When fall here has come and gone and early winter is here, the colors can be found in the sky. So I track the weather, the sun, the moon, and the stars, and I go out as much as I can to get a shoot in. This is from Friday night, temperature still not too cold, in the 20’s.
Waiting For The Shoot, a self portrait.
I was staying warm in the truck, tripod set up outside.
Here is what I was listening to;
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The shots, in order of occurrence (numbers indicate the frame number on my Pentax K20D I started using in May)
8820 Gold Coast
8826 Fire Sky
8830
8836 Marble settling in the molten fabric of the Horizon
(Thanks Tani for the Title Inspiration!)
The following are 2 frame panoramas, (frame numbers abbreviated)
40-41 Wings of the Night
54-55 Settling Down Into the Night
59-60 Curtain Close, Dragon of Darkness
On The Trail of ALASKA! 
Dear Steve,
You get me in the "dear Steve" mood now. No "hi, Steve"… The Stairway to Heaven and these pics – I can hardly breathe… It\’s so beautiful! Norway is going through the storm of the year this weekend. Even our region had a storm last night. We usually don\’t get very strong winds here. But in the western part of Norway – and north to a little north of Bodø – they have the western and south-western winds and the rain. I remember when I lived in Bodø, those days were tough, but exciting! We could lean on the wind..!
Well, thank you for great pics and good music, Steve, and have a great Sunday!
omg…..you have started me taking pics again…your compositions inspire…..there is much to be said about living in the moment…best regards
Beautiful the fire in ths sky!
Here it is already the morning, the fog is leaving, we will have a sunny Sunday, the fall is on way… ma maple tree is not turning red, will see…!
Have a good niht
Thank you Steve for sharing your photo\’s. They are breath taking.
Have a great day and God bless you.
P.S. I love what you were listening to, it is beautiful
Awesome photos but I\’m stick stuck on "temperature still not too cold, in the 20\’s". Brrrr. As I type this it\’s 7:15 AM and 60! Have a great day!
Great shots Steve! Gold Coast is my favorite.
j
Good morning Steve, As I sit here gazing at these images it makes me wish I were there shooting away also. You have once again captured so perfectly the awe of the magestic, Beauty beyond words.
Thankyou for sharing with those of us who can\’t be there to see such a sight. Brilliant work Steve.
Great self portrait as well. 🙂 Dianne
Great self portrait with the mountains off in the background. The pictures are totally awesome Steve!You found color alright. beautiful shots.
All great photos, including the self portrait!
Wonderful sun sets. Good song as well. 🙂
I love Led Zeplin. As a matter of fact, I am going to see the all girl band that sings only Led Zeplin tunes in a few weeks. Their band name is Zeparella! Clever, eh? I really dig the self portrait. I think all your pictures are wonderful but self portraits say alot about a person. Your photos sort of make me home sick for Alaska… Even though I didnt like living in the big city there, I did enjoy the sight seeing and the beauty that State holds.
Have a great day!!
xo T~
I just love dropping into your site and looking at the gorgeous pictures you take. The awesome beauty you see and capture for us is Mother Nature\’s finest.
Terry
dragon of darkness and stairway to heaven – great pairing
I love your sunsets, I have to agree you have a wonderful title for the setting sun. These are melting moments. Polly.
I saw the dragon! Very cool. Very nice pictures. Miss the sunsets — since we are raining, raining, raining — but not the cold! You can keep those temps!
Hope you are well and enjoying the weekend!
God bless you and keep you,
Nae :o)
These are some cool sunset shots… 8836 is awsome! thanks for sharing them
I love that title..\’wings of the night\’. Perfect for that picture. All of them are, as always, just perfect. \’The Dragon of Darkness\’ is even more inspired… though the wings of the night..I swear, I can\’t tell which is my favorite. You are so generous to share these beauties with us every day. And the Stairway to Heaven..on my personal internal player as we speak. 😉
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning: we will remember them". (A Tribute to those that have fallen in battle)
I salute you Steve, well done.
Good morning Steve,
I love your quote, “I am not growing old gracefully, but hanging on to youth tenaciously!”
I’m going to hold unto those words. Thanks!
Of coarse I had to throw on my headphones to listen to “Stairway to Heaven.” One of the best rock classics of all time.
I like those last two photos. The title too, “Dragon of Darkness.”
We actually made it down to 32’ degrees here last night but we will be back up to near 70 degree temps by Wednesday. If I ever do make it to Alaska it will definitely be in the summertime. However, I have to admit there is something cozy about being wrapped up in a cabin with a good wood burning stove. As long as I have high speed internet.
Safe travels Steve, be well, and thanks for sharing Alaska…Greg
Time to turn up the volume on my headphones for the rockin’ out part to Stairway to Heaven
I could tell by the red reflection in your face it had to be red out there. What a wonderful thing to watch so many beautiful sunsets. Fire in the sky that evening.