Drops are now deprecated. After a good run, I've learned I can publish sunrises faster when I do just a few at a time, as a time allows, rather than committing to twelve at a time. This will allow me to catch up on publishing faster. See the most recent sunrises to be published.

Some sunrise weeks are more frustrating than others, this being one of them. It began with a debacle involving icy water and was a week short on inspiration. Additionally, the workflow component became a headache when instead of publishing a couple quick photos, Lightroom decided it was necessary to republish all 2019 photos, a process that took about 10 hours.

Oddly, on Thursday, I forgot to grab my tripod on my way out the door. Something that hasn’t really happened in probably two years.

And this Drop, No. 9, has been the most difficult so far. For no other reason than it just moved slower.

However, it was interrupted by a wonderful weekend where I found myself in Wisconsin for two sunrises.

Going back through some old photos reminds me of some better sunrise weeks, filled with a little more direction and purpose.

A not entirely arbitrary score of this drop: 4.3/10

Date:
January 30, 2020
Sunrise:
8:15 a.m.
Location:
Clark Lambros Park
Felt like:
22 ºF
Sunrise:
395 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
Nah
Sunrise from Clark Lambros Park, Marquette, MI
Date:
February 6, 2020
Sunrise:
8:07 a.m.
Location:
Bum's Beach
Felt like:
18 ºF
Sunrise:
402 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
Yup
Sunrise from Bum's Beach, Marquette, MI
Date:
March 10, 2020
Sunrise:
8:12 a.m.
Location:
Founders Landing
Felt like:
23 ºF
Sunrise:
435 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
Nope
Sunrise from Founders Landing, Marquette, MI
Date:
April 20, 2020
Sunrise:
6:53 a.m.
Location:
Shiras Park
Felt like:
30 ºF
Sunrise:
476 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
Briefly
Sunrise from Shiras Park, Marquette, MI
Date:
May 10, 2020
Sunrise:
6:21 a.m.
Location:
Wetmore Landing
Felt like:
33 ºF
Sunrise:
496 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
NaN
Sunrise from Wetmore Landing, Marquette, MI
Date:
June 17, 2020
Sunrise:
5:55 a.m.
Location:
Presque Isle
Felt like:
59 ºF
Sunrise:
534 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
Eventually
Sunrise from Presque Isle, Marquette, MI
Date:
July 4, 2020
Sunrise:
6:02 a.m.
Location:
Lakenenland
Felt like:
60 ºF
Sunrise:
551 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
Eventually
Sunrise from Lakenenland, Harvey, MI
Date:
August 11, 2020
Sunrise:
6:42 a.m.
Location:
Shiras Park
Felt like:
63 ºF
Sunrise:
589 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
Yes
Sunrise from Shiras Park, Marquette, MI
Date:
September 29, 2020
Sunrise:
7:46 a.m.
Location:
Founders Landing Boardwalk
Felt like:
51 ºF
Sunrise:
638 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
Null
Sunrise from Founders Landing Boardwalk, Marquette, MI
Date:
October 12, 2020
Sunrise:
8:02 a.m.
Location:
Shiras Park
Felt like:
54 ºF
Sunrise:
651 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
No
Sunrise from Shiras Park, Marquette, MI
Date:
November 8, 2020
Sunrise:
7:42 a.m.
Location:
Shiras Park
Felt like:
47 ºF
Sunrise:
678 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
Yes
Sunrise from Shiras Park, Marquette, MI
Date:
December 17, 2020
Sunrise:
8:28 a.m.
Location:
McCarty's Cove
Felt like:
28 ºF
Sunrise:
717 of 365
Was the
sun visible:
It tried
Sunrise from McCarty's Cove, Marquette, MI