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Sunrises and Sunsets

Sunrises and sunsets provide some of the most amazing colors. This gallery showcases several images that I find to be remarkable for the clarity and simplicity of the profile or silhouette that is created by facing the sun such as the fried-egg view of a Mexican sunset that I was privileged to watch. Other images are interesting for the story that they tell about that time of day like the mountain climbers waking up at dawn.
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A colorful, dramatic sunset from San Juan island looking west towards the Straits of Juan de Fuca and Vancouver Island. The concrete obelisk in the foreground is a US geological marker.
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A colorful, dramatic sunset from San Juan island looking west towards the Straits of Juan de Fuca and Vancouver Island. The concrete obelisk in the foreground is a US geological marker.

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  • A colorful, dramatic sunset from San Juan island looking west towards the Straits of Juan de Fuca and Vancouver Island. The concrete obelisk in the foreground is a US geological marker.
  • The bright orange colors of dawn illuminate a view of Mt. Rainier from San Juan Island over the waters of Puget Sound as viewed from over 120 miles away.
  • Two palm trees form a frame with an ocean and sunset in the background.
  • A palm tree at sunset flanked by the sun. The sun is misshapen as it just sliipping down over the horizon at dusk.
  • A glorious sunset with a palm tree looking out over the Pacific Ocean could be a memory of a hot vacation. Note that the circle of some lens flare highlights the tree.
  • The sun slipping over the Atlantic Ocean at sunset near the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. The circle of the sun is distorted by the air and clouds at the horizon.
  • Sunset over San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge. This view looks over the Marina district, the Palace of Fine Arts, and Nob Hill. The highlights on the skyscrapers on the skyline are the reflection of the sun on windows.
  • A couple, sitting on a pile of rocks at the beach, are watching a colorful sunset.
  • Morning sunrise with a deep red sun and color over the Costa del Sol with a fleet of small fishing boats in the foreground.
  • Morning sunrise with a deep red sun over the Costa del Sol with a fleet of small fishing boats in the foreground. The sun is not entirely up over the horizon and so only a small portion is visible.
  • Light at sunset illuminates rain and storm clouds. The mist in the center is rain that is visible in the late day sunlight.
  • A colorful rainbow that formed over the Powder Tower in Prague's old town just before sunset.
  • Two fishing boats in a Montenegro harbor are nearly silhoutted by the sun which is about to go behind a distant mountain range.
  • A fiery red sunset that is the result of smoke from the Lake George forest fire that burned in Central Oregon in the summer of 2006. The smoke particles in the air made the sky really red. The mountain on the horizon is Mt. Washington in the Oregon Cascades.
  • A fiery red sunset that is the result of smoke from the Lake George forest fire that burned in Central Oregon in the summer of 2006. The smoke particles in the air made the sky really red. The mountain on the horizon is Three-Fingered Jack in the Oregon Cascades.
  • A tropical sunset with sun just about to drop below the horizon. The palm tree, in the foreground, is shown as a black silhouette against the red sunset.
  • The sun going down over the horizon with deep red and orange colors. The sun is distorted by the dust in the air and the heat rising from the earth in the foreground.
  • A boy getting out of his tent in the morning while on an expedition to Mt. Rainier in the winter.
  • Taken right before sunset, this photograph shows clouds sweeping before the sun near the Ancient Lakes campground. The small sunbreak is allowing enough light to illuminate the scene and provide a reflection on the lake. The overall perception is one of moody darkness.
  • A set of long shadows from three people, taken just before sundown, looking along a street in Assisi. The golden glow of a Tuscan sunset (or, could be morning) gives this image a warm, romantic feeling.
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