PALISADE SUNSETS

Palisade sunset 1

March 9, 1996

I re-learned to use my old Polaroid to capture a closer likeness of the way the sky looked to me that evening. One of the most spectacular aspects of this sunset was what was behind me when I took the photo. The setting sun had turned the cliffs and mountains glowing red. Grand Mesa with its cap of snow, and the Bookcliffs were all wonderfully unreal-looking. The play of light and shadow on the bluffs and cliffs throughout the day is incredible.



Palisade sunset 2

March 10, 1996

It was beautiful. It was a bit cold to really enjoy sitting and watching. I remember running outside a few times with the camera. I love the way the yellow flows like liquid through the sky.



Palisade sunset 3

March 22, 1996

This was a pretty evening. It was cold, but not too cold to be out watering the handfulls of wildflower seeds I'd tossed into the yard a few days before. The clouds blew into a soft, golden-grey tower above Mount Garfield and then got very wild-looking as the sun went down. After I took this photo the area at the base of the mountain began to glow. You can just see the beginnings of it here.



Palisade sunset 4

May 31, 1996

I didn't make any notes when I took this one. I think this was one of the evenings Leila (one of our dogs) called me outside. She likes to sit out about this time of evening, and likes company. Sometimes, if not for her, I would miss the sunset.




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Photos by Sheryl Todd
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