Sunrise over the Cape Beaches and the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse
There are two beach access roads close to the Lighthouse, Camera Pad A and B. I would usually choose one of the access roads for early morning sunrise pictures and both would take me by the lighthouse on the way to the office. On this particular morning I noticed the colors of the early morning sky starting to surround the lighthouse so after a few beach pictures I raced back to the Lighthouse to capture some of the colors.
Cape Canaveral Lighthouse – racing back from the beach to capture the colors around the Lighthouse.
After a quick drive back from the beach I was able to capture the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse with colors in the Western sky. This is known as Atmospheric Refraction, the Earth’s atmosphere can bend light, allowing you to see the sun or its light in unusual positions. This can sometimes create the illusion of the sun being visible in more than one location.
About the Author and Photographer: Alden Pitard has over 40 years experience working in the Aerospace Industry at Cape Canaveral, The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Boeing locations throughout the country. He has supported the Space Shuttle Program, International Space Station, 787 Dreamliner and most recently the Artemis Program. During his time at "The Cape" he photographed a majority of the Launch Sites at KSC and Cape Canaveral. As the Space Shuttle program was coming to a close in 2011, the author decided to bike to all the Launch Complexes he could and capture the Space Center and Cape Canaveral as it was - thus "Biking through Space Ruins".