I've always loved sunsets, but it's really hard to capture the moments in photos: I guess because it's dynamic, changing so subtly but relentlessly, and also because it's a surround-experience, not just one-directional. The eye is so much more than a camera!
Usually I think I need to be at a beautiful place to see a beautiful sunset -- the beach, of course! or the mountains, but these pictures show that the spectacle is lovely from my own neighborhood, in the case of the first two photos, my own backyard. It's an effort to get out of my recliner and find my i-phone, and go outside.
Taking a sunset walk is another option, although these hot days it doesn't really get cool enough until it's too late. These virga-like streaks were almost impossible to capture. I wished I could levitate into them!
Usually an hour or so before sunset you can tell by the clouds that it's going to be a good one, but then the breeze blows the clouds away, or the fog sets in. Or I lose track of time!
The silhouettes of the trees are another factor.
Seasonal changes and angles make a big difference in the photos. I don't take nearly enough shots. I haven't gotten used to the idea that digital photography never runs out of film! (Of course, I do have to keep my batteries charged, and I just broke another camera by dropping it one too many times).
This is my street -- the cypresses on the left side are my trees, and the light pole is in front of my house. If I live to be 90, I'll see around 8000 more sunsets. WATCH THIS SPACE!
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