Sloans Lake Colorful Sunrise Building Numerous cruise ships in port

Numerous cruise ships in port and the float planes arriving from their tours of the area

The road was still in the process of being cleared for the season and scheduled to open in less than a week

As we approached them we had the open oceans waters which provided a backdrop of distance in this image under overcast skies on this afternoon

Normally the light we see with the first snowfall is a little later in the season and lights up the mountains in a different manner

especially as you will not know what to expect during the show

Sloans Lake Colorful Sunrise Building Numerous cruise ships in portl went to Sloans Lake on a September morning with the goal of capturing the rising sun over the city of Denver. When I arrived the clouds were covering the city. In the matter of a few minutes they started to show the colors of the sun before sunrise which I was able to photograph. The calm winds as well as a long exposure helped add to the picture with the city and colors in the clouds reflecting in the lake.