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Mountain Sunset from Sea Level

2019-05-17 By Roger Edwards

Mountain Sunset, Sea Level

In the conterminous U.S., a scene of this nature only can be shot from one place: Puget Sound, looking across the sound and the Olympic Mountains of Washington. [Mountain sunsets from below sea level are possible at Death Valley, but not with permanent water in the foreground; all other bodies of water adjoining mountains to their east are well above sea level.] Breaks in an altostratus deck permitted slivers of sunshine through the otherwise drab sky, with reflections off waters rippled by a gentle breeze. This calm and soothing scene belies a frenzied event happening behind me, whereby hundreds of (mostly) young Pokemon hunters had assembled in the marina area, groups of them running this way and that while fixated with their phones, to collect mythical creatures that would “appear” based on their location. Hey, it is the Seattle area!

Des Moines WA (29 Aug 16) Looking WNW
47.4021, -122.344

Filed Under: Sunsets and Sunrises Tagged With: altostratus, mountains, nautical, Olympic Mountains, Pacific Northwest, Puget Sound, reflectives, seashores, Seattle, sunsets, Washington, weather

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Welcome to SkyPix, an online photo book of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards. As in a printed coffee-table book, every image has its own page with a unique story. After all, meaningful photography is much more than just picture-taking; it is visually rendering a moment in place and time from a perspective like none other. As a scientist and an artist, I hope my deep passion for the power and splendor of our skies and waters shines through in these pages. If you are a cloud and weather aficionado, outdoor enthusiast, outdoor or nature photographer, art lover, or anyone who craves learning, enjoy...

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