Pikes Peak's Warm Glow
It’s always a gamble, but rarely do I lose. No, I’m not talking about betting money, I’m talking about spending time. “How is that a gamble,” you ask?
Before heading out to photograph this particular evening's sunset, I checked the weather reports. I was most interested in what the clouds were going to be like. I glanced up at the skies off my deck just to sanity check the forecast. This is key. Those forecasts are often very different from reality no matter where you are getting your forecast from.
I decided I was going out. I grabbed my gear, a jacket, a snack and I was off!
I set up out in El Paso County, Colorado, just northeast of Colorado Springs, and set my sights on Pikes Peak. There's a lovely little windmill out there. We've spent many a sunrise and sunset together.
The sun was going to set a few degrees to the right (North) of Pikes Peak. I attempted to sandwich the windmill between the peak and where I thought the sun would be just outside of my composition.
Pikes Peak's Warm Glow - A lone windmill sits in the foreground as the warm sun sets behind Pikes Peak.
Pikes Peak's Warm Glow
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There's a lot going on in this image for it to be so simple. The warm light in the foreground really highlights the contours of the land. The windmill, sitting in silhouette, balances well with Pikes Peak sitting just left of center. The warm glow off to the right edge isn't overwhelming and helps balance the mountain range's extension off the left edge of the composition. The sky, is soft, warm, and not overwhelming.
Going out was a gamble. No matter if an image materialized or not, I saw another day's sunset and that is a definite win!
