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Montana Outdoors
I had to look up apogee and found out that it’s the time when the sun is farthest from the earth. In our western area it is on July 3 this year. Beautiful photo. I suppose this “sunset” apogee shows the point where the sun is at its farthest possible point before disappearing beyond the horizon. Either way, I’ve learned something while enjoying your photo.
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — August 8, 2017 @ 11:59 am
I’m glad that you enjoyed it Anneli!
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Comment by montucky — August 8, 2017 @ 2:16 pm
I always like to learn something new, and I like the way you applied it to your photo.
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — August 9, 2017 @ 9:20 am
It seemed to fit the context.
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Comment by montucky — August 9, 2017 @ 8:29 pm
Always nice when the camera co-operates with low-light photo opportunities.
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Comment by Malcolm R. Campbell — August 8, 2017 @ 12:03 pm
It’s always worth a try!
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Comment by montucky — August 8, 2017 @ 2:18 pm
A wonderful moment, Montucky!! A sunset in the mountains that’s worth the trip.
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Comment by Hanna — August 8, 2017 @ 12:24 pm
I always enjoy a sunset. Viewing one from a mountain top, adds another dimension.
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Comment by montucky — August 8, 2017 @ 2:22 pm
Beautiful!
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Comment by New Hampshire Garden Solutions — August 8, 2017 @ 2:52 pm
I have taken pictures of sunsets from there before, but not when so much smoke was in the air. They were a true orange, where this one leaned more toward red.
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Comment by montucky — August 8, 2017 @ 3:02 pm
It’s a deep color!
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Comment by New Hampshire Garden Solutions — August 8, 2017 @ 3:04 pm
Yes, the smoke provides the red and purple cast to the sunsets. We haven’t had clouds until today, so the sunsets don’t fill the sky, but I think that’s coming. We even had about 20 minutes of rain this evening, the first in about 43 days.
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Comment by montucky — August 8, 2017 @ 9:52 pm
What a glorious sight at the end of the day. Such deep colour.
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Comment by Vicki — August 8, 2017 @ 3:34 pm
It’s certainly a wonderful way to end a day, especially when in the wild country.
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Comment by montucky — August 8, 2017 @ 9:53 pm
Beautiful! Made me wonder if you were planning to photograph the eclipse and what percentage of total you will be at. I would think fairly high. We will be at 63% here.
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Comment by Candace — August 8, 2017 @ 3:58 pm
I haven’t seen a percentage. I don’t plan to photograph it. I don’t do those photos well. I’m just dying to have a visit from the Northern Lights though.
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Comment by montucky — August 8, 2017 @ 9:54 pm
If a red sky at night truly is a sailor’s delight, there had to be some very happy sailors around!
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Comment by shoreacres — August 8, 2017 @ 4:36 pm
Not many sailors here, except retired ones, and there are a lot of them around. They probably enjoyed it!
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Comment by montucky — August 8, 2017 @ 10:01 pm
Very nice and dramatic! Love looking at sunsets! Or sunrises if I can get up!
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Comment by Reed Andariese — August 8, 2017 @ 7:13 pm
I usually see both, but there have not been any colorful sunrises yet. Maybe now there will be because some clouds are beginning to show up now.
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Comment by montucky — August 8, 2017 @ 10:03 pm
Just gorgeous.
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Comment by Teresa Evangeline — August 8, 2017 @ 8:21 pm
That’s a wonderful place to view sunsets if I can get there at the right time. It’s worth taking a chance for it. Kind of a rough road to get there, but that’s what a Jeep is for.
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Comment by montucky — August 8, 2017 @ 10:05 pm
Great photo!
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Comment by naughtyhiker — August 8, 2017 @ 11:02 pm
Thanks!
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Comment by montucky — August 8, 2017 @ 11:07 pm
A new word for me too .. and a wonderful image to accompany it
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Comment by Julie@frogpondfarm — August 9, 2017 @ 1:42 pm
In contrast to the harsh scenes of fire and smoke during the day, this is a soft touch from Nature as night settles in.
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Comment by montucky — August 9, 2017 @ 8:41 pm
This sunset takes yours breath away!
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Comment by Adela Teban — August 10, 2017 @ 9:40 am
That was a quite simple scene, but a very colorful one!
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Comment by montucky — August 10, 2017 @ 3:45 pm
Once again a minimalist delight.
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Comment by Steve Schwartzman — August 10, 2017 @ 8:58 pm
Thanks Steve!
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Comment by montucky — August 11, 2017 @ 10:13 am
Smoke is making some interesting and beautiful sunrises and sets. Lovely image. Smokey here too.
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Comment by Tammie — August 12, 2017 @ 8:18 am
There’s a rumor going around in meteorologist circles that the smoke will be going away. Unfortunately, it will be replaced by thunder storms and lightning.
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Comment by montucky — August 12, 2017 @ 1:03 pm
This is one of those gosh-I-can’t-believe-the-colour moments. Words simply can’t do it justice …
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Comment by Sally — August 13, 2017 @ 9:58 pm
I think the intensity of the color was because the top of the mountain I was on and the mountains that the sun was disappearing behind were right near the top level of the smoke from the fires.
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Comment by montucky — August 13, 2017 @ 10:10 pm
Hi Montucky, Wow! What a glorious photograph! One for your album of “Keepers”. I would think you may want to print and frame this one. Have a great day today!
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Comment by wildlifewatcher — August 14, 2017 @ 7:51 am
Thanks wildlife watcher. Hope you have a great day too!
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Comment by montucky — August 14, 2017 @ 8:26 am
Awesome. I love its glowing colors.
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Comment by Sartenada — August 16, 2017 @ 12:30 am
I do too. The colors are beautiful.
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Comment by montucky — August 16, 2017 @ 8:44 am