Sunsets

[Silas_Sancona]

How do you prefer your Sunsets served up?

... Some " Golden Hour Glow " ?



..Side o' Pastel hued Dust ?





 ..A mix of the two?..





.. A dash or two of fiery streaks ?



Or maybe a little more " Sky Fire "



..Perhaps some more interesting " Sunset Season "  flavors this week..

[Victor G.]

Amazing thread! Love all the pictures!

Here's from our free camping at a deserted beach in Greece (I need a better camera to capture the beauty of the place though)

[Silas_Sancona]

 Monsoon Season teaser











...With an Afterglow chaser..

[teddytn]

10 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

 Monsoon Season teaser











...With an Afterglow chaser..

The 3 yellow pics with palms are stunning 

[Silas_Sancona]

4 hours ago, teddytn said:

The 3 yellow pics with palms are stunning 

Last night was ok..  Depending on how cloud cover moving in atm evolves through the rest of the afternoon/ evening, tonight may be better. ( = More mid- level stuff to catch the sun better )

[teddytn]

1 hour ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Last night was ok..  Depending on how cloud cover moving in atm evolves through the rest of the afternoon/ evening, tonight may be better. ( = More mid- level stuff to catch the sun better )

Yes yes lol, I’ve seen better too. Those were what the normal American would want on a post card though. 
Some color has definitely been in the sky at night and in the morning lately. We’re about to get blasted with high 90’s next week, should set the sky on fire, I’ll try and snap some. Sucks at the house east and west have tall trees 

[Silas_Sancona]

1 minute ago, teddytn said:

Yes yes lol, I’ve seen better too. Those were what the normal American would want on a post card though. 
Some color has definitely been in the sky at night and in the morning lately. We’re about to get blasted with high 90’s next week, should set the sky on fire, I’ll try and snap some. Sucks at the house east and west have tall trees 

Eventually, the house will have at least another large tree cutting up views of the sky.

..Inc. one of these monsters..  ..A " Rainforest " tree sp. from Sonora.  Baby is currently sweating the heat in the S.W. corner of the backyard, waiting for rain..

Albizia sinaloensis.. Scottsdale Public Library 05/22

" Canopy shot " from the 2nd story of the Parking Garage there. As big..or slightly bigger than it's monster brother in Tucson.



Beast..




 

[Silas_Sancona]

Well, lol..  A start, but, about as good as it got this evening..   S.E AZ is where all the action stayed, inc. good cloud cover around Sunset.

Looking north at some mid level " debris clouds " moving east to west from some earlier storms in the mountains well east of the valley.



West.. Odd amount of dust -or smoke- in the sky today, despite no big, active fires locally, and no significant dust storm events anywhere in the state ..that would carry dust this far north and west anyway.


 

[greysrigging]

Darwin sunset from the Mindal Beach Markets last Thursday.
( Pics by Clive Rumens )





 

[Butch]

16 hours ago, greysrigging said:

Darwin sunset from the Mindal Beach Markets last Thursday.
( Pics by Clive Rumens )





 

Everybody loves a sunset...

Butch

[Silas_Sancona]

A couple wild ones the last couple days..

So i don't overwhelm the senses, i'll start with Thursday's sizzler.. 

Opening act, from the house..



Heat, + haze, and some smoke =  Sky Fire, part #1..







Earth shadow glow Behind San Tan Mountain.



Communication Towers atop South Mountain to the west.



'Moe sizzle...  Just a warm up for tonight..








 

[greysrigging]

Sunset from the Dripstone Cliffs at Casuarina Beach, Darwin.

Edited June 19, 2022 by greysrigging
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[Cindy Adair]

Truly amazing photographs here! Thank you!

[Silas_Sancona]

Alluded to yesterday and hinted at earlier.. Time to show the goods..

While 99% of Sunsets in Arizona are good, there are certain times of the year that present opportunities for some of our best.  Yesterday was one of those, and Monsoon Season, perhaps the best part of " Sunset Season "  here is just a few days old.

While a few aspects were missing that could have made it even better, last nights show was a top shelf - kind of Sunset... and one of the best so far this year.. with lots of different elements in play at any given moment making it tough to select " the best " pictures.

Regardless, it was also a good lesson in hanging around long enough to view the  entire  event, not just part of it ..and to comb the sky in view for scenes one might miss if not aware enough.



Starting out w/ an over view of the sky to the west.  Can see several things that could come into play as the sun sets.



Some random views looking at the sky to the east.





One of those things an impatient person might miss out on if they leave the show early, or are not paying close attention to every detail of the sky / horizon, etc.











....Continued









Post sunset flare up








Finale












..As good as last night's show was, season is early, ..more to come.
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[Silas_Sancona]

Despite a little more storm activity the last few days, sunsets haven't been quite as good as they could be.. Some color regardless.













 

[Silas_Sancona]

Time to crank up the technicolor a bit..

Yesterday:

Clouds off on the southern horizon in picture #2 are down near the Mexico border.






This evening:

Isolated storm trying to build over the San Tans looks rather " meh " right now, right?



Some suspended Dust at " Golden Hour " = The perfect summer scene in the Desert..





Add in some clouds..  High and bubbly, ..and a completely clear sky to the west ..ok, North west..







..I think you get where we're  headed..



 

[Silas_Sancona]

..More bubbly and High clouds



That " Meh " little storm?   The highlight of this evening's show..   I almost went out to the hill since it was producing lightning and looked like it was organizing itself a bit better for a time, before collapsing. Turns out it blew up right over where i'd be positioned.  A rare instance where " from the house " was the better view.













Raspberry clouds and a waxing crescent moon..



Time to turn on  the " high " - lights..





..and it just didn't want to quit..

[spike]

[teddytn]

[Silas_Sancona]

Another winner..  Gotta love AZ skies.

[Silas_Sancona]

Winner #2:
Pre- Sunset skies.. Soo close..









Tonight's sizzler  ..and a Sunset Rainbow:

[Palmensammler]

No palms here in Sweden, but lakes everywhere. Picture taken while I was there for holidays two weks ago.

Edited July 13, 2022 by Palmensammler

[teddytn]

On 7/12/2022 at 1:23 AM, Silas_Sancona said:

Winner #2:
Pre- Sunset skies.. Soo close..









Tonight's sizzler  ..and a Sunset Rainbow:

The palm trimming kills me….I get landscapers/ tree trimmers are trying to make money, but come on lol. 

[Silas_Sancona]

1 hour ago, teddytn said:

The palm trimming kills me….I get landscapers/ tree trimmers are trying to make money, but come on lol. 

Overdone? a little bit  but,  As commonly as these are planted here,  a lot of people get tired of all the debris that can get thrown around off untrimmed specimens pretty quickly this time of year

..That's before the showers of seeds / bird poop that comes later.  Where planted in street islands, decayed leaf bases / boots, seeds / shed flower stalk spathes, and stalks can cause trouble when they drop all over the road..

What annoys me more is the city crews that trim the ones in our street island, but don't clean up the boots on some of them..  During a good storm, those boots go flying everywhere..  Washingtonia robusta   will grow their leaves back pretty quickly so,  it is what it is...  I personally would rather see something more interesting planted.

 

Edited July 13, 2022 by Silas_Sancona
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[Silas_Sancona]

Sunset opening to last night's storms,  " Brown Out " included:

[Silas_Sancona]

Last night

[Silas_Sancona]

Weekend..

Saturday night.. Storms may have missed us but sitting under the 45-50K high Anvil provided for a pretty wild sunset.. Pictures don't do the sky justice.  Same storm that was headed due west toward the valley from the hills out by Superior,  but decided to veer to the left northwest over the northern parts of the valley ..before turning more west as it headed toward the AZ/ CA border.










Sunday:  Another massive storm approaching from the southeast. " Weird " colors in the clouds to the east provided hints this would be another monster.







Quite a show to the west where still clear.



Another sure sign this storm was turning severe, ..the wavy " shelf " developing along it's approaching edge.



 

[Silas_Sancona]

3 days of almost the same sunset set up..   Yesterdays being the best.







Decent color the evening before..

[greysrigging]

Sunset over the Indian Ocean at Cape Lambert in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
 

Edited July 27, 2022 by greysrigging
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[aabell]

[JohnAndSancho]

[JohnAndSancho]

I'm titling that last one "it's 144 degrees and hasn't rained significantly since April," but it wouldn't let me edit that post. Hashtag melodramatic. 

[Silas_Sancona]

Another AZ stunner from a few days ago..






 

[greysrigging]

Sun setting in Darwin last night.
( pic by Doreen )

[JohnAndSancho]

Maybe I've been watching too much Star Wars crap but this cloud....

[spike]

17 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Maybe I've been watching too much Star Wars crap but this cloud....

I noticed it as well 

[greysrigging]

A  Darwin sunset late last week
( pic by Mary Marshall )

[Silas_Sancona]

Couple good ones..

" Dead " Thunderstorm ( Base had detached and faded as the cell moved into dry air. )





Tonight..

[Butch]

Great skies last night in SO. Cal..., but no pics...

Butch

[JohnAndSancho]

Creamsicle fans rejoice