For me this is the sunset season. We don’t get a lot of the climate conditions in the Summer for spectacular sunsets, unless we have smoke in the skies from wildfire. Over the Winter we get spectacular sunsets, which I enjoy as I drive home from the woods. I get home after dark, but while I drive I watch the sky as it changes. Last night was stunning.
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Stunning is a good word for this. Great photos, well framed and composed. The eye of the photographer is the selection tool, the moment is the decision, the result is the art.
A little up or down, a little to the left or right and they wouldn’t be the same. good stuff.
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Thank you so much John. I try, but the photograph can never seem to catch the entire impact of seeing it in person. Alas, it is all I can do to share.
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Beautiful!
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Seeing this sunset in person was priceless joy indeed!
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Tim, it is amazing, looks as if the sky on fire or after a good make-up. We had many good sunsets this year also. Love it when there are some clouds in the air it give an extra dimension, beautiful
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Thank you Doron. I stopped and took some pictures, because it looked so nice. Then as I drove I was facing the Eastern sky and it was full of subtle colors, so I stopped again. Then when I got out to take the pictures and turned around the Western sky had exploded with bright color. I almost missed the big event. It pays to stop and smell the roses, or in this case to take in the sunset.
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Not surprise you manage to get home only at midnight… You are so right the problem I often in traffic and feel should I stop in the middle of the motor-way? I some time just take photo as I drive.. not very clever.. Since I start painting I should stop driving! Must advertise here for a chauffeur… Have a good weekend.
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On some of our more deserted highways I have stopped in the middle of the road to take a picture, but usually I’ll turn around, go back and find some place to pull off. I like your idea about a chauffeur! Maybe I’ll buy a lottery ticket today.
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Good luck and remember you have friends here… The problem is no place to park by the time you turned back it is all gone.. But so is life some you win some you lose.. good luck tonight!
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;D
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Stunning indeed! Your camera has captured the colours so well. 🙂
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Thank you Helen. I had to tweek my settings a bit and play with the composition. The second picture was down near a stream, so I had to climb down a hill and claw my way through some brush to get the view I wanted. It was worth it I think.
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Wow, spectacular.
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Thank you Paulette!
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Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous!
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Thank you Megan. 😀
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Gorgeous! Simply gorgeous! 🙂
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Thank you Andy!
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What a very beautiful photo!!!
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Thank you very much.
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These are beautiful, Tim. It is true that winter generally has the best sunsets. Generally here in Cen-Tex is happens abotu a day or so before rain or a norther. Those sunsets always precede a weather change. That is generally the best time for the most vibrant colors. At least that has been my experinence where I live.
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I know what you mean Yvonne. When those thin clouds move in we can have some spectacular color.
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What colors!
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And my pictures don’t quite do it justice.
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Pretty darn cool!
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It sure is. Sometimes you just have stop and take it all in.
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Better than Christmas lights. Thanks!
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Agreed, it’s like God’s Christmas lights!
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Wow Tim, these are stunning shots of gorgeous colors. Nothing like Mother Nature to show us what real color is. Spectacular.
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I know what you mean Mary. When I see that, it makes the art that I do look a bit lackluster.
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It’s a wonderful depiction of sunset. Amazing show, isn’t it? And it happens every night. Thanks for reminding us of how splendid nature is…
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My pleasure Maureen. You are right, that every evening someone somewhere is getting a spectacular show!
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beautiful photos. thanks for sharing with us.
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Thank you Leslie, and thank you for you service. 🙂
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your welcome. small part i did in the bigger picture of the military. enjoy your holidays
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Thanks and same to you.
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amen
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Wow, what beautiful skies. Those colors are stunning. You have some talent with the camera too.
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God does all the hard work. All I did was point the camera. 🙂
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In the Netherlands, the Dutch have a saying; ‘Avondrood water in the sloot’, which means, if you see red or pink at sunset, there will be rain next day. Because we often have rain, most times this prediction is spot on.
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We had no rain after this sunset, which is too bad because we could sure use it. 😦
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But did you chant the spell?
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Dang it! No, I didn’t know about it! Is it too late?
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Too late, absolutely.
Next time you see a baby-pink sky, cackle the spell in Dutch.
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Avondrood water in the sloot!
How am I doing?
Avondrood water in the sloot!
How long does this take?
Avondrood water in the sloot!
;D
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