Prizewinning Photography - Friday, November 19th, 2004

All of us got up at 3:30 am. (You mean there really is a 3:30 in the morning?) Yes, and it's early. It was cold too. Quite cold actually, and raining.

Our purpose in this seemingly insane undertaking was to photograph the beautiful sunrise over the Twelve Apostles rock formation on the southern coast. We thought that with all these rainclouds the sunrise would look exceptionally breathtaking. To be concise, it did not. There was an overabundance of rain coming from an overabundance of clouds which were completely blocking the sunrise sector of the sky. But all was not lost. We took some amzing photos of the stormy sea and the diffused sunlight coming across two of the apostles. (James and John, I think)

The rest of the day was much more enjoyable–we spent it taking even more amazing photographs of scenic waterfalls and a majestic redwood forest. All in all, the day was a huge success. This is a testimony to God's ability to take a fair to poor experience and make it into an excellent one. His grace and favor was clearly upon us as we took in the sights and sounds of his wonderful world.

Meow!

–ATI Student Caleb Hendon

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