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I was headed down to the Walmart on Wednesday evening, the last day of my vacation, when the clouds caught my eye. They were, in a word, huge. Obviously, some evening rain clouds were building. And with the sun setting in 30 minutes, I thought they would make for a good chance of a pretty sunset. That's why I drove to Lake Washington, which I now affectionately call Lake W. This first shot was taken with my wide-angle lens, about 8 inches from the palm tree. I used the camera's pathetic little external flash to light the trunk and let the sun do the work behind it. I'm surprised it turned out OK.
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While the large clouds in the distance filtered the rays of sun, darker ones were moving overhead. I snapped a few shots of this fisherman. Other than the tree shot, all these photos were taken with the aid of a tripod.
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The sky just above the horizon got rather red as the sun started to disappear.
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The sun peeks from behind the clouds for one final time Wednesday.
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Dark clouds moved in soon after the sun set, and it rained only slightly, which my camera liked. I will get back to the Florida Keys posts soon, but this sunset definitely beat most of what I saw in the Keys, a place known for spectacular ones. The final one in Key Largo was a pretty good competitor, though. That'll come later.
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