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A GALLERY :: Sunset Studies ::

As I left a workshop near San Francisco Bay, the sky and sunset drew me to the coastline. This is a selection of images from that glorious evening. This is an unusual gallery for me. My internal editor says, "How many sunsets do you need here?" But I decided to present these fifteen both because I thought they were beautiful (which might be enough of a reason in itself) and because I thought it might be interesting to show the many variations that can be found in one place, in one half hour, with one sunset. I hope you enjoy these images.
Drama El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Drama
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008		 Echoes El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Echoes
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008		 Flight El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Flight
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Golden Gate Dance El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Golden Gate Dance
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008		 Gesture El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Gesture
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008		 Golden ....... Gate El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Golden ....... Gate
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Gathering of Ghosts El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Gathering of Ghosts
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008		 Last Light El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Last Light
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008		 Lantern El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Lantern
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Lonely El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Lonely
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008		 Marin County on Fire El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Marin County on Fire
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008		 Scope El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Scope
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Sweep El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Sweep
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008		 To the West El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
To the West
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008		 Wait El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008
Wait
El Cerrito, Ca - February - 2008

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Carol E Sandgren09-Feb-2009 01:36
And why NOT fifteen sunsets? There are no two sunsets alike in this world, and no two viewers of a particular sunset perceive it in the same way. You show us fifteen variations on how you see the glorious colors of the sky at dusk. Beautiful collection, Tim!
Phil Douglis08-Feb-2009 20:25
It is not a subject itself that becomes a cliche -- it depends upon how we handle that subject as an image. You present these images as a cumulative collection of studies. The images reinforce each other, progressing in intensity as the sun and clouds move through the frames, as the frame itself changes, and as the environmental context is varied. We see here the sum of all its parts: the beauty of nature itself expressed within a single half hour.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)08-Feb-2009 04:59
Is there really such a thing as too many sunsets? If so, why do we always gravitate to those glorious colors and dramatic clouds? I think this gallery shows the dramatic variations that draw us to the setting sun and the brilliant sky it creates. No apologies needed......these images are great.
susan hiatt08-Feb-2009 00:13
TIM I am so thankful you did not listen to your internal editor and held true to your convictions...you, indeed are 100% correct in all the beauty in one sunset....what a shame there would be had you not made each picture. I am so thankFULL and am glued to just this gallery of Sunset Studies.....you are a fascinating photographer.
Guest 08-Feb-2009 00:04
Tim:
This is a great gallery! Thanks for sharing it with all of us.
Ciao, Giancarlo
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