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The best sunset I have ever seen in my life and will likely ever see again......
This photo shows only a partial view of what we witnessed tonight at Ski Slide Road, and does not do the event any justice to it's incredible beauty, stark contrast of peace and violence and rich bold, brilliant color. It was simply impossible to photograph the entire sky at one time, especially with the variable light from one zone to another.
With a storm behind me to the east; lightening flashing, thunder booming, ominous blue and black clouds at my back, turbulent clouds swirling in circles directly overhead, other clouds going in every single direction around me, the sun came out for 4 minutes past the edge of the clouds and lit up the turbulent, moisture saturated, rain enveloped sky around us and created a literal sky of orange. The colors shown here actually extended above us to the edge of the storm, as well as to the left and right of our position. We were capped in a dome of glowing orange unlike one I have ever seen before in person or in any photo I have viewed as the light shined thru the rain and high moisture content in the edge of the storm front we were under.
I've seen thousands of sunsets and taken perhaps hundreds of photos of them over the years - quite a few from this exact spot.. >Nothing< even comes close to what we witnessed.
As this was unfolding, every single car that came up to the bridge stopped, parked, and all the occupants either got out - some running to the bridge with cell phone cameras in hand, or others just stayed in their cars....pointing to the amazing event unfolding around them. I think I counted about 5-6 vehicles, possibly more. My eyes were gazing towards the heavens and the absolutely stunning show God placed around me and my boys at that moment.
Unless you were there, it is difficult to put in words or even into a photo how incredible this was.
I'll carry that moment in time with me for the rest of my life to my grave.....
Chart topper
The best sunset I have ever seen in my life and will likely ever see again......
This photo shows only a partial view of what we witnessed tonight at Ski Slide Road, and does not do the event any justice to it's incredible beauty, stark contrast of peace and violence and rich bold, brilliant color. It was simply impossible to photograph the entire sky at one time, especially with the variable light from one zone to another.
With a storm behind me to the east; lightening flashing, thunder booming, ominous blue and black clouds at my back, turbulent clouds swirling in circles directly overhead, other clouds going in every single direction around me, the sun came out for 4 minutes past the edge of the clouds and lit up the turbulent, moisture saturated, rain enveloped sky around us and created a literal sky of orange. The colors shown here actually extended above us to the edge of the storm, as well as to the left and right of our position. We were capped in a dome of glowing orange unlike one I have ever seen before in person or in any photo I have viewed as the light shined thru the rain and high moisture content in the edge of the storm front we were under.
I've seen thousands of sunsets and taken perhaps hundreds of photos of them over the years - quite a few from this exact spot.. >Nothing< even comes close to what we witnessed.
As this was unfolding, every single car that came up to the bridge stopped, parked, and all the occupants either got out - some running to the bridge with cell phone cameras in hand, or others just stayed in their cars....pointing to the amazing event unfolding around them. I think I counted about 5-6 vehicles, possibly more. My eyes were gazing towards the heavens and the absolutely stunning show God placed around me and my boys at that moment.
Unless you were there, it is difficult to put in words or even into a photo how incredible this was.
I'll carry that moment in time with me for the rest of my life to my grave.....