images that are graphically simple and technically precise in order to render beautiful photographic fine art prints. I work with a variety of digital transformations to create a finished image that reflects my artistic interpretation.
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