Sometimes the early morning just gives more than you expect.
Making the effort to get out early for sunrise makes a lot of sense, especially on the east coast of Ireland.
On this occasion I knew the tide would be out giving the opportunity to get a wet sand foreshore that will reflect the sunrise sky's brightness and vivid colours such as here in this image.
What is harder to predict is the actual sunrise, but it is always worth making the effort to get up and get out with camera ahead of the arrival of a new day.
What we look for in sunrise skies are some high level clouds, blue sky and a clear horizon. That allows the early morning sunlight to shine across the sky and landscape catching the edges of those clouds above and any buildings down here on the ground.
On this morning the perfect combination - just look at that colour!
It doesn't have to be epic, just appropriate and the sunrise will make it beautiful.
