Clearing Skies at Sunset
Sunset along the Rocky Mountains when looking west is often worthy of enjoying when possible. I was able to watch this interesting sky develop a few days ago as the daylight slipped away.
Here the sun just slipped behind the ridges of the mountains of eastern Kananaskis. I underexposed this scene to avoid burnt out highights near the sun. I like the resulting detail in the clouds and the golden hue of the image. Eight minutes later, I captured a larger scene of the sunset. The cotton candy texture and beautiful colour in the upper clouds steal the scene in the image below.
One of the last photographs I made was well above the mountains. Here I did not underexpose yielding a brighter scene. This has a heavenly feel to it that I find interesting.
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Gorgeous. I too am fascinated with the different colors and textures of the sky. No two are alike. I love your photographs; they are quite inspirational.
February 21, 2011 at 12:29 am
Wow these are just fantastic skies!!! You got a beautiful light there, and the settings are perfect to capture it!
February 20, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Whenever there is a break in the clouds at sunset, these mountains often serve up something special. I usually forget about the frozen fingers and my windburned face until I snap out of the trance when I finally get back inside. Well worth it either way.
February 22, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Oooff. It’s fantastic. All of them.
February 20, 2011 at 11:05 am
Thanks Kolembo!
February 22, 2011 at 12:25 pm
I love how the sky looks like spun gold… lovely.
February 19, 2011 at 9:08 am
wow!! amazing skies!!
February 19, 2011 at 8:12 am
Beautiful! Thank you for explaining your creative exposure decisions.
February 18, 2011 at 11:46 pm
It’s awesome and mighty….
February 18, 2011 at 10:03 pm