Glorious sunset

Tonight I was packing up the tripod and putting away the 500 mm lens when I looked back at the sky. This is what I saw. It was 35 minutes after the sun dropped behind the mountain and a good 20 minutes after official sunset. The God Ray's were breathtaking. I quickly grabbed the camera which is on the fritz (for flight photography) and used my wide angle lens to capture this hand held.

Bosque 3rd installment

November 18th 2008
My time here at Bosque is flying by - pardon the pun! I’m having a great time here even though it seems like there are fewer birds here than last year. In addition, the Sandhill Cranes seem to be taking off BEFORE sunrise and flying back into the ponds AFTER sunset. As a result much of the time I’m trying to shoot in very low light. As you will see in my images posted with today’s entr ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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