Thankful for sunsets

On Thanksgiving Eve (can you really call it that?), I was standing on a hill in Marble Falls, TX with this lovely view of Lake LBJ below me.  We were en route to dinner, but the family was kind enough to humor me for a few minutes and find a spot to let me shoot this scene.  I could tell it was a pretty magical sunset that was coming together, and even without the tripod I thought it would be best to grab a set of brackets.  

So, I did my best to hold my breath and anchor my arms tight to my body long enough for the brackets to fire.  I always prefer to do HDR with a tripod, since I don’t have arms like Arnold - but I’m no Calista Flockhart either.  I can be reasonably steady, assuming I haven’t had too much caffeine or too little sleep.  So, I gunned my brackets, and it worked out, thankfully.  

Brackets that line up - that’s something to be thankful for!

Comments

[Len Saltiel]

Terrific shot Jim. It always helps when the sunset can be framed over an interesting subject like the one here.

[Wojciech Toman]

Great colors Jim

[Mark Summerfield]

Happy New Year, Jim!

This is one sweet sunset. Just love the reflection of the sun in the pond on the left. This seems to be the natural focus for my eye.

[Mark Neal]

Beautiful pallet of colors, Jim. Nice job!

[Jim Nix]

thanks so much Len, Wojciech, Mark and Mark!

[Toad Hollow Photography]

That is one truly amazing sunset, Jim! Talk about colors, that sky has it all goin' on!!

[Jim Nix]

thank you Toad!