Sunrise at Brasstown Bald, Georgia

Last Friday we woke up really early to drive up to Brasstown Bald before sunrise. This is Georgia's highest peak at 4,784 feet elevation. A cold front had just went through and conditions on the peak were not great with very strong winds and temps in the 30's (it was 52 in the lower elevations). I had to brace my tripod while bracing myself against the wall of the observation deck. I think the photos turned out OK despite the conditions.

Looking south towards the parking lot below:

My shooting location - the lower level below the lookout tower:

Here is what it looked like when we got there:

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pttenn wrote in post #11207194
Wow those are gorgeous shots! What town is this closest to?
Karen

Thank you! It's directly east of Blairsville, and roughly the same distance north of Helen.

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Saul_Dzorelashvili wrote in post #11207505
Number two is a beauty.

Do you use any kind of filter? i read somewhere that the rays can damage the Camera.

Thank you! I think I had my CPL on at the time, but it was early and I was running on little sleep, so my memory of the morning is not so clear right now.

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Northontguy wrote in post #11207228
What a beautiful view. Nice job of capturing it. I like #2 best.

Thank you! That was my favorite of the bunch too. I have a few more on Flickr.

This was kind of a practice session and mini "warm-up" for my trip to Taiwan in two months. While we are there we will spend a night near the top of Mt. HeHuan east peak (11,200 feet) and hike to the summit for sunrise.

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