windy point outlook
Decided to head up to Windy Point this evening at the last minute because some clouds had rolled in and it looked like there was potential for a great sunset. Delays on the road and very slow traffic on the way up, but two rainbows visible and the clouds were turing bright orange. Amazing colors filled the sky as I stepped out of the car. There was a large crowd, so I headed for the point so I could get a clean shot. In the hundred yards from the car to the point, the colors peaked and then the sun dropped like a rock just as I was putting my camera on the tripod. Probably the most spectacular sunset I have seen at this location in the 3-1/2 years since I bought my first SLR and starting headed up here on a regular basis. A beautiful sunset. I hope someone got it, because I was 20 seconds too late. Dang, I really need to pay more attention to the shooting conditions before the sun starts going down. Ended up shooting a few longer exposure shots to see if I could at least keep from going home completely empty handed. This shot combined 5 exposures from 1 to 15 seconds. Tucson lights in the distance.
windy point outlook
Decided to head up to Windy Point this evening at the last minute because some clouds had rolled in and it looked like there was potential for a great sunset. Delays on the road and very slow traffic on the way up, but two rainbows visible and the clouds were turing bright orange. Amazing colors filled the sky as I stepped out of the car. There was a large crowd, so I headed for the point so I could get a clean shot. In the hundred yards from the car to the point, the colors peaked and then the sun dropped like a rock just as I was putting my camera on the tripod. Probably the most spectacular sunset I have seen at this location in the 3-1/2 years since I bought my first SLR and starting headed up here on a regular basis. A beautiful sunset. I hope someone got it, because I was 20 seconds too late. Dang, I really need to pay more attention to the shooting conditions before the sun starts going down. Ended up shooting a few longer exposure shots to see if I could at least keep from going home completely empty handed. This shot combined 5 exposures from 1 to 15 seconds. Tucson lights in the distance.