Ke'e Beach on Kauai at sunrise, with the green Na Pali cliffs on the left, sunlit clouds along the horizon, and calm, clear shallow water reflecting the warm sky.

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After the blue hour colors were gone, I hung around for sunrise to try a couple of other compositions I liked. Clouds on the horizon blocked the shot I was waiting for, but the sun lit the tops of them and a warm glow came over the whole beach. Such a contrast from how it looked just a little earlier.

Latitude: 22°13′ N
Temperature: 77 °F / 25 °C
Tide: low