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Sunset Reflection 2

© Kerry Drager

Sunset Reflection 2

Uploaded: April 08, 2004

Description

Manzanita Lake, Lassen Volcanic Nat. Park, CA, 24mm lens, Kodachrome 25

Comments

May 11, 2004 0

This is an amazing photograph. Very beautiful. #126660

Kerry Drager May 11, 2004 0

Hi Lokesh: Thanks so much for the nice comment ... I'm pleased you like the photo! Kerry #530244

Carol Marsh level-classic July 21, 2004 0

Kerry,

This a fabulous sunset. It is one of my favorite things to photograph. The colors are spectacular.
Thanks for sharing this with us.

Carol Marsh #661558

Kerry Drager July 21, 2004 0

Hello Carol! How nice of you to comment ... and I'm pleased that you like the photo!! Kerry #661649

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic August 24, 2004 0

I also like this photograph very much Kerry!, it is very dramatic,
Amalia #732531

Kerry Drager August 25, 2004 0

Hi Amalia: It's always great to hear from you ... and I'm so pleased you like it and that you took the time to comment! Thanks!!
Kerry #732717

Jeff Wignall August 16, 2005 0

That's some sunset Kerry! Wow is the only word that describes it :)
We've been having some very vibrant sunsets on the east coast this summer due to sand in the upper atmosphere that has traveled here from dust storms in the Sahara Desert! #1721373

Kerry Drager August 16, 2005 0

Hi Jeff,
Thanks so much for your nice comments ... I appreciate it! Wow, sand from the Sahara ... amazing ... that would certainly cause some very vibrant sunsets!
Thanks again,
Kerry

For anyone interested, here's the "story" behind the making of this "Sunset Reflection":
This is the last - and best! - of a series of images of this fabulous sunset ... and I was the only one to catch it! From early evening on, several photographers - including myself - shot this lake-reflection scene. Earlier, the colors were much less intense than what you see here, but still verrrrry splendid. As always when I have a great subject, I vary my compositions - shooting verticals and horizontals, zooming in and zooming out, etc. I was having a fine time!

Just when things started to get really spectacular, a cloud moved into the wrong place - and, poof, there went the light. We all groaned, and the other photographers took off. Although I also thought that the sunset show was gone for good, I followed my "rule" in these sorts of situations: I hung around, just in case. My reward for sticking to it? This photo! #1721550

Patricia A. Cale September 15, 2005 0

Hi Kerry!!

This is a GREAT image and I'm really glad you stayed around to capture it. I guess this is why photographers need to have a lot of patience!!


#1840091

Kerry Drager September 15, 2005 0

Hi Pat,
How nice to hear from you!! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts ... I'm glad you like the photo. Say, Pat, when you get the chance, let me know what you've been up to ... for me, it was the pre-Summit Photo Tour of Seattle, then the Summit itself ... all verrrry exhilerating. Thanks again, Pat!
Kerry #1840474

Brenda Tharp September 16, 2005 0

Fantastic photo, Kerry - I love the sweeping feeling of the clouds in the sky. Your moral of the story is great too, it's ALWAYS worth sticking around just in case things get even better. Wonderful colors and great composition with the horizon low in the frame, really accentuates the clouds. Kudos, friend! #1845290

Kerry Drager September 16, 2005 0

Hi Brenda,
Nice hearing from you ... thanks so much for the nice comments ... much appreciated! Say, wasn't that a fantastic BetterPhoto Summit? Can't wait till next year's!
Thanks again, Brenda ...
Best, Kerry #1846185

Nancy de Flon September 21, 2010 0

Oooh Kerry ... this is stunning! The colors, the composition -- a masterpiece! Thanks for sharing it. #8921983

Kerry Drager September 21, 2010 0

Hi Nancy,
Good hearing from you, as always, and thanks for the nice compliment!!!
Kerry #8922197

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