¶I woke up at stupid o'clock to capture this image of the first light of sunrise hitting the eastern facade of the Peggy's Cove Lighthouse. I wanted to capture the early light of blue hour, which was set to begin just after five o'clock. This meant leaving our hotel in Halifax just after four in the morning. I second guessed the plan when the alarm sounded at 3:30, but I shook it off, rolled out of bed, and started to get ready. By four o'clock, I was ready to go and excited about the plan.
¶I made the twisty drive from Halifax to Peggy's Cove in forty minutes or so, and was scaling the rocks at the base of the lighthouse right on schedule. I had everything in place for just a few minutes as I noticed the first hint of sunrise creeping over some of the rocks to the east. The light splashed against the lighthouse, pulling it from the darkness of night. I captured this and a few other photographs, then stood and watched what was, unquestionably, one of the most beautiful sunrises I've ever seen.
¶Stupid o'clock is (almost) always worth it.