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Associated Press - "Not a Morning Person? See Sunrises in HD" >
“The detailed images and 5.1 Surround Sound encourage a feeling of being there that makes ‘Sunrise Earth’ a prime example of the different capabilities of HD television.”
New York Times - "The Sun Always Rises on HDTV" >
“…Sunrise Earth is different: no narration, no music, no story line, just the great wide open, in all its HD splendor.”
OnHD.TV >
"...it’s like watching a succession of oil paintings come alive on your screen. This is not must-see TV; it’s must-experience TV.”
-Mary Downs
Television Week - "HD May Be Too Good To Last" >
"‘Sunrise Earth’ [is] crazily uneventful and thoroughly wonderful.”
TV Predictions.com >
"...Discovery HD Theater's Sunrise Earth, which airs weekday mornings, is a feast for the eyes; the show's high-def cameras chronicle the early morning hours at some of the most beautiful spots in the world."
Still Images
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Alaska’s Katmai Range (1.09MB) >
Nanagiak Island, Alaska
Sun rising at 15 degrees magnetic over coastal range in Katmai National Park.
From Episode #29,”Nanagiak Sunrise”
Courtesy: David Conover
Red-necked grebe (2.95MB) >
Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base
Homer, Alaska
Red-necked grebe seeking nesting material with first light of day.
From Episode #28, “Homer Takeoff”
Courtesy: David Conover
Volcano sunrise (1.17 MB) >
Augustine Volcano. Augustine Island, Cook Inlet, Alaska
Lagoon exchanging water with sea at sunrise.
From Episode #27, “Volcano Lagoon”
Courtesy: David Conover
Pre-sunrise vert (2.79 MB) >
Halo Bay, Alaska
Clouds catching light of short Alaskan summer in Katmai National Park.
From Episode #26,”Katmai Bears”
Courtesy: Daniel Zatz
Sunrise horizontal (1.0 MB) >
Halo Bay, Alaska
Sunburst of low angled Alaskan sunlight in Katmai National Park.
From Episode #26,”Katmai Bears”
Courtesy: Daniel Zatz
Katmai bears nursing (1.15 MB) >
Halo Bay, Alaska
Mother brown bear nursing three-year old cub in Katmai National Park.
From Episode #26,”Katmai Bears”
Courtesy: Daniel Zatz
Aialik Glacier with sun (1.11MB) >
Aialik Glacier, Alaska
Morning sun on largest actively calving tidewater glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park.
From Episode #30, “Kenai Fjords Glacier”
Courtesy: Daniel Zatz
Floatplane vertical (3.22 MB) >
Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base. Homer, Alaska
Seaplane taking off in early morning sunlight
From ep#28, “Homer Takeoff”
Courtesy: David Conover
Production Stills
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Crew beach vertical (2.57 MB) >
Nanagiak Island, Alaska
Two cameraman on beach in Katmai National Park.
Shooting Episode #29,”Nanagiak Sunrise”
Courtesy: Tyler Korba
Crew glacier shooting (2.43 MB) >
Aialik Glacier, Alaska
Two cameraman recording actively calving tidewater glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park.
Shooting Episode #30, “Kenai Fjords Glacier”
Courtesy: Jake Cross
Crew glacier camp (2.51 MB) >
Aialik Glacier, Alaska
Left to right, Sound recordist Darryl Czuchra, Cameramen Daniel Zatz and David Conover on beach (l to r)
Shooting Episode #30, “Kenai Fjords Glacier”
Courtesy: Jake Cross
David Conover in grass (3.56 MB) >
Nanagiak Island, Alaska
David Conover observing slow rising sun.
Shooting Episode #29,”Nanagiak Sunrise”
Courtesy: Tyler Korba
David Conover on beach (1.24 MB) >
Nanagiak Island, Alaska
David Conover with HD camera recording rising sun
Shooting Episode #29,”Nanagiak Sunrise”
Courtesy: Daniel Zatz
Darryl Czuchra recording sound (2.99 MB) >
Aialik Glacier, Alaska
Field recording in stereo of violent sounds of glacier calving
Recording Episode #30, “Kenai Fjords Glacier”
Courtesy: Daniel Zatz
Sunrise Earth at Cribworks Rapid (1.0 MB) >
West Branch Penobscot River, Maine
Sunrise Earth SONY F900 HDCAM camera recording at Cribworks Rapid.
From Episode #11, “Cribworks Kayak”
Courtesy: Josh Povec