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I hope this old train breaks down
Then
Then i could take a walk around
And see what there is to see
Time is just a melody

Today is the greatest
Day I've ever known
Can't live for tomorrow
Tomorrow's much too long
I'll burn my eyes out
Before I get out

I decided to drop in on Mount Rainier this weekend, hoping to catch some light. I have been here many times, and the moutain as always eluded me. After I had taken my shots that I wanted, I stood there in silence just taking in the view. Even thought there were other people around, I felt like it was just me and the mountain. We were finally at peace.

Slightly different edit of mid-summer afternoon sun peaking between Rocky Mountain peaks and heavy, nondescript overcast to illuminate the Larimer Square Clock Tower along Downtown Denver's 16th Street Mall.

Thanks to Pixel Studios, Cartagena, Colombia, who let me take several behind-the-scenes photographs of the post wedding images. Was fascinated by their use of a video drone, as a new piece of equipment, which they used from the newlyweds' exit from the cathedral to include a walk along the 17th century defensive wall under setting sun.

Spawling sunflower fields, just a mile away from Denver International Airport.

This immature Bald Eagle was coming into a carcass (off camera right) for some dinner. The sun lit him up beautifully.

Don't let the sun go down on me
Although I search myself
It's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
'Cos losing everything
Is like the sun going down on me

BUt I Crash Against The Cotton

The early morning sun is rising behind me, is being reflected off the closest office building, is being reflected off office building windows just to my left, and is finally revealed as the dappled pattern on the windows and wall of the original building.
This was taken with my cellphone camera at a stop sign near Cherry Creek in Glendale, CO.

The high contrast and razor sharp edges of LoDo (LOwer DOwntown) buildings and their shadows caught my eye while walking to Coors Field for a Colorado Rockies game.

The sun sets over the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and is reflected in the high rise building glass over the LoDo (LOwer DOwntown) section of Denver as viewed from an upper deck at Coors Field.
I took this for the brilliant sunset reflection and the urban environment of lampposts and construction cranes.

This life prepares the strangest things
The dreams we dream of, what life brings
The highest highs can turn around
To sow love's seeds on stony ground

Breathe... Breathe

I'll be the weeping willow drowning in my tears
You can go swimming when you're here
I'll be the rainbow when the sun is gone
Wrap you in my colors and keep you warm
That's how strong my love is

And i will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I´ll never look behind me
My troubles will be few

We can’t fall any further
If we can’t feel ordinary love
And we cannot reach any higher
If we can’t deal with ordinary love

And I don't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Dip me in the river,Take me to the river
Push me in the water, drop me in the water water

I'd swim across lake Michigan
I'd sell my shoes
I'd give my body to be back again
In the rest of the room
To be alone with you

You can be my safety zone
Somewhere
I can go and feel unknown
That's all I need
All I want

Sunflower fields near DIA - a few miles east of E470 on 56th.

This is the majestic Mount Shuksan, in the Mount Baker area of the North Cascades. I had tried to hike this area in late May, but was unsuccessful. This time however, the roads were open. This was the first evening of a three day trip, we got to spend in this gorgeous area. There was still a fair amount of snow in the higher elevations, but will definitly go back to explore this area further.

The shadow of the Rocky Mountains cloaks the houses of Green Valley Ranch while a building hailstorm in the distance is brightly lit above the horizon shadow line.

I had heard about the famous Dalles Mountain Ranch. People from miles around come to shoot this old car. I knew that if I wanted a shot, I had to act fast. The flowers had already reached their peak. I got up at 5 and drove 2 hrs to this place. It was totally worth losing a little sleep over. When I see stuff like this, I often wonder about its story. I wonder who the people were, and how the car happen to be left here, and why. No matter what the story is, though our photographs, the memories live on.

I had been to Palouse Falls twice before. The skies were always not very favorable, but this time I hit it just right. As I stood looking at the scene, there seemed to be a peacefulness about it. It was a perfect ending to a very long week.

14th March 2016

March 14th 2016.

Capturing the sun reflecting off the mist from Niagara Falls. This was a chilly winter sunset.

Santorini Caldera, the inside wall at sunset.

Looking towards Lake Turquoise through the trees at sunset.

©Scott Smith Photography

1st decent sunset in months, photography wise anyway.

A stormy day in Shell Beach, CA

Pismo Beach Pier in the distance

Another evening on the Central Coast...

6th Feb 2015, almost exactly a year ago....

...and, yes, it was a winter's day!

A grandfather of a house on our coastline...complete with its own windmill!

As the sun goes down...

Sunset isn't the ONLY time to take photos at the beach...

A sunset erupting in oranges and pinks

Another incredible Pismo Beach sunset

Meols is a vast sandy beach situated in the North West of England.

Storm drain at one of my favorite beaches...an interesting view of man and nature.

It had just rained before I took this shot, and this brief moment happened - the sky itself became a rainbow as the sun dipped below the horizon.

A very low tide day...had to walk out quite far on precarious rock outcroppings to get anything worthwhile...but it was worth it in the end.

camera: canon 6D
lens: 24-70mm 2.8 IS
speed: 1/200
aperture: f/5.6
iso:200
edited in adobe express

Beautiful sunset this evening...although "blue hour" was socked in with a bank of gray clouds, so that was a bit of a bummer. Still managed a few good shots before that happened, though.

"This way or no way, you know I'll be free. Just like that bluebird, now ain't that just like me" - David Bowie

This was one of those shots that just sort of happened. I was waiting for the sunset and saw "the man on the lonely rock" and took a few snaps.
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sunset over the CN Railway yards in Prince George B.C.Canada

Fell in love with the colors in this shot...if you wait long enough, the sky will change into a thousand different colors; better than any man-made light show in the world.
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Had to wait for just the right moment for the light to be right to get this one...

Another one from a stormy day at the seacaves in Gazebo Cove :)

Footprints in the sand and the setting sun...
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A precarious outing...dodging waves and hiding under cliffs during passing rain showers.

I caught this as an "outtake" shot, and I rather liked the sunflare in the image. Something a little bit different...

Another year comes to an end...and yet another one begins...

Sunset, ocean and surfers just seem to go together...

A last minute shot on the way up from an adventure...turned out to be one of my favorites.

Another lovely sunset at the Pismo Beach Pier...

One of the things I love most about the coastline where I live is the beautiful seacliffs...this was taken during the blue hour, just after the sun had done down and the sky went all pink and purple. Moments like these remind me why I love my camera so much.

The pink afterglow of the Eve before Christmas Eve.

I love how this wave broke just perfectly to almost frame the setting sun...

And the tide comes in and it goes back out...rhythmic and hypnotic, and yet one of earth's most powerful exhibitions.

The last of the blue hour being enjoyed by two little cowboys...only on the Central Coast of California :)

Just a little spot by the beach at sunset

One of my favorite places in the world is Lake Waccamaw, NC. This place is home, it is peace, it is solitude, it is family, it is happiness. I was blessed to capture this magnificent gift from God this past week.

The Pismo Beach Pier is officially lit with the annual Holiday Tree of lights...Christmas is on its way!

It was a lovely, warm Central California Coastal evening to share the sunset with fellow photographers and a commercial film crew. The light morphed the sky from beginning to end. It was fantastic to anticipate the Christmas tree lighting as the sunset grew darker.

Smooth as Leizu's silk it was that day,
the day he emerged from the painted sea.
I watched his deep and delicate stride,
and quietly - like a child - I whispered
He has come for me...

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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Taken at Tompkins Basin at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Taken over a lake in Thailand northeast of Bangkok.

Taken from deck of the Carnival Pride.

Sunset taken while approaching Coral Princess in tender off shore at San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.

Dawn while docking at Oranjestad, Aruba, aboard Coral Princess.

The setting sun at Pismo Beach pier behind two surfers calling it a day.

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canon 6D
canon 24-70 2.8
f/5.6
1/300
iso:100
edited in PS express adobe

Sunsets are beautiful, but I love catching interesting additions, like this surfer and the rays of sunlight coming through the pier.

Sun rises while the moon is laid to rest for one more day.

Hint of pink reflecting on white feathers,
Surverying the dawning of the day.

This eagle had just chided a youngster who put of a bit of a squawk before conceding and leaving his perch in a fuss.

An epic sunset in Pismo Beach, California this evening.

Creative Sunset/Sunrise

I pass this table on my way home almost every evening, and tonight I decided to stop and snap a shot of it as the sun was going down.

From a recent trip to Denmark.

A beautiful sunset over the Susquehanna valley York pa.Sam Lewis state park ! The colors were just so strong it looked like fire! 6-4-2013

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This image was a long time coming for me. I had traveled to the beach several times this last summer, in hopes of an epic sunset. But each time I went, I was greeted with overcast skies or fog. I was beginning to think I was cursed with bad weather. Like an ugly cloud that followed me where ever I went. This time however, I was lucky enough to witness the most beautiful sunset I could have ever imagined. It even looked like the rocks had wings!! Sometimes, persistence pays off.

This is for the Sunrise/sunset challenge.

On this particular day, the smoke from the fires had been really bad. We had wanted to go out shooting earlier in the day, but it was just too smokey. I had not totally given up hope, and thought that with all the smoke in the sky, that it could create a pretty sunset. So at the last minuet, we grabbed the gear, braved the smoke, and headed out. We were looking for the perfect spot, when we came upon these trees. We quickly pulled over, as we were running out of time. We only had just a few minutes to set up, before the sun started to set. Out of all the devastation the fires caused, it did make for some awesome sunsets.

This is Shiprock in New Mexico. I was driving back from Thanksgiving break and happen to be in the area around sunset, so I stuck around to get some shots. It put me an hour behind schedule, but worth it.

Living in the country with the beach just over the hills...it's a wonderful life.

Quédate conmigo y mi suspiro será
El único testigo que se vestirá de fiesta
Quédate conmigo en esta noche abisal
Porque sólo tú, tú me puedes enseñar...
A volar cometas por el cielo
Como el sol, como el mar

The weather is miserable, been raining for days, everywhere is muddy, I got man-flu I'm missing the summer

Composite of sunrise and sunset at same location. Taken 12 hours apart.

There's nothing quite like Lake Michigan sunset! Pure Michigan!

Donated a 12x18 metal print of this image to a charity poker tournament for the local Food Bank - it got chosen by the first place winner! Feeling honored.

We all have dark roads inside of us -
places where the inevitable horizon
has no purchase on our psyches,
and we lay flat on these cold paths
looking up at a sky that tells us
to close our eyes
to defy what may be coming
to remember that getting up is the beginning

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Taking photos of the Sun either it rises or or it sets down its always fascinates me on how it add emotions to the photos..

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Life has so much to offer us...the very blood from the earth bubbles forth into nourishing gifts.

When the Ocean is calm, or the tide is low, Thor's Well can seem very tame. But in a matter of moments, it can become a very dangerous place. While there is some risk being that close to it, I love feeling the power it has, and watching the waves come crashing in.

Fire in the sky, ocean at your feet and a book in your hands...this is California.

We had scouted out earlier in the day, where we wanted to set up for sunset. I had been practicing my long exposure for the waves, so I would be able to catch them just right as the sun was setting. It was not very easy. Only being 5'3, I had a hard time standing with the waves coming at me. I even got chased away a couple of times. But, I knew if I wanted to get my shot, I had to stand my ground, and take what the ocean had to give.

It was such a beautiful sunset to see. It felt like I was standing in space. The reflection on the water was quite amazing. It is Thurstaston beach which is on the Wirral peninsula. The birdsong chorus was beautiful to hear at this time of the evening, it made the experience complete.

I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's gray and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's Friday I'm in love

They say that all poets must have and unrequited love
As all lovers must have thought provoking fears