Internet is a strange place.
Setting up about 2 hours before sunrise, around 5:20 am, I first took a series of astro shots and kept taking pictures from the same spot until sunrise. This image is a composite of three images from the same spot with a 15 minute time period. Here, you can see three planets and the crescent moon. Venus is the brightest object, with Jupiter just below and to the left, and Mercury is very faint as it is just above and a little left of the crescent moon. You can see details here: http://earthsky.org/tonight/mercury-visible-in-the-morning-sky-starting-around-october-11
This image is a composite of two images: one shooting directly into the unimpeded sun to create the moody, heavy contrast. The other of the lighthouse to catch the glow.
In conceptualizing this image, I wanted to show the tension between the human-made light vs. sunlight. As you can see, nature always wins.
You can read more about this fascinating place here: http://www.lakesuperior.com/the-lake/maritime/history-of-split-rock-lighthouse/
For this image, I shot a series of 8 selfies that are each one minute in length, one several minute exposure for the clouds, and added a previous image for the stars. It was just plain fun and the people who were also photographing these trucks thought I was crazy (maybe I am).
This image is a combination of 6 images. Three are focus stacked on the rocks in front, another shot for the mid-ground, and another for the upper third.
The Dump