Back Bay Boston Skyline and Clouds at Sunrise over Docked Boats on Charles River, Memorial Drive Cambridge MA

            Patience paid off, a dark cloud bank finally got illuminated with great color about 30 minutes after sunrise.

Canon 6d
16-35 2.8L II at 30
3.0 ND and 0.6 Grad ND
f/8 at ISO 100
2 minute exposure 
   

Taken on: April 9, 2014

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