I drove to Angola Indiana on Wednesday morning  for business and decided to hit some unfamiliar county roads and look for photos.  Exploring rural country roads is a great way to discover rural america and get some great photos along the way.   The obvious advantage to rural roads is that you can drive slowly and pull over to take pictures almost anywhere.   I almost always mount my 70-300 on my 5D for such morning scenes and usually shoot towards or perpendicular to the sunrise.   Even though the colors might pop, taking pictures with the sun at your back will usually give you flat looking photos that miss the contrast (and depth) that side lighting gives you.  Shooting into the sun can give some dramatic effects.  Even though my dear wife begs for more color photos, I decided, once again, on black and white.