Sunset Photography, BLM Land, Southeastern Colorado, July 29, 2020

After scouting around some of the BLM land and the Rio Grande National Forest in southeastern Colorado, we returned to our campsite near a large volcanic ridge for sunset photography.

Sunset Road, Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 24mm, f/11, 1/125s, ISO 640

The road along which we parked made a good leading line, so I made several images here.

Sunset Road. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 22mm, f/11, 1/160s, ISO 1600

It just happened that this road led directly towards a golden hour illuminated hill in the distance.  There were nice clouds in the distance and thin, wispy clouds above those.  Those wispy clouds added interest with the low angle sunset rays accentuating them.

English Valley Sunset, Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 19mm, f/11, 1/125s, ISO 3200

To the north of the road there is another eroded portion of a volcanic dike.  That feature did not get much late day light, since it was in the shadow of hills to the west well before the golden hour.  From the view point above that outcrop looks like a pinnacle.

English Valley Sunset, Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 24mm, f/11, 1/250s, ISO 4000

Walking to the east, this same outcrop looks completely different.  Although, this feature did not get golden hour light, there were illuminated clouds in the sky behind it, making these last three images more interesting.

English Valley Sunset, Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 14mm, f/11, 1/320s, ISO 4000

Stay tuned for sunrise photos,

Ken