Sunrise in Boston

Silhouette of Boston at Sunrise (Oct 21, 2006, 08:04am) From Prospect Hill in Waltham, the sun rises behind Boston in mid-October and mid-February. This year, the weather was not idea; this shot is the best from three trips to the overlook.

Boston sunrise panorama (Mar 02, 2006, 06:18am) This was also from Prospect Hill Park in Waltham. Here I zoomed out to catch the whole Boston skyline soon after sunrise. (Gallery: Joel > Sunrise in Boston)

Boston sunrise clouds (Mar 01, 2006, 06:24am) My first sunrise picture of 2006 and my first using my new Nikon D200 camera. This was taken from Prospect Hill Park in Waltham, MA. I checked the radar before hiking to the overlook and there were no clouds on radar, but that was not the case in reality as you can see here.

Boston sunrise (Mar 02, 2006, 06:17am) This is the Boston skyline with the sun peeking out from the horizon. This picture was taken from Prospect Hill park in Waltham, MA.

Boston Sunrise - December 22th (Dec 22, 2004, 07:14am) In mid-December, from Robbins Farm in Arlington, the sunrise is hidden by the dense cluster of building in downtown Boston. This picture, four minutes after official sunrise, shows the sun starting to appear above the buildings.

Boston in pre-dawn light - December 22th (Dec 22, 2004, 07:09am) Before I left home, the satellite showed no cloud cover. However, by sunrise time low clouds had appeared over the ocean. This is a picture of Boston from Robins Farm in Arlington, a few minutes before the sunrise.

Boston Sunrise - December 18th (Dec 18, 2004, 07:12am) Four days later, and I am back at Robins Farm in Arlington. There is no good cloud cover to catch the sunrise so I zoom in close to the city. At this time of year, the sun rises behind the downtown section of Boston.

Boston Sunrise - December 14th (Dec 14, 2004, 07:07am) Also taken from Robins Farm in Arlington.

Boston Sunrise - December 14th (Dec 14, 2004, 07:05am) The sun appears between two buildings of downtown Boston. This was taken from Robins Farm in Arlington.

Morning clouds over Boston - December 14th (Dec 14, 2004, 07:05am) A week later and the cloud conditions are perfect. Low clouds over the land but nothing over the ocean. This is a picture of Boston a few seconds before the sun appeared over the horizon. Taken from Robins Farm in Arlington.

Boston Sunrise - December 6th (Dec 06, 2004, 06:59am) Sunrise over Boston. As we approach the winter solstice, the sun is moving further and further south. Here I catch it just north of the downtown section of the city. That building closest to the sun is Harbor Towers, a residential building. If you look closely, you can see the rising run shining through the building and lighting up the windows on the southern face. Be sure to check out the original size (click on the "original" link below the picture), since the size reduced version is not as sharp.

Morning clouds rolling into Boston (Dec 06, 2004, 06:55am) Boston from Robbins Farm in Arlington. The pre-dawn sunlight reflecting off the incoming cloud bank made for a interesting picture while I waited for the sun to rise. I had to zoom out to capture the clouds, so Boston is just a small section of the horizon.

Tobin Bridge and Chelsea smokestacks at dawn (Dec 06, 2004, 06:47am) It was a work day, and I usually go swimming at the local YMCA before work, but on the way to the Y, the clouds looks interesting, over land but not over the water. So I turned the car around and wet back for my camera and tripod. Then over to Robbins Farm in Arlington in time to catch the sunrise. This picture shows the Tobin Bridge and smokestacks in Chelsea in the pre-dawn glow. I took this picture while waiting for the sun to rise; the patterns of the smoke in silhouette interested me.

Boston Sunrise - December 5th (Dec 05, 2004, 07:01am) Just over a week later than my last picture from Robbins Farm in Arlington, here you can see the sun has progressed further south. It is now rising behind the northernmost buildings of downtown Boston. I will have to try again in a week.

Boston Sunrise - November 27th (Nov 27, 2004, 06:50am) This was my best sunrise picture from the morning of November 27th. As you can see, the sun has only moved as far south as East Boston. If you look closely, you can just catch the towers of the Zakim Bridge on the left edge of the solar disk.

Boston in pre-dawn light (Nov 27, 2004, 06:45am) Robbins Farm in Arlington, MA, just down from the water tower. Unlike Prospect Hill Park, it only takes me ten minutes from when I climb in to my car until I am setup to take pictures at Robbins Farm. This makes Robbins Farm more convenient, except that it is further north than Prospect Hill Park. From Arlington, the sun rises behind Boston only in December. On November 27th, with no clouds in the sky, I drove over to Robbins Hill Park and set up for the sunrise. I took this picture a few minutes before the sun came up.

Boston sunrise from Prospect Hill (Oct 27, 2004, 07:15am)

Boston Sunrise - October 27th (Oct 27, 2004, 07:12am) Just one minute after the last picture, the rising sun is now recognizable, although the increased light levels makes it harder to make out the details of the Boston skyline.

Boston Sunrise - October 27th (Oct 27, 2004, 07:11am) When I woke up it looked like a nice clear morning. So, with sunrise scheduled for 7:15am, about as late as it will every get, I decided to go over to Prospect Hill Park to capture pictures of the sunrise over Boston. This picture was taken from Boston Rock, at Prospect Hill Park. It shows the sun just starting to appear behind the Prudential Center tower in downtown Boston.

Reflections of Sunrise (Dec 22, 2004, 07:19am) On my way back to my car (after taking sunrise pictures from Robbins Farm in Arlington), I took took this picture showing the reflection of the sunrise in the window pane of a nearby school. This is a real photograph, not a digital creation. I did crop the original picture to just show a close up of the upper-left pane of the window. And the image was rotated and de-skewed slightly. Otherwise, this photograph shows the reflection exactly as it was. Here is a link to the uncropped original picture.