Peaks in the clouds...

Yes, I'm still around! No, I'm not a figment of your imagination. Yes, I have been on a journey, but no, it wasn't to Timbuctu... I've been here all along, climbing a figurative mountain. I'm still wandering around somewhere in the mountain range, but as I go further and higher (and deeper) than ever been before the view broadens, the mist over the peak I'm scaling clears, and from here it looks like it may just well be worth the climb...
But enough of that, here's your pic (don't worry, it hasn't become the pic of the year, just slightly more erratic!)

Sunrise over Hottentot's Holland mountains viewed across False Bay from Trappieskop (under-exposed)

Sunrise over Hottentot's Holland mountains viewed across False Bay from Trappieskop

Technical tips and miscelaneous mumblings:
Ok, for those who enjoy the technical details, these two images were taken within seconds of each other; the first was listening to the light meter that was reading the amount of light from the center of the frame, which was the sun - hence the dark image. The second was a rough guess as to what the exposure should be to expose the image pretty much as I was experiencing the view. I like them both, although they have very different moods, they both reflect my own mood. It's interesting, as these two images embody the two conflicting views I have of photography. I come from a slide background, where the aim is to create a pure image with no touch-ups, and I still delight in trying to capture that pure image, but I've found in digital photography a wonderful added dimension - I would even say a totally different art form - that allows one to create an image by building on the raw image, exploring and expanding its creative potential...