Awaking early has its benefits.
Photographer Gordon Lau captured the stunning shown here, taken 3.6 miles from the Capitol not long after sunrise, which was at 6:04 a.m.
To the naked eye, the sun was casting a dark red and orange glow, Lau said, probably because of light amounts of lingering wildfire smoke.
Sunrises are gradually trending later. By the end of August, they'll advance to around 6:35 a.m.
