Early risers, who throw off their blankets and brave the pre-dawn chill to venture outside, get to see things the rest of us lie-abeds don’t. For Palo Alto photographer Brian Krippendorf, a morning walk along Shoreline Lake in Mountain View offered this stunning view during the “blue hour” just before sunrise, as the deep, rich colors of the brightening sky are refracted on the rippling surface of the water.
Image by Brian Krippendorf / @briankrippendorf
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