sunrise/sunset

It's hard for me to see a sky like this and not run to grab my camera. A sunset this beautiful almost seems too good to be true, like I need proof that it actually happened or no one would believe me. It's amazing that something that happens everyday, like the sun going down, can still manage to produce such a spectacular scene. It's ordinary and extraordinary at the same time.

I'd love to see some more outstanding sunsets or sunrises. Leave your examples in the comments!

Comments

[CoXLiNeTTe]

Hello!!
I love your pic... A few day ago I captured an amazing sunset over Melbourne, Australia... Check it out here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alnr/4127042061/). Same as for you I what just speechless while viewing the colors of it!! :)

[Ange]

I feel the same way. I love that we can experience such amazing beauty at sunrise and sunset!

This is my favorite sunrise shot taken from the balcony of my old apartment.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomadic_tendencies/3321368544/in/set-72157614738341826/

And this is my favorite sunset shot taken from the beach in the same town
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomadic_tendencies/3124445248/in/set-72157614643207588/

[The Biblioholic]

Here's my collection of sunsets: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebiblioholic/sets/72157616206791109/

[Marcie]

Not exactly an image of the sun rising or setting...but an image that reflects the sunset in this particular city:
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=998

[karla]

my commute to work sometimes has an outstanding sunrise view of downtown chicago, here's one of the many that i have taken:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/karlasfotos/3993374270/in/photostream/

[Sister Deb]

Pam Love this pix. I took one of the same sky or one like it about one month ago. I too love these evening pix of the sun going down.

[kristin]

oh yes i just watched the sunrise last friday over the ocean and it was insanely beautiful.

one of my faves from the morning.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/4123497288/

the whole set is really something.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/sets/72157622726168489/

[Kathy Winter]

One sure thing about Florida is that the skies are usually pretty interesting. Here are I few I've seen:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathywinter/3195512060/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathywinter/3187447731/ (Las Vegas area)

[claudia]

took this last year, still a favorite
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/2807998038/in/set-72157603707815517/

[shirley]

I love sunrises and sunsets! Out here on the flat prairie, they can go on forever.
Here's one from a couple weeks ago:
http://shirleybehindthelens.blogspot.com/2009/11/best-shot-monday-another-sunset.html

[Aia]

here is a fave sunset of mine, just before a night storm last summer:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40446906@N04/3831064425/

[lucy]

All of the photos posted here are really gorgeous! For some reason, I often find that the brightest sunsets don't translate well to photographs for me -- they don't fit the image I had wanted to capture. So I look for less showy moments, and I love the results.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucyloomis/3721411221/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucyloomis/3991826340/

[georgia]

gorgeous sweeping shot!

i have to say, i loved sunsets long before i found a hobby in photography, but i seek them out even more now. i have a friend that i used to meet up with over the summer almost every night so that we could take pictures of the sunsets. last night on the way to the grocery store, there was an incredible one, and i was kicking myself for not bringing my camera along. it's always when you don't have it with you that you see the most picture perfect things.

here is one of the better ones i saw over the summer. unfortunately, i was in a parking lot when i discovered how incredible the sky was, so it limited my photo opp. but i was still happy with some of the shots.
http://itsjusthowiseethings.blogspot.com/2009/09/sooc-sunday_27.html

[Vanessa]

and sometimes you really have to run to capture the fleeting beauty!
I'd like to offer up two sunsets: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_r/3001612701/in/set-72157607450910728/
and http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_r/3178882877/in/set-72157607450910728/ and one sunrise: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_r/3108823766/in/set-72157607450910728/
happy weekend, shutter sisters!

[angel]

here's of sunset from my neck of the woods in League City, TX. http://www.flickr.com/photos/42946343@N06/4082137412/

[Andrea]

From the first place in North America to see the sun rise and set. Newfoundland.
Andrea
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crownology/3824454922/in/set-72157619622809355/

[Kate @ Little House]

I always have mixed feelings about shooting sunsets - my shots never seem to capture the real life total absorption of the moment...
That said everyone's posts here are amazing, and make me feel all warm on this chilly, sunless Ontario day :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30297021@N02/3361870947/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30297021@N02/3319646551/

[Sara]

I just posted one the other week! They are hard to capture, but it's fun to try!
http://wandercraft.blogspot.com/2009/11/sunday-with-november-orange.html

[Karen]

I can never get enough of sunrises or sunsets. You can never have too many photos. They help fill in the gaps between the real ones, when you just need a shot of color in your life. There is nothing more beautiful.
Here is one of my latest - taken in Key West, Fla.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3065525&l=4072a2be9c&id=675251611

[Toni | Daily Vignette]

We have some pretty spectacular sunrises and sunsets in these here parts:

http://dailyvignette.com/2009/08/26/just-horsin-around/

[Fi]

Here's two of my favourites:

Fanta Flavoured sunset, Northland, New Zealand http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwifruitfi/2112235694/

and Seagull Sunset, Gisborne, New Zealand http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwifruitfi/2254219024/

[Bridge]

sunsets are one of my favorite ways to feel alive and awake. wow! how lovely.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridethewavesoflife/3918650212/

[strawberrygoldie]

Sunset from a plane...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/strawberrygoldie/3755471897

Sunset through a pane...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/strawberrygoldie/3523900860

Sunset with a tree...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/strawberrygoldie/3195813694

Sunset from NC...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/strawberrygoldie/3195813694

[strawberrygoldie]

Try this again...

Sunset from NC...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/strawberrygoldie/2748026919

Oops. : )

[Laura]

Living in Taiwan makes it hard to see beautiful sunsets, so when they are present I always have to run and get my camera.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37393365@N02/4112300406/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37393365@N02/4076729127/

[Kathleen]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/3902903233/in/set-72157605477870466/
Sunrise from my kitchen window...

[Amy (Papillon Sky Photography)]

I went to Reno this fall and the sunrises and sunsets were spectacular!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/papillonsky/3924711838/in/set-72157622257340193/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/papillonsky/3931143561/in/set-72157622257340193/

[Petchy]

The sun sets early in Norway these days... from the harbour in Kristiansund:

http://petchy.smugmug.com/Other/November-2009/10247733_NkS3T#713776563_ff986-L-LB

[Melissa]

I just took one a couple days ago. The sky was so beautiful that I had to stop making dinner and run for the camera.
http://melissabeach.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/34365-black-friday-ends/

[BuenoBabyGirl]

A stop-what-your're-doing-and-grab-your-camera kind of moment...

http://www.buenobaby.com/2009/11/10/paired-with-a-beaujolais/

[nevadanista]

I love me a good sunset!!! Here's my little collection :)


http://www.flickr.com/photos/27698013@N02/sets/72157622815426942/

[Jessica]

Who doesn't love a sunset? This one was on Koh Chang (Elephant Island) in Thailand.

http://quotidian-photography.blogspot.com/2009/09/sunset.html

[Dannie]

Total coincidence that I took this photo last night, just when I needed to see such a gorgeous display. I wrote a bit about why, other than just being beautiful, this sunset was special for me on my blog. For me, something as awe inspiring as an unbelievable sunset, puts me and my troubles into place, reminds me of the greater whole that's out there if I just open my eyes, and that every day is a gift. And even when I feel overwhelmed by whatever crazy things are happening in my life, its nice to feel so small next to something so grand. Perspective.

http://www.honeysweetphotography.com/2009/11/just-another-manic-monday.html

[jenica]

i had to break from thanksgiving festivities to grab this one.
or rather, it grabbed me...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/onelittleone/4149910605/

[lb]

thanks for the chance to look back at my photos and to see everyone elses' sunrise/sunset photos. i love the brilliant patterns of light and clouds and life at sunrise/sunset.

i've picked out two to share, both from Istanbul, Turkey

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lbglobalphoto/4154058390/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lbglobalphoto/4154059084/

the second one is just past sunset, but i still like it.