Taken last week during what was a pretty darned good evening show. I dragged my feet and debated whether I was going to fly to take a look and almost missed it. At the last minute I decided to go ahead and headed outside, quickly getting in the air and capturing the sunset at its best that evening. Glad I did!
Above ground level panorama of a beautiful winter sunset
Jumping back to the amazing sunset we had a couple of weeks ago and this image I didn’t share at the time. Stitching together five images gives a very wide angle view of the amazing show that night from 300 feet above ground level with my drone. The field of view stretches from Pikes Peak to the south to Longs Peak to the northwest and all that is between. That was quite the show that night! Best viewed full screen.
Gorgeous sunset wave cloud with the Mile High City and Pikes Peak in the distance
I had a feeling last night’s sunset could be a good one. A beautiful wave cloud was stretching across the Front Range and it just seemed like it would happen. Indeed, it did.
As the sun went below the horizon, the cloud lit up beautifully in oranges and reds. I put my drone up for a bird’s eye view and from 400 feet above, it had an expansive view.
This shot, looking roughly straight south of me, captures the skyscrapers of downtown Denver in the distance. Center in the image, the iconic 14,115-foot-high Pikes Peak sits prominently, even from 75 miles away.
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Drone panorama of a stunning winter sunset on the Colorado Front Range
Yesterday evening I shared a video of the stunning show Mother Nature put on at sunset. Here is a still shot of it. In fact, this is six shots put together to get a nice, wide panorama.
Of course, you have those crazy beautiful orange and pink clouds above the horizon. Below, the Rocky Mountains are silhouetted against the setting sun and the city lights of suburbia north of Denver line the ground.
For me, one of the best parts was that it was a relatively mild evening, so I wasn’t freezing my butt off to get the shots. 😉
Video: Drone panning a stunner of a sunset
Quick pan of tonight’s stunning sunset on the Colorado Front Range, taken north of Denver, 400 feet above ground level. Gorgeous! I’ll share some pics later but wanted to get this out there now.
Stunner of a sunset kicks off the weekend
Friday evening I was keeping close watch on the skies to the west. The clouds were lingering and with winds aloft, I suspected sunset could be a good one. Sure enough, before long, the colors started to change and those reds and oranges were making a show of it.
Being the end of the workweek though, I had zero motivation to drive somewhere and photograph it so resorted to my aerial equipment – my drone. You get a great view of the show above as well as the silhouette of the Rocky Mountains and lights on the streets of the suburbs near Denver, Colorado.
Fall and winter bring some of the most amazing sunrises and sunsets to the Front Range, as this image shows.
Stunner of a sunset north of Denver, Colorado
Ugh! I was a bit late to the party as I was wrapping up dinner but when I went to let Scout out (my dog), I realized I needed to try to capture some of the show this evening. I quickly ran inside and grabbed my drone and put it up for some quick captures of the sunset as the colors began to fade. If I had only been five minutes earlier, I am sure it would have been better but as-is, it came out pretty nicely I think.
Sunset scene from above Lake Como, Italy
Following up on my “mini-me” picture from earlier today, this is a shot from the same spot taken that night so those of you that guessed Italy were right! This was quite close to Switzerland (which we did visit briefly as well) so those that guessed a Swiss scene were not far off.
We spent two weeks touring much of the northern half of Italy and into Switzerland by car. We hit all the usual ‘big spots’ you would expect as well as some lesser-known locations like this one. Our apartment in the Musso area was absolutely awesome with gorgeous scenes like this to start and finish the day.
You’ll have to forgive me for a few days while I share some pics from the trip which are not of the usual type of images you expect from me (although I do have some cool critters to share too). After that, I will be back to the more standard fare.
Drone’s eye view of a fall sunset
I threw the drone up for a look at tonight’s sunset near Denver, Colorado in the City of Thornton. The colors didn’t develop quite like I had hoped but it was still a pretty scene.