This was another one of the bitter cold mornings we had last week. I saw the mist rising from the warm creek and the fence added a little bit of interest. For an image like this I will compose the shot while using a branch to block the sun and then ever so slowly lean in until I just barely catch the edge of the sun peeking through. Getting the full sun usually will just result in lens flare that degrades the contrast. Also, shooting on manual to get the overall exposure looking like you want it is critical.