Sunrises In Paradise

More Florida vacation pics. Above, the predawn sky was warming up as we entered the beach area of Amelia Island from a public access boardwalk. Time was 6:49 am EST, Thursday, February 7, 2019. Official sunrise was at 7:12 am.

6:51 am. Further approaching the beach. Looking at the shoreline through tall dune grasses.

7:07 am. On the beach. The Amelia Island pier is at right. Camera mounted on a Joby Gorilla Pod tripod in the shallow surf.

7:08 am. With surf rolling in.

7:14 am. Rising sun peaking over the Atlantic's horizon.

Similar shot one minute later.

Same location, one day later. A beach walker looks southeast at the predawn glow from near the Amelia Island pier at 6:56 am EST, Friday, February 8, 2019.

6:59 am. Wave action near the pier, with a brightening southeast sky in the background.

7:15 am. Vertical orientated capture of sunrise right of the pier. Official sunrise on this day was 7:11 am.

7:16 am. Similar landscape version of image above it. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.