Great to see & meet a few of you formers at 360 last Friday! Great telephoto shots, Harry!
After the sunrise at Hancock, I stopped by Vista for a site-tour/shoot with McHugh. Still working on edits and reviewing the on-site photos, but here are a couple view shots form the top:
Also, snagged this shot from Columbus around 7:00am. The gradient is really apparent. So, my theory of the transition looking best under overcast skies is a bit busted. My new hypothesis is that gradient looks its 'best' when the lighter glass is reflecting bright white light (low, direct sunlight OR overcast clouds). When the sun is high and the sky is blue, the light glass reflects that blue, thereby taking on a darker, more uniform appearance.