In 1872, Claude Monet’s aim was not to create an accurate landscape, but to record the impressions or feelings formed while looking at the Le Havre harbor in France.  Monet named the piece Impression Sunrise (an oil on canvas).  The painting is signficant because it was shown in the 1874 Exhibit.  Other artists, like himself,  who exhibited their work at the show (such as Degas and Renoir) were later referred to as Impressionists, hence, the birth of the movement.  

They say Impressionist Art is concerned with capturing light and color of a fleeting moment on canvas, usually with brilliant colors painted in small strokes, side by side, rather than blended together.  

Since there are no gifted painters in my household, the digital camera has become our artistic eye to the world.  These photos represent rising sunlight with its own significance and majestic beauty.  Sunrise photography poses it own challenges and results but it can capture the dramatic effects of nature. Each photograph is taken within five minutes apart but at different shutter speed/aperture combinations and ISO at 100.

Shutter speed/aperture combination at 1/125 8.0   

Shutter speed/aperture combination at 1/4000 5.0 with a telephoto zoom lens