My goal was to capture the vernal equinox sunset. Instead, I came away with a shot that resembled a Claude Monet landscape.
I positioned myself on a hill in northwest Harrisonburg, Virginia in hopes of getting photos of the Super Full Worm Moon rising over the Massanutten Mountains that run north to south in the middle of the Shenandoah Valley. Unfortunately, a layer of rain clouds blocked that attempt. With that foiled, I turned my attention to the setting sun on the first day of spring.
Hazy clouds filled the western horizon as well, though the sun did its best to burn through. Residue smoke from controlled burns in the Jefferson National Forest during the day fuzzed up the view all the more. Sunsets around the equinoxes are the shortest of the year. This one merely melted away behind the blue, blue folds of the Allegheny Mountains.
“Impressionistic sunset” is my Photo of the Week.
© Bruce Stambaugh 2019
Blue ridges, we see where they get their name.
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Very beautiful, Bruce! Glad you turned the other way!
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Thanks, Marcus!
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I love landscapes that reveal mountain layers like this … very nice. Some of my all-time favorites have also been shot in Shenandoah.
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Thanks, Denise. I’m enjoying finding my way around for decent photo spots.
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