Ooh & Aah Moments
14Dec18
Driving a back road I noticed a lone cluster of gamble oaks catching some low light. The contrast between the snow-covered mountains, and grassy foreground contributed to the scene, along with the beautiful cloud formations overhead. Soon the trees were in shadow and the mountains lit up with beautiful pink alpenglow. What a privilege it was to witness these ooh and aah moments.
‘Golden Hour Gamble Oaks’ © Denise Bush
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‘Soulful Sunset’ © Denise Bush
‘Pink Sky Tonight’ © Denise Bush
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Tags: alpenglow, landscape, mountains, photography, pink sky, prints, snow, tree
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Ooh and Aah about covers it!!! 💖
Thanks Deb … 💖
A perfect title! What a gift to witness these sublime moments.
Thank you Eliza! I remember the feeling of witnessing these moments but can’t describe it in words.
Stunning. Colorado puts on a show year round, and you’re there to capture that show!
Hi Linda … thank you. I’ve been a bit lazy with my camera lately but there’s plenty more of this really big show to come!
Lovely images, wonderful colours.
Thank you! It was a wonderful sky and several other photographers in my area had captures from the same evening.
Splendid indeed! Looks like you were there long enough to capture the kelvin temperature cool off a bit. Second composition is my fav. Cheers!
Yes, I drove away after the first image but turned around and went back when I saw the sky turning pink. They were shot in this order. The last image shows just how pink the mountains got after the sun set behind me.
Cool!
I just love the pastels that appear in the western (rocky mountains’) sky. So different from the much deeper colors here in NJ
Hi Barry! This is actually looking east with the sun setting behind me. Many of the pastel sky images you see from me are east/southeast. I just haven’t found any great vantage points that include mountains looking west. I’m sure you’ve heard of alpenglow, which these are examples of.
Very pretty! Love soulful sunset …..ohh the pink!!
Thank you Angie. I hope we get some pretty skies when we are in Utah together! 🙂
Two thumbs up!
Thanks Ken … 👍👍
I’m Oohing & Aahing over and over! Each are gorgeous!
Thank you Donna. 🙂
I love the way you write…and your keen eye for photography.
Thank you very much for the kind comment … and taking the time to look & read!
Ooh and aah is right! I love those oaks – I like the second photo a lot because they’re a bit bigger, relative to the landscape. And that pale pink in the sky, and on the mountaintops, delicious.
Thanks Lynn … and happy holidays!
Wonderfully seen and captured. The oaks really stand out against the snowy mountains in the background. I wish you a happy holiday season, Denise.
Thank you Otto! What they say about being at the right place at the right time is so true!
such different views of the same scene! They are all lovely.
Thank you Ruth … I generally like to try a few compositions when I like a scene. Here, working through the changing light added differences too.