Sunsets, 2011

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1. Jennifer Davis Ewing says:
   December 29, 2011 at 5:51 pm

   I envy your photography skills, sir!

   :-)
2. Anne Bingham says:
   December 29, 2011 at 6:02 pm

   But…but…where’s the poll? I want to vote for my favorite (third archive from the top, the one that looks like a candle flame)!
3. John Scalzi says:
   December 29, 2011 at 6:04 pm

   You just did.
4. literatewenchbookwench says:
   December 29, 2011 at 6:55 pm

   I never get tired of taking pictures of sunsets. Or looking at other people’s sunset photos. :)
5. Anne says:
   December 29, 2011 at 7:03 pm

   The thing I love about sunset photos is looking at them and going “if that was a painting I’d wonder what the painter was on”. So hey, big guy in the sky, are you high on life?

   Nice pics!
6. Steve says:
   December 29, 2011 at 7:06 pm

   Thank you!

   I don’t get to see rural sunsets very often; it’s nice to know that they can be as lurid as the big city version.
   I never get to see sunrises anywhere…
7. Stevie says:
   December 29, 2011 at 7:10 pm

   Sorry, that should have been Stevie; I haven’t quite got the hang of the Ipad yet…
8. Kathy Sullivan says:
   December 29, 2011 at 7:10 pm

   Sigh. I never tire of looking at a good sunset. Or sunrise. Thanks for these!
9. Mike says:
   December 29, 2011 at 7:25 pm

   Numbers 6 and 8 are just ludicrously, pants-wettingly beautiful. If I lived there I’d fritter half my days away just standing around saying “whoa”.
10. Womyn2me says:
    December 29, 2011 at 7:52 pm

    Ah, Ohio. High in the middle and round on both ends. Now with added sunsets.
11. Constance says:
    December 29, 2011 at 7:56 pm

    Exciting year for the sun: http://news.discovery.com/space/epic-solar-flare-pops-suns-magnetic-cork-110607.html
12. Dave Trowbridge says:
    December 29, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    Lovely, especially the third from the bottom, which looks like Van Gogh was consultant on the project.
13. ebenezer says:
    December 29, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    The sunrise pic rocks, sir; it beats all of the others easily. Can we have more of those in 2012, please?
14. Rebel Sowell says:
    December 29, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    Absolutely beautiful!
15. John Scalzi says:
    December 29, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    Ebenezer:

    That would involve waking up early, which I have dedicated my life to avoiding whenever possible.
16. Sooz says:
    December 29, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    Or staying up very late? They are great pix of gorgeous sun-scenes, thanks for posting:) .
17. ytimynona says:
    December 29, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    I have camera envy! Also, I am in love with this scenery. Scalzi, you’re like an advertisement for rural Ohio. (I’ve only lived in Cleveland, so I got some breathtaking city sunsets, but nothing like these!)

    Thanks for sharing these with us!
18. Joe Karpierz says:
    December 29, 2011 at 10:26 pm

    These are great shots. The pictures I took of the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean from our cruise ship on Christmas day are good, but they’re not this good. They’ll be up on Facebook in a little while. In any case, great job.
19. Deron Meranda says:
    December 30, 2011 at 12:18 am

    A lovely collection. Are most of those take from or around your house? Because I imagine being up on your mostly-treeless hill gives you a nice horizon view. Unfortunately most of the southern Ohio sunsets viewable from my house happen below the tree-line. I could leave the house, I guess, but at times I’ve found it easier to climb up on the roof.
20. Auntie Di says:
    December 30, 2011 at 12:51 am

    Number 8; no earth only sky. Very BIG.
    I love it.
    P.S. re: Ebenezer – a timer would work. Or you could always wake up early then sleep in late (my personal favorite).
21. John Kerr says:
    December 30, 2011 at 7:28 am

    Seeing these great pics together prompts me to ask something I’d never thought of before… How exactly do you ensure that you’re _there_ at just the right time, to capture the sunset each night? A custom alarm clock driven by astronomical data through a Netduino? A fortuitously placed, westward facing, writing desk window? Good old-fashioned organisation and life self-discipline? An employee?
22. Clarence Rutherford says:
    December 30, 2011 at 8:01 am

    “In all, another good year for that great big ball of plasma in the sky.”

    Enjoy it while you can. Another 5 billion years and POOF it wipes out the whole place..

    Thanks for the great pictures & happy new year
23. John Scalzi says:
    December 30, 2011 at 9:23 am

    John Kerr:

    I look out a window during the evening.
24. JReynolds says:
    December 30, 2011 at 9:34 am

    Look out a window during the evening?!?

    InconCEIvable!
25. Elgion says:
    December 30, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    Tounge firmly in cheek….I thought you pinko commies didn’t believe in flags.
26. D. Paul Angel says:
    December 30, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    John,

    Can I ask what you use for your picture taking? Are you just using your iPhone or do you have something more elaborate?

    All the best,
    Paul
27. Elaine says:
    December 30, 2011 at 9:59 pm

    These are spectacular. Thank you for sharing. Great photography subject. I think I just might take some of my own.

    Elaine Sangiolo
    @Inkdipped
28. Tully says:
    December 31, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    My only complaint is the lack of linkage to full-resolution versions to steal for computer wallpaper. :-)
29. Holly says:
    January 1, 2012 at 11:49 am

    I always enjoy your sunset pictures.

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