Photo Challenge: RISE & SET
“If you are in a beautiful place where you can enjoy sunrise and sunset, then you are living like a lord.” Nathan Phillips
Photo Challenge: RISE & SET
Photo Challenge: RISE & SET
Swae Lee – Hurt To Look (Audio) ft. Rae Sremmurd
For this week’s photo challenge, called RISE/SET, we turn to the rising and setting sun. We could choose to present one or try what I did… you can choose to show both. I hope you like them. The setting sun is below and on the left, and the rising sun is above and all on the right side of the frame… What are your favorite times of the day? I love both but I think sunset shows better…
“What breaks in daybreak? Is it the night? Is it the sun, cracked in two by the horizon like an egg, spilling out light?” Margaret Atwood
Photo Challenge: Sunrise – RISE & SET
Photo Challenge: Sunset – RISE & SET
Photo Challenge: RISE & SET
Drake – God’s Plan
HEARTWORK BY Suzy Kassem
Each day is born with a sunrise
and ends in a sunset, the same way we
open our eyes to see the light,
and close them to hear the dark.
You have no control over
how your story begins or ends.
But by now, you should know that
all things have an ending.
Every spark returns to darkness.
Every sound returns to silence.
And every flower returns to sleep
with the earth.
The journey of the sun
and moon is predictable.
But yours,
is your ultimate
ART.
More Below!
“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” Jo Walton
Photo Challenge: RISE & SET
Photo Challenge: RISE & SET
STAY TUNED FOR MORE!
This post was inspired by a prompt from WP Daily Post: – RISE/SET – For this week’s photo challenge, share your favorite photos of a sunrise or a sunset. If you’re an early bird, try to capture what dawn means to you. Is it a symbol of hope? A reminder to get going? Do you have any special early morning rituals that you do as the sun rises in the sky? For night owls, share a snapshot of the day coming to an end. Show off the vibrant colors of sunset and the peaceful calm as the moon rises or any twilight rituals you may have. Get creative and show us the sun in all of her fiery glory.
Positive Motivation Tip: Go with the flow of life and rise/set with delight
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photos from my personal collection.
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
Again stunningly beautiful pictures. I think I like sunset more because it is more beautiful in my eyes. Also it is serene the rest of the night, I can feel the peace.
There’s something so magical about dusk and dawn… these are such gorgeous photos and you’ve captured the ethereal beauty of them so brilliantly!
Lovely
Eliz, yes changed my blog name, you have dedicated so many wonderful years to your blog, do you ever want to write a book? Jackie 🙂
Sunsets are my favorite. It reminds me how magical life is!
My favorite is a beautiful sunset on a beach! We take so many things for granted. We all should appreciate the simple things like sunrises and sunsets.
I love the rising and setting of then sun. The pic are amazing, especially those with the ocean.
I like both too. I think sunsets look more spectacular for some reason though. We saw one last week that was brilliant.
What a great challenge! I always find it difficult to capture sunsets via photography… Might try painting!
Such a great choice of words. Very powerful and inspiring. Definitely needed this today.
In contrary to you I love sunrise than sunset. ☺ It inspires me, for me it is the symbol of Hope, new life and a good start of one’s life.. But I love the way you tried to meet with this photo challenge… Nice article…
Sunrises and sunsets are so peaceful! You captured some wonderful photos! I’d definitely watch the sunrise everyday if I could force myself to wake up on time! Lol. Thanks for sharing!
Love the pictures and the contrast of sun rise and fall. Rise a time to get ready for the day and the fall for me is reflection on the days events x
Sunrises and sunsets are both gorgeous. Since I am a romantic at heart, I have to say sunsets are my favorite, especially at a beach. And then the beautiful transition to the moon being out is breathtaking.
This is a great collection of images. I also love that song by Drake. 🙂
Nailil
Your photos are amazing! I am not a morning person at all so getting to see a beautiful sunrise is always a perk to having to get up early.
I love the purplish red sunset. It’s just beautiful!
So beautiful, what an interesting concept to show them both together. I love the poem by Suzy Kassem. I always view sunrise as a chance for new beginnings and I am glad to see another day.
I’ve been both an early riser and a night owl (working both overnight and late night shifts), so I can say I’ve had ample opportunity to enjoy both sunrise and sunset. I’ve got to agree with you, sunset photographs beautifully. The colors are just so rich and inspiring! It’s my favorite.
That sunset with the orange and yellow colors behind the trees is so mesmerizing! I love seeing the different views of the sunrise and sunsets! Such a beautiful collage! – Kam
I love sunrise, its always such a blessing to have such an amazing new day to be alive.
I love the songs you picked for this post! Also really enjoyed the sunset photos — i have a similar one of the golden gate 🙂
Beautiful pictures. I have different meanings for both sunrise and sunset, so not a single favorite actually. With sunrise, I feel there are so many dreams that are ready to be fulfilled, there are so many things which were left uncompleted will be completed. For sunset, it is all about coming back to your nest, to your loved ones, to have a time that you wait for all day.
I love taking time to watch the sunrise and sunset. I find I get so much done in the day too if I rise with the sun. It can be hard.
Sunset and sunrise have always been my favorite! Both are rays of hope for a new day new beginning and a new opportunity <3 love the pictures
These are all such beautiful photos!! I love watching the sunset at the beach. As much as I wish I could love watching sunrises, I am NOT a morning person lol.
I’m not sure which one I like more, but both the rising and setting sun are beautiful to look at and I always wait for those whenever I can. The pictures that you chose are lovely!
I love sunsets most, they can be very beautiful … I love this wide range of colours in the sky. 🙂 Great combination of pictures! 🙂
You have outdone yourself again with these photos. Beautiful job. I lovr to get up early enough to experience the beauty of Sunrise everyday… But I don’t do it as often as I’d like.
Your photography is so beautiful. A sunset is my favorite time to take pictures of with the beautiful colors that can change from pinks, purple and orange. I have taken so many pictures of the sunset I can’t keep track.
I’ve always loved a sunset where there is a huge contrast between the blues and oranges, like in some of your photos. So beautiful 💚
I love a good sunrise and sunset photo! I love all your photos! It’s really amazing!
This inspiration brings me to gratitude – that there is a beginning, and an end to every day. Taking it deeper, I am also grateful that in all things, there is a beginning and an end, and in between is Life: precious life! 💕
I’m a big fan of nature as well. I love watching both sunsets and sunrises (with slight bent to sunrises to tell the truth). Day feels so different when you have seen it born esp if you did it while standing on the street
That’s especially useful to remember on the tough days when you feel that it’s all over and yet the sun rises again…
I am happy to say that I have been blessed to watch the sun set and rise over the sea in Florida. It is a sight I have loved for as long as I can remember. And I do hope to one day see it rise and set in other areas. It is always beautiful.
Document it… Sounds amazing
This is just so beautiful. Sunrises and sunsets are my favorite times of day, they are awe inspiring.
Yes… awe inspiring is correct.
I think sunrises are my favorite. I love the new light and the promise of a new day! But you’re right, in general, sunsets show up more spectacularly.
Yes, they both have merit.
These are beautiful.
hello
I love this challenge! I had a chance to see the sunrise for the first time in a while due to an early start time last weekend and there was something so amazing about it. It’s this beautiful time of day where everything is calm and new.
Sure… I love the dappled sunlight of early morning too. I have some photos of early morning but didn’t have enough time to find them.
I love sunrises and sunsets! Jamaica is my favorite place to watch them! And God’s Plan is one of my favorites <3
So we got you covered. Hahaha! 🙂
This is beautifully written. I love that Gods plan song by drake… watching it brought tears to my eyes.
Every time I watch it, I choke up too… moving 🙂
I wish I had the energy to get up early enough to watch the sunrise. It’s such a beautiful sight to see.
I hope you can some day. 🙂
You have captured some amazing sunrise and sunset shots for this photo challenge! Nature is surreal and I’m so glad that I live near the beach where I can enjoy its bliss every day!
Yeah, glad to see you here Ana! 🙂
I absolutely love that poem. I had to share it my group page. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing the poem. Appreciated. <3
All your pictures represent so beautiful those magical moments of sunrise and sunset Elizabeth! I enjoyed this post very much.
Thank you dear Nati! 🙂
I am all about the sunrise it’s starts our day with blessings of waking up. It’s always the start of something new as well.
Great… we all have preferences.
So beautiful!! We have an amazing view off of our back door because we look out over a mountain range. The sunrises and sets there are absolutely gorgeous.
I can only imagine! 🙂
I really like seeing the horizon. It means the end but it also means a start. It’s got me rolling on my toughest days, just by staring at it. In this sense, yes, I’m lucky to be living in a place where I see the sun rise and set.
I love the horizon too… always inviting
I love sunrise more than a sunset. They all look beautiful though, very calming.
I agree…
I missed both the sunrise and sunset today. But I was able to spend a spectacular amount of time outdoors and it felt like freedom and tranquility!
Beautiful pictures as usual. I love sunset. and the new Drake video….makes me tear up each time I see it. My new fave!
I love all the sunrise sunset views.. amazingly beautiful and nice view… Magnificient photography!
Beautiful photos. Sunrise reminds us to have new beginnings.. to forget the bad things which happened yesterday.
Recently, I have been having insomnia, or should I say I can’t sleep early due to the bad body clock, and the sun rise is definitely something that I’ve missed for the longest time
Beautifully capture a rise and set challenge. I’ve witnessed countless sunrises and sunsets I think what makes them all the more beautiful is no two are the same.
Beautiful shots. I’m really excited that the weather is starting to warm up and the days are getting longer here in the UK. I can’t wait to be able to sit outside to watch the sun set.
These are such beautiful images! I’m definitely more of a sunrise than sunset person –– there’s something so peaceful and calming about a beautiful start to a new day. x
Wow these sunset and sunrise pics are ace! I can’t wait for summer to see more!
What an interesting collection of sunset and sunrise photos. Sunsets and sunrises are truly beautiful.
I love the idea of this photo challenge – sunrises and sunsets are two of my favourite things to photograph when I am travelling x
I love both the sunset and sunrise. Living in south Florida and literally 29 minutes from the beach I can happily say I’ve seen both live. There’s something so magical about those moments. Your photos are lovely. I love the feeling you get by just watching either, to me it symbolizes the end of bad day or the beginning of a new day, you make that decision.
I always love the sunrise and sunset, the most passionate about this two opposite feature is their beauty on photos. I’m fond of photography as well, taking photos of sunrise is challenging, however sunset I find it more easy. This two only means that life is like a repeated actions that you can be used or not used to it, you can change your way of utilizing your time but this two will defenitely be the same.
What beautiful shots of nature! Nice addition of the songs and poetry as well. I love seeing how different sunrise and sunset can be on different days in the same location. We have beautiful ones in AZ!
These photos are so beautiful! I love how you captured the colours. I like both sunrise and sunset, but sunrise is harder for me to get to 😉
I cannot seem to decide which one I like more, sunsets are so beautiful but a sunrise for me gives me optimism as weird as that sounds. Seeing the sunrise, I look forward to starting the day, it marks the beginning before the end.
I love watching sunsets! Even though we don’t have a sea it’s a true blessing watching a sunset. It feels you with peace and positive energy, it’s the light to our lives!
I really love the poem. Very beautiful words and thank God for beautiful sunrises and sunsets to make us see the beauty that nature holds.
So meaningful pics. I wish I can see such things as sunrise and sunset. Seeing them will definitely mean so much.
I want warm weather! This place looks amazing and your photos are gorgeous. You captured everything really well!
What beautiful photos! I love the sunrises and sunsets.
this is such a heart warming sight .i love the sunrise because it reminds me that i have another opportunity to fulfill purpose.every new day is a gift.
how beautiful! I also love it that you added a song, it matches the theme so well!
The heartwork poem by Suzy Kassem is so powerful and brings hope to my heart. The ending is so beautiful and makes me things of the many things I can do. The journey of the sun
and moon is predictable.
But yours,
is your ultimate
ART.