Sunset in the mountains near Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. October 23, 2013.
(Note: All pictures may be enlarged by clicking on them once or twice.)
I’ve read about the golden hour in photography. The golden hour is the first and last hour of sunlight each day. When we were with our friends Patti and Neal at the end of October, we spent much of one day enjoying the autumn colors and hiking in Kentucky. Late in the day we drove through Betsy’s home town in Big Stone Gap, Virginia before heading back to the lodge in Kentucky.
The day had been dreary and overcast, but as the sun was going down, we saw a bright orange-pink sky in the west below the clouds. Since Patti and Neal are as much into photography as Betsy and me, we of course had to stop for pictures.
Evening light in Virginia. October 23, 2013.
Looking back to the east, the glow on the hills and the buildings were a perfect example of what the golden hour means.
A fiery mountain sunset. October 23, 2013.
But as beautiful as that was, our eyes kept going back to the bright light between the mountains and the clouds to the west. What a gorgeous ending to a wonderful day.
Tags: Kentucky, Sunrise/Sunset, Tennessee, Travels, Virginia
Senior Moments 
December 19, 2013 at 3:52 am |
Wow! Just LOVE your first photo – the dark clouds and dusk make the sunset all the more enthralling!
December 19, 2013 at 4:57 am |
Beautiful images, George! Lovely sunset captures!
December 19, 2013 at 6:25 am |
Sure is a beautiful time to collect shots.
December 19, 2013 at 8:12 am |
these all have layers and layers of sheer beauty
December 19, 2013 at 10:29 am |
Such a beautiful collection of skies for the day, George!! I do love those colorful sunsets!! Hope you have a lovely weekend and a very Merry Christmas!!
December 19, 2013 at 11:20 am |
Such gorgeous shots!
December 19, 2013 at 1:27 pm |
Gorgeous. Wasn’t that a great trip? I loved seeing my hometown!!!!
December 19, 2013 at 1:55 pm |
George, this last picture just has to be my favorite!! Then the middle one. But ALL beautiful!!! i learned something new today, I did not know about the Golden Hour! So if I go out to snap the sunset, would I be a Golden Girl snapping the golden Hour? Ha ha ha!!
December 19, 2013 at 3:15 pm |
When enlarged, the second photo is just spectacular. Love the other two, as well; but that one stole my heart. 🙂
December 19, 2013 at 3:48 pm |
Gorgeous light in these shots. Yes,you definitely were privileged to capture that golden hour.
December 20, 2013 at 8:41 am |
That sure was a beautiful sunset. We really enjoyed that trip.
December 20, 2013 at 12:38 pm |
Beautiful and scenic.
December 20, 2013 at 5:48 pm |
I guess that’s what you call ‘driving of into the sunset’. I like. MB
December 23, 2013 at 7:45 am |
Beautiful pics! Merry Christmas.
December 24, 2013 at 12:31 pm |
Beautiful photos, George! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Betsy!
December 27, 2013 at 1:28 am |
I love especially the last photo. Gorgeous photos all of them.
December 27, 2013 at 6:30 pm |
Your sky photos are just outstanding! You and I love the sky don’t we!!
Happy 2014 George!!
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
¸.•*¨*•♪♫♫♪HAPPY NEW YEAR ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥
January 9, 2014 at 9:43 pm |
This is gorgeous, gorgeous photos!
January 12, 2014 at 6:31 pm |
Wow, those are great sunset photos. Between you at Betsy you have enough good sunsets and sunrises to make 10 years of calendars. 🙂