On a trip to Yosemite I wanted to get some elevation and headed for Sentinel Dome. I was on the dome before sunset. One thing about higher elevation is that twilight wedges seem more beautiful. So while it was still a little dark I started looking for compositions to capture the twilight wedge with when it appears. Twilight wedges appear on the opposite side of the sun just before sunrise and just after sunset. When I located a few compositions I started looking at where the sun was going to rise for I also wanted to shoot sunrise. We can often be so focused on the image we want (sunrise) that we forget to shoot front and back. I wanted to make sure to capture the twilight wedge behind me but also to be ready to capture the sunset.

Here is the twilight wedge image. I wanted to include some foreground interest leading back to the twilight wedge.

Here is the sunrise image. Half dome and the sun was quite heavy on the left so I included the rock on the right to create some balance. Remember to shoot both ways. Look around. Shoot behind you and what is in front.