Up at O’Dark Thirty and sleepy-eyed as I get dressed. Everything tells me that I need to lay back into bed and sleep another couple of hours. I almost do so, but a voice at the very back of my head says that that I will regret it when I see everyone else’s photos. Sunrise might be a bust or it might be awesome. I’m in desperate need of coffee but there isn’t any to be found at this time of the morning. I trudge out of my room and say hello to my fellow photographers. Our normally talkative group is silent as we get in the car and head off to Apgar Village on the shores of Lake McDonald. Not surprisingly, we are the only ones there. As we get our gear out of the car, my mind suddenly wakes up from its stupor. I walk to the lake and my senses awaken and my anticipation grows. It looks like it is going to be a great sunrise. The ever present boats are slightly lit from the lights on the rental shed. A glow from the rising sun starts to light up the sky. The tranquility is soothing and the anticipation grows. At the back of my mind, the words on an old Cream song come to me. “It’s getting near dawn, when lights close their tired eyes…”. At that moment, I compose this photo and capture in on digital film. It will be an awesome day that I am glad I got up early for.