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October 25, 2010

October Skies

October Skies


It was fairly cloudy most of the day here, and rain began falling late in the afternoon. On the way home from work I made a stop to pick up some flowers (tomorrow is our anniversary), and as I was leaving the store the sun broke through the last few minutes of the day. The sky began to glow, and I dashed behind the shopping center to get a picture. In an instant it was over.

October Skies (2)

17 comments:

  1. Those pictures are really cool. Lucky you had your camera with you....but I think you always have your camera with you. ;-)

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  2. Les,
    We never get sunsets anything remotely as good as this one! Great job of the photo!

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  3. The photos are amazing. I can't even imagine what it must have been like in person.

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  4. Amazing sunset! Happy Anniversary.

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  5. Beautiful photos!! Happy Anniversary.

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  6. What a spectacular sunset. I don't know which is more beautiful, the color in the sky or the color in the water.

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  7. Extraordinary Les! Not what one would expect to see behind a shopping center. Wow!! Looks like some exotic place. Fab. photography! Must be a storm coming. ;>)

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  8. How wonderful that you were able to capture the red sky at night~Happy Anniversary. gail

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  9. Wow! I would have guessed you were in the Africa from those gorgeous sunsets, not behind a shopping center! I can imagine it was even better in person although these images are fabulous. I also enjoyed seeing more of your leaf hiking photos below.

    Happy Anniversary!

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  10. You captured a fleeting moment of magic. Thanks for sharing it. Happy Anniversary, too.

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  11. Awesome photos, like taken from a fairytale, amazing colors and sky formation! Congratulations with your anniversary (sorry I'm a little late in wishing you that)!

    Jürgen.

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  12. Thanks everyone for stopping by and for anniversary wishes, and yes Janet it has become an appendage.

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  13. Wonderful colors. Would be nice if nature sent us an email when it was planning a sunset spectacular. I only rarely get both sunset and picture... :)

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