Sunset Series

29Dec05

Gorgeous central Texas sunset photographed by yours truly, December 28th. This lovely sequence ended a relatively persistent bout of bland twilit evenings. All images taken manually with Canon 20D and EF 17-40mm f/4L lens @ f/5.6, ISO 100.

Sunset 1

1/80″; 23mm

Sunset 2

1/100″, 23mm

Sunset 3

1/125″, 40mm

Sunset 4

1/125″, 40mm

Sunset 5

1/80″, 27mm

Sunset 6

1/80″, 40mm

Sunset 7

1/40″, 40mm

If you haven’t guessed by now, I’m a huge sucker for sunsets. To me, they represent the ultimate canvas nature has to offer.

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  1. 1 Abacquer on Dec 31st, 2005 said:

    These are beautiful Wolverine, a real testament to what someone who knows how to use a camera can do.

    Nice pix! Thanks for sharing those.

    I unfortunately own a strictly automatic digital camera. The sky is one of my favorite subjects too, though:

    http://unbecominglevity.blogharbor.com/blog/Photos/Contemplative/_archives/2005/4/22/609542.html

    http://unbecominglevity.blogharbor.com/blog/Photos/_archives/2005/3/24/476604.html

    http://unbecominglevity.blogharbor.com/blog/Photos/Nature/_archives/2005/8/23/1164580.html

  2. 2 Wolverine on Dec 31st, 2005 said:

    Hey, thanks for the kind words. :)

    I’ll be sure to drop by and take a peek at your gallery.

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