My SunRise Pictures

I guess I brag so much about sunrises that my nephew and nieces became convinced that they had to see one of those events. So I decided to take them with me to see the sunrise this morning. I was under the impression that it would be a mission to wake up those four kids at 6AM on a Saturday morning, but I was wrong. They were so excited that they were already up waiting for so we went to the beach and they had a wonderful time.

It's 2012 and I am Very exciting about this new and the amazing days ahead. I only slept for 2 hours since I was out late watching fireworks in South Beach and hanging out at the Beach listening to Music, etc., but I couldn't wait to wake up this morning and drove 10 minutes to get to the beach to see the sunrise. I arrived here at Sunny Isles Beach just 15 minutes before the sun came up, so I had a short amount of time to get ready, but I made it.

This couple in the picture below is ready to capture their first sunrise of 2012. The temperature is around 65 degrees Fahrenheit, so many locals and tourists come to the beach to continue their New Year celebrations by enjoying this wonderful sunrise.

This morning the sea is rough and it's very windy at the beach. It gets really windy here during the winter, but at least the temperature is around 70 degrees this morning, so the wind is strong and warm.

I have been living in Miami for the last 15 years, but I wasn't fortunate enough to see a sunrise here in South Beach. If you have been to South Beach, you already know how busy this place can be, but this morning is very quiet and perhaps the quietest I have seen it. I was so excited to be here this morning that I woke up at 5 AM instead of 6AM. I prefer to be here hours before the sunrise instead of waking up early on a Saturday morning, drove to the beach and still miss it.

In this picture below, the Sun is about 30 minutes away from showing up in the Horizon and it looks like the ocean itself is on fire and cloud looks like smoke. Although the wall of fire is the most prominent part of the picture, when you focus on the darker clouds, it becomes obvious that it's a sunrise picture.