Wednesday, 23 December 2015

Dawn Over the Pacific

The hotel I stayed in during the conference I recently attended at Surfers Paradise in Southern Queensland was located right on the beach-front> Moreover, my room was on the 17 th floor and I had a good view over the coastline so that when I rose early in the morning I saw beautiful sunrises.

The following pictures were taken at about 4.30 before I set off on one of my daily power walks northwards along the Promenade. I think you'll agree that the views were terrific. The first thing that caught my attention in the morning sky was a brilliantly bright planet, namely Venus.


Next, I cast my eye southwards towards Collangatta in the far distance at the southern end of the Gold Coast and saw a slight brightening of the sky. This view effectively looks south-east and, of course, in mid summer it's the south-eastern portion of the sky that brightens first.


 This picture was a taken a few minutes later and shifts perspective around more to the East.


At ab out this time I saw some people on the beach expressing their admiration for each other through a nice piece of design and textual content. I'll leave you to fathom it out!


Next, the gold-red orb of the sum pokes above the horizon. Believe me, it's just visible on the horizon in the first of the trilogy.


Ans it's clearly visible in the next to. Notice how flat the sea looks in the absence of any significant breeze




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