MINI-CHALLENGE #296: Sunrise, Sunset

bfluegie

This mini is inspired a bit by several of the entries from the previous mini. I am looking for photos of sunrises and sunsets, but I'm not going to put a lot of other restrictions on the theme. I don’t care if the photo includes people. The scene can be a natural one or a skyline or other man made feature. I will also expand it to include alpenglow and the golden hour which imply a sunrise or sunset in process or recently completed, but out of the frame. The main thing is that the light of the rising or setting sun is present in the photo. My examples are mostly from nature, but as I said that is not a limitation of the challenge.

This mini will stay open until 23 February 2020 at 9:00 PM EST (UTC -5).

Examples

And of course a view with the sun in the frame is also great

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JAG

@bfluegie Your setting yourself up for some difficult judging! Here are my 3.

1 Sunset ride in Key Largo

2 Red Rock Sunset (Sedona, Arizona)

3 Hunting for Breakfast (somewhere in the Pacific ocean near Hawaii)

bfluegie

Joyce, thanks for starting off the mini with three great shots. I agree that I am setting myself up for a difficult time when the challenge is over, but I hope seeing a lot of great sunsets will compensate.

grandmaR

I have a lot of sunset photos so it is difficult to find the best one. Especially one I have not used before

*1 Purple Sunset in Costa Rica

*2 Blood Red Sunset behind a Florida Pirate Ship?

*3 Mallory Square Sunset

pegelli

Another great theme with many images to choose from. Good luck with the judging

1: Orange sky on Skye

2: Misty morning

3: Early light and vanishing clouds

Cavalier

I have more sunset shots than sunrise - I love early mornings, but not photographically I guess.

Stettler, Alberta Sunset

Mariposa, Ca. Storm clouds at sunset

Yellowstone Sunset

bfluegie

Thanks @grandmaR, Pieter @pegelli, and Jo @Cavalier for the great entries.

sarasphotos

I don't envy the judging process on this one Barbara! Here are my three:

1) Sunset over Lake Garda, Italy (from Torri del Benaco towards Garda Riviera)

2) Sunset at San Simeon State Beach, California

3) Sunset over Lake Tahoe (looking north from the promenade at South Lake Tahoe)

This one is not for judging - sunrise from our balcony. Jo's ( @Cavalier ) "Yellowstone Sunset" brought this to mind, so I had to share.

Lab_Tested

So many excellent photos, and here I sit, already having posted one of my favorite sunset shots in the last challenge. So it goes.

1) Storm Clouds Over Colorado

2) Great Smoky Mountains at Dusk

3) Last Light San Diego

Not for judging, but here is the location from where Uluru, previously known as Ayer's Rock, in Australia was dug up.

RalphMoon

1) Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, sunrise

2) Vajradakini toward sunset

3) San Pablo Reservoir, California, sunrise

shawnc

Sunrises & sunsets, A wonderful subject we all enjoy....

Stormy Sunset at Rainbow Lake, Arizona

Sunset at Cape Lookout, Oregon Coast

Florida Sunset, Indian Rocks Beach, west coast, Florida

Third_Son

A few images from Michigan. The first two are taken at the same approximate time on Lake Michigan in South Haven at sunset. The last is a sunset in Frankenmuth Michigan. All taken with a Fuji X-T2. Notice the guy in the first image taking a selfie :-)

Splash of Color

South Haven Lighthouse

Frankenmuth Supernova

moose135

1 - I shoot many more sunsets then sunrises, but every now and then I drag my butt out of bed at some silly hour for something like this...40 Acre Rock Preserve in South Carolina.

2 - Sun sets on the 12 Hours of Sebring sports car race.

3 - Sun - and Moon - set on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

bfluegie

Wow! So many great sunrises and sunsets. I can tell I'm going to have problems judging this one. I'm already having problems picking a favorite from each persons three contributions. But that's part of the fun (she said with a tremble in her voice).

Thanks to all who have entered so far. I'm hoping to see even more fire in the sky before this mini closes... which will be in about six days.

lkbart

Wonderful theme! So many awesome entries! Best of luck judging Barbara!

Hunk of Burning Sky

Early Flight

Partial solar eclipse

grandmaR

someone took a bite out of the moon

lkbart

Actually that's the setting sun with the moon taking the bite. Saw this on my way home from a friend's house, pulled over on the dirt road, got out & took the shot - was very cloudy/blustery!

And this is not an entry, but is the moon during a total lunar eclipse in morning sunlight (hence the purple) - the moon went down behind the horizon during totality, not long after I shot this (through haze on the horizon - shadow in lower right is a tree):

DavidRGillespie

Just back from Patagonia, Chile and sliding in under the wire! a Patagonian sunrise as the third image

1. Broughton Archipeligo

2. Spring Island, BC

3. sunrise with Volcan Corcovado in profile.

bfluegie

Lillian @lkbart, thanks for three great entries. For anyone still thinking of entering, there are just a few hours left in this mini.

bfluegie

David @DavidRGillespie glad you got your entries in. This mini is now closed.
Given how many great shots there are it might take me a day or two to finish comments and sort out the rankings.