Sunday, August 7, 2011

Sunday Stills

The challenge for today is sunrise or sunsets, no archives. Sorry, but I'm not getting up at 5 AM for sunrise, so it's all about sunsets. At first, we started off with cloudless skies, which makes it difficult to get a good, interesting shot.
Had a little help from Beamer and Reba to improve this one though.
The next day, we got some evening clouds, and I spent a lot of time outside waiting for just  the right light to do justice to the beauty of the setting sun in this lovely valley. 
These clouds were parked over Idaho, and drifted off to the east, over the Skimmerhorn range.

Looking north, the mountains to the west fade into the distance beneath pastel skies....
that darkened as the sun dropped lower , and faded to black.

15 comments:

Ed said...

LOVE the one with Beamer and Reba, that is one great shot!!!:-)

Janice said...

Great shots but I'm with Ed, love the Beamer Reba shot.

Linda said...

They're all very good. The Beamer and Reba one is extra special. I'm with you about not getting up at 5 am.

Jake said...

I like the last shot the best, but they are are really good.

Anonymous said...

Love it! Fifth one is my fav :)

lisa said...

Just beautiful! I love the sunsets,I was the same I had gotten up at 6 and the sun was coming over the trees and I was too lazy to walk out past the barn to get a better shot of the sunrise.

Devin Greaney said...

horse, dog and sun I LOVE because I am fascinated by the ability to get several elements into one shot which makes them all greater than the sum of their entire parts. Wish I was better at that!

Oregon Equestrian said...

Oooh, good photos. But my favorite is the Beamer and Reba shot.

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

I like the reflction of the first photo.

My sunrise was late, because we are having winter. Otherwise, I too, would not rise early to take the photos.

Judy Johnson said...

I love all of them, really! My favorite though is of Beamer and Reba!

Crystal said...

Very cool shots! I love sunrise/sunset pics but I missed out this week again on the sunday stills.

Linda said...

They're amazing. I love the reflection in the first shot.

Anonymous said...

beautiful pictures thanks for sharing

Anonymous said...

I'd say you did a great job, as always. Like I always say, your scenery is just spectacular. Hope you're doing well, Shirley.

Janice Grinyer said...

That one of beamer is a calendar shot for sure!