Sunset on the Nevada desert
(Click to see this image with a darker border…brings out the colors a bit better)
Back in March I posted a sunset shot from the Nevada desert that had powerlines and I dubbed “Se7en” for Movie Title Wednesday. There were a few other shots I got that night and I just haven’t posted any of them until now.
It had been awhile since I’d seen a painted sky like this. Honestly, this wide open desert landscape was great, but I was scrambling to find something more interesting nearby to include in the frame. I realized, however, that this sunset wouldn’t last forever and sometimes all you need is a great sky.
This was one of the last images from a great afternoon just driving around this area south of Boulder City. In fact, I include the date the photo was taken in my tags, so you can see all the images taken on March 16th. I keep looking back on this day and what I love the most is that I have images to help me always remember how much fun I had just exploring some area that I’d never been before.
I was looking up ghost towns in Nevada, saw a little place called Nelson and headed off with no real plan or idea of what I wanted to shoot. That’s all I need really. Clouds, weather and driving around. It’s when I feel the most free and away from everything. Just me, my camera, the road, my iPod and the unknown.
(exif: canon 5d mark ii, tamron 17-35mm 2.8, 17mm, f/14, iso 100)
Wow. Stunning sky especially when viewed on Black. Top Work, glad you stopped looking around and pressed the button
Beautiful sky!
Nice colors Mike!
I’m loving the colors in this shot, and what a great sky. Such a nice peaceful shot!
Great colors! The clouds really add to the depth of this scene.
Great colors and you are totally right, sometimes that great sky does it!
Incredible color!
Love love love the clouds and the sky in this shot Mike! You get a real sense of expanse in this image, my friend.
Everything in this image leads the eye right to those mountains. Gorgeous!
The contrast between the colors in the sky against the foreground is terrific Mike.
Nice – love the cool blue tones! Doesnt look hot there at all… Im sure thats not the case.
The depth here is absolutely amazing man! WOW! I love those colors too!
very good lighting indeed – I like the foreground colour – really nice almost too dark but not quite.
Spot on.