I photographed the peak of Sinai at dawn from a mountain trail opposite that leads up to the hermitage of Saints Galakteon and Episteme.
Mount Sinai is russet coloured as it emerges into the first light of a new day.
As the sky turns brighter, the mountains take on a rose colour.
With the approach of dawn, the rose colour gives way to brown.
At last this venerable mountain emerges into the sunlight of yet another day.
A time lapse video showing the transition from dark to light.
Congratulations, Father Justin, this video is exquisite. Watching the forms and colors gradually take on definition, I felt as if I were present at the Creation. The mountain seemed to unfold and blossom like a flower in the light. Having known you for a very long time, I can say that this work reflects not only the glory of Sinai but also the beauty of your soul.
Wonderful. Is it taken from the hermit Musa’s place? Having stood around painting waiting for dawn I guess it must be. Can’t quite see where the Monastery is, over to the right down in the valley? I remember the sun rising behind the pointy mountain up the valley east from the Monastery.
The monastery is below, in the valley down to the right. Another morning, I will photograph the sun rising over the monastery from the same cliffside.