nature travel

Mt Kenya Sunrise

I spent four years schooling on the slopes of Mt Kenya and I can’t recall mustering the courage to brave the morning chill to get a glimpse of the sunrise over Kenya’s highest mountain. The blankets were either too heavy or a certain magnetic force always pinned me down to my bed around sunrise.

Apart from the morning chill, there is cloud cover to contend with when attempting to shoot a sunrise over Kirinyaga. Lenana and Batian are very shy, spending most of their times hiding behind a thick blanket of clouds.

But two weeks ago, God smiled upon me and I was finally able to capture two sunrises – back to back – while staying at Serena Sweetwaters in Ol Pejeta Conservancy.

 

Canon 7D. 190mm. 1/5000sec at f/5.0, ISO 500

Canon 7D. 190mm. 1/5000sec at f/5.0, ISO 500

Canon 7D. 24mm, 0.25sec at f/20, ISO 100

Canon 7D. 24mm, 0.25sec at f/20, ISO 100

Canon 7D. 24mm, 1/50sec at f/8.0, ISO 100

Canon 7D. 24mm, 1/50sec at f/8.0, ISO 100

Canon 60D. 300mm, 1/1250sec at f/22, ISO 100

Canon 60D. 300mm, 1/1250sec at f/22, ISO 100

Canon 60D. 365mm, 1/320sec at f/14, ISO 100

Canon 60D. 365mm, 1/320sec at f/14, ISO 100

Canon 7D. 24mm, 1/1000sec at f/4.0, ISO 160

Canon 7D. 24mm, 1/1000sec at f/4.0, ISO 160

  1. Jesse

    May 6, 2013 at 10:05 am

    Magnificent sunrise

    1. mwarv

      May 6, 2013 at 10:24 am

      Thanks. Magnificent indeed.

  2. Rumba

    May 6, 2013 at 11:28 am

    Our mountain, eh?! I especially like the dewy grass one seeing that I live an arid area!
    Rwenzori 2014 or 2015; get ready!

    1. mwarv

      May 6, 2013 at 2:15 pm

      Thanks! Rwenzori is unfinished business. We must prevail.

  3. Jesse

    May 6, 2013 at 11:59 am

    The picture with the morning dew visible is really good-my favorite

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