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George McGovern

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10. Thank You 3Hotdogs. No criticism taken. Such sunsets can be spectacular.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 09:45 AM

Jun 6

Just once, with this photo, have I taken a picture with wildfire smoke and ash in the air.

In August 2022 a sun was setting behind a smoke/ash cloud and I photographed it. Normally I prefer not to take pictures when there is fire smoke and ash in the atmosphere because of the cause of the smoke. Which is unnatural.

This particular incidence was so unusual it was cause for a photo.

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3 Sunrises/5 Sunsets (top to bottom) -- All images are from my DU archives. [View all] George McGovern Jun 6 OP

Gorgeous! mnhtnbb Jun 6 #1

Thank You mnhtnbb! Archives go back to March of 2021 to present and are ongoing. All year long. George McGovern Jun 6 #8

Beautiful photos! They bring up a brain teaser I've often wondered about: TheRickles Jun 6 #2

Thank You TheRickles! Only way to tell from our angle here is by the landscape pictured. George McGovern Jun 6 #9

Makes sense if you know the setting, but if it's an unfamiliar location, I'm thinking there's really no way to tell. TheRickles Jun 6 #23

Look forward to a couple of weeks of spectacular sunsets as the ash from the Manitoba wildfire 3Hotdogs Jun 6 #3

Thank You 3Hotdogs. No criticism taken. Such sunsets can be spectacular. George McGovern Jun 6 #10

Wow! LoisB Jun 6 #16

Thanks Lois! George McGovern Jun 6 #20

WOW ! 3Hotdogs Jun 6 #17

Thanks 3Hotdogs! George McGovern Jun 6 #19

Wow! Alice Kramden Jun 6 #4

Thanks so much Alice! George McGovern Jun 6 #11

So beautiful and serene evemac Jun 6 #5

Great! Lower stress is a good thing evemac! Thank You! George McGovern Jun 6 #12

What beauty to gaze upon when first logging into DU! Diamond_Dog Jun 6 #6

YW Diamond_Dog! TY. George McGovern Jun 6 #13

That last one is just incredible. magicarpet Jun 6 #7

I consider sunrise and sunset skies to be the work of Mother Nature's paintbrush. Thanks magicarpet! George McGovern Jun 6 #14

Magnificent! The second is one of my all-time favorites, as is #6. I don't think I had ever seen LoisB Jun 6 #15

You're welcome Lois! Thank You! George McGovern Jun 6 #21

Beautiful - all of them! Especially like the second one. Thanks, Allan! highplainsdem Jun 6 #18

Thank You kindly highplainsdem! George McGovern Jun 6 #22

Stunning images! Grumpy Old Guy Jun 6 #24

Thanks GOG!! George McGovern Jun 7 #25

Breathtaking! SheltieLover Jun 7 #26

You betcha' SL! Yw! George McGovern Jun 8 #27