I did not have to get up very early for a sunrise shoot at Vaughan Lake, since I only had to walk a short distance downhill towards the reservoir from our campsite.
As the early morning light turned the trees a glowing red color, I used this narrow channel as a leading line through the marsh grass towards the hillside.
I continued to work around the channel in the marsh grass, shooting as the light advanced down the hillside.
The early morning sunlight really made the tops of the marsh grass stand out in these last two shots at the reservoir.
As the sun went higher, I moved back towards the camping area to try a few shots across the wide swaths of grass and wildflowers between a roadway and the reservoir.
Next stop on this trip will be Irish Canyon.
Until then,
Ken