The Anti Sunset

JimFox

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An Anti-Crepuscular Ray sunset that is. :)

I didn't have much in the way of clouds for sunset but I had something that can be just as cool with the Anti-Crepuscular Rays and the Crepuscular Rays. This is out at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. I place that I have been wanting to visit for years and now that I have been there once, I can't wait to get back there again.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

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Ben Egbert

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I think this is my favorite Bonneville Image, this one is a wall hanger. Next time you are there, give me a few days notice and I will join you.
 
AlanLichty

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Very interesting light - I didn't know there was a term for this until looking it up just now. You are making me rethink my notions of the Salt Flats as an interesting place to shoot. I have driven through that area on the freeway dozens of times and always thought of it as a wasteland.
 
JimFox

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Ben Egbert said:
I think this is my favorite Bonneville Image, this one is a wall hanger. Next time you are there, give me a few days notice and I will join you.
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Thanks so much Ben! I don’t know if I will go back there again before fall when it’s cooler.
 
JimFox

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AlanLichty said:
Very interesting light - I didn't know there was a term for this until looking it up just now. You are making me rethink my notions of the Salt Flats as an interesting place to shoot. I have driven through that area on the freeway dozens of times and always though of it as a wasteland.
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Thanks Alan, it gets better the further in you go. And I don't see any reason why you couldn't drive your RV on it as long as other cars are driving on it.
 
AlanLichty

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JimFox said:
Thanks Alan, it gets better the further in you go. And I don't see any reason why you couldn't drive your RV on it as long as other cars are driving on it.
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The surface of the salt can be highly deceiving - it dries from the top down so the crust you are driving on is similar to ice in the winter with a somewhat liquid salt slush underneath.

Pick your seasons carefully for driving out - there are times of the year when those flats turn into slush that will swallow anything up to their axles other than a flyweight vehicle with oversize balloon tires that can float on top. Early spring is the worst - driving through on I-80 you will see tracks heading off the roadway and maybe getting about 100' out. Followed by the tracks of said vehicle getting pulled out likely by a tow truck winch.
 
JimFox

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AlanLichty said:
The surface of the salt can be highly deceiving - it dries from the top down so the crust you are driving on is similar to ice in the winter with a somewhat liquid salt slush underneath.

Pick your seasons carefully for driving out - there are times of the year when those flats turn into slush that will swallow anything up to their axles other than a flyweight vehicle with oversize balloon tires that can float on top. Early spring is the worst - driving through on I-80 you will see tracks heading off the roadway and maybe getting about 100' out. Followed by the tracks of said vehicle getting pulled out likely by a tow truck winch.
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For sure, its seasonal, just like even walking out into Badwater in Death Valley is. That's why I suggested make sure other vehicles are driving on it first. Let them be the guinea pigs.... :)
 
Tom Narwid

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JimFox said:
An Anti-Crepuscular Ray sunset that is. :)

I didn't have much in the way of clouds for sunset but I had something that can be just as cool with the Anti-Crepuscular Rays and the Crepuscular Rays. This is out at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. I place that I have been wanting to visit for years and now that I have been there once, I can't wait to get back there again.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

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That's a WOW Jim.
 
Jameel Hyder

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That is a great image Jim. Now I know why I can't find any decent sunsets around here. You have been monopolizing them all the time.
 
Bart Carrig

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Absolutely gorgeous image, Jim. Top notch.

Now, if you'd kindly release your hold on clouds and color ....

Seriously, your dedication and stamina really pay off. It's a pleasure to view the results.

bart
 
Ben Egbert

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Bart Carrig said:
Absolutely gorgeous image, Jim. Top notch.

Now, if you'd kindly release your hold on clouds and color ....

Seriously, your dedication and stamina really pay off. It's a pleasure to view the results.

bart
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You got that right Bart, Jim is like 4 photographers in one. Always on the move, running 4-5 cameras at once and capturing more images than anyone I know.
 
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JimFox

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Bart Carrig said:
Absolutely gorgeous image, Jim. Top notch.

Now, if you'd kindly release your hold on clouds and color ....

Seriously, your dedication and stamina really pay off. It's a pleasure to view the results.

bart
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I appreciate that so much Bart! I am also sending some clouds up your way. :)
 
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