Sunrise! (Sort Of)

By the time I was able to take these photos, it was already well over an hour past sunrise and I had missed my chance to capture the red sunrise I'd been searching for, this morning.

The dark spots are actually sun spots. The extremely poor air quality works very much like a solar filter, blocking most of the light, allowing for an easier time photographing the sun.

No special lens involved, just my Nikkor 55-300mm zoom. If I had $500 looking for a home, I'd bbuy this lens.