Temple Dawn

Photograph by Andy Ferrington , National Geographic Your Shot

Burma (Myanmar) is one of those special countries that will never fail to inspire and excite even the most well-traveled photographers, writes Your Shot member Andy Ferrington . There is nothing more awe inspiring than watching sunrise from the top of one of the 2,000-plus temples in the central plain in Bagan. This was my third consecutive 5 a.m. start to climb yet another temple in the cold, dark morning in bare feet. I opted for a super telephoto shot, as I wanted to really pull the punch of those warm sunrise colors. As I was tracking the flight path of this solo balloon, I estimated that it would pass between a perfect gap in the temples.