Sunrise, Rocks, Mount Diablo. Mission Peak, California. November 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell (Sales)

The story: As is often the case, the photo reveals a “different truth” about the scene than you might have experienced had you been there. When I look at this photo it evokes warm light from the newly-risen sun on a quiet morning. In truth, it was freezing, a damp gale was screaming across the summit, and I had to weight down the tripod to keep the camera from blowing over… :-)
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