My first real sunrise

Here on the farthest east point of the North Island, we see the sun rise before anyone else! I was determined to see it and woke several times in the night scared that I would sleep in for the 6.12am time! This was the only decent photo as I didn't have my tripod with me and had to position myself against a tree to get this low light shot!

[Graham Thresher]

Wonderful shot.

[Maggiemae]

@thresheg Wow - that was quick! Thank you Graham!

[Montez Sattman]

Beautiful!

[Beryl Lloyd]

What a gorgeous day break shot --I love the way the trees in silhouette boarder your view of the morning sun !

[Steve Angell]

Lovely sunrise, excellent framing by the trees.

[kali]

beautiful Maggie, worth every second

[Ann Williams]

And what a sunrise! Definitely worth getting up for. Wonderful framing. Fav Maggiemae.

[Simply Amanda]

So wonderfully framed.

[ShirleyB]

Beautiful framing and silhouettes.

[belinda]

Gorgeous shot, worth getting up for

[Lesley Chisholm]

Looks so pretty with those soft colours. Love your framing too.

[Quinn]

Beautifully framed.

[Carolyn]

Oh, that is just beautiful, Maggie! I love the color of the sky, the beautiful ripples, and the silhouette frame of the gorgeous sunrise! Good for you!!

[Tracie Broadhead]

beautiful shot!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Beautiful peek through frame Maggie! HUGE FAV!

[KWind]

Wonderfully framed. FAV.

[Pam Knowler]

Beautifully framed sunrise! I am exactly the same if I want to get up early for something special - I keep waking up to make sure I haven't missed it!

[Bep]

Gorgeous shot. Big Fav.

[katy]

Oh how beautiful!

[jo]

Beautiful, love the natural framing, worth a disturbed nights sleep (easy for me to say)!

[Tony]

Great achievements.

[Janiskay]

And a great one it is! Fav

[Kim Harper]

Fabulous sunrise. Love your POV too. Hope your day was as special as this morning.

[Maggiemae]

@ishutter Every day is special, Kim on this journey and so different!

[Pat Knowles]

Quite a special place to see the first sun....it's very beautiful. Lovely framing.

[gloria jones]

Super framing, sunrise colors

[Lindy]

Beautiful in every way...I'd say worth the early rising

[Taffy]

Nice one -- well framed by the trees.

[Suse♡]

Oh jow wonderful, I really like the dark frames too

[Debs Stott]

Such dedication but totally worth it!

[Dinah Pinkston]

Beautifully framed, and such glorious lighting of this awesome scene! Fav!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Beautiful

[bruni]

You did great. love sunsets over the water and your framing it beautiful.
love the reflection in the foreground. fav. for sure.

[Joyce]

Beautifully captured and framed Maggiemae. I'm so enjoying your trip!

[Gillian]

Terrific capture, especially for handheld. Great to be the first to see the sun rise ;)

[Jane Pittenger]

beautiful and well worth waking for

[Gena Pegg]

And a lovely one it is.

[Nick]

I especially love this on black.

[Maggiemae]

@nickspicsnz You know - since you said this - this is the first time I've clicked it on the black and I'm overcome with it!

[Nina Ganci]

what a beautiful sunrise, amazing capture
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[Maggiemae]

@ninaganci Thank you Nina for commenting on so many of my photos- makes me feel good!