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Uploaded by: Lauren517 — Thursday May 31, 2012 — Sahuarita, AZ (Current Weather Conditions)

We had a very unusual sunset due to haze / smoke in the air. I was able to shoot directly at the sun without complete washout.

Categories: sunrise sunset, Spring, desert, from the sky, mountains, sky, trees Camera Type: Nikon D5000
 
Manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D5000
Orientation: top - left
x-Resolution: 72.00
y-Resolution: 72.00
Resolution Unit: Inch
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0 Windows
Compression: JPEG compression
Exposure Time: 1/100 sec.
FNumber: f/10.0
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings: 400
Exif Version: Exif Version 2.21
Shutter speed: 6.64 EV (APEX: 9, 1/99 sec.)
Aperture: 6.64 EV (f/10.0)
Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
MaxApertureValue: 5.00 EV (f/5.7)
Subject Distance: 4294967295.0 m
Metering Mode: Pattern
Light Source: 0
Flash: Flash did not fire.
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
SubsecTime: 50
SubSecTimeOriginal: 50
SubSecTimeDigitized: 50
Color Space: sRGB
PixelXDimension: 3614
PixelYDimension: 2409
Sensing Method: One-chip color area sensor
File Source: DSC
Scene Type: 1
CFA Pattern: 8 bytes undefined data
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
White Balance: Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1.00
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 82
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Gain Control: Low gain up
Contrast: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Subject Distance Range: Unknown
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1. catilac 4:12 AM GMT on June 01, 2012    
Wonderful shot, so sad about all of the fires burning! Congratulations!
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2. minnesotamom 2:14 PM GMT on June 01, 2012    
Gorgeous, gorgeous, GORGEOUS!!!! I'm glad you had your camera! :-)
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3. Biskitten 3:26 PM GMT on June 01, 2012    
Lovely scene - AC Congrats, Lauren!
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4. Lauren517 3:39 PM GMT on June 01, 2012    
This was very unusual in that we are getting smoke / haze due to wind shift - coming in from the east from Gila NF fire in New Mexico. We had just gotten home from an early supper and I grabbed the camera and headed out to one of my favorite areas. Glad you have enjoyed this as much as I did. Thanks for votes and comments.
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5. trailhiker44 3:59 PM GMT on June 01, 2012    
Marvelous shot !
The haze from the smoke creates a sudued and beautiful sunset mood!
CONGRATULATIONS on your AC !!!
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6. TucsonDoug 4:12 PM GMT on June 01, 2012    
Excellent shot Lauren. So much color. Congratulations on your new AC.
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7. Bluesmaster 6:31 PM GMT on June 01, 2012    
Superb, AC congrats!
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8. tomekandjola 9:11 PM GMT on June 01, 2012    
Beautiful!
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9. MagicShell 10:25 PM GMT on June 01, 2012    
Very lovely shot!
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10. Wanda1948 10:33 PM GMT on June 01, 2012    
Fantastic shot! Congratulations!
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11. cyril8 12:49 AM GMT on June 02, 2012    
Fabulous capture!
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12. Lauren517 10:37 PM GMT on June 03, 2012    
Thanks again, everyone. This once again proves my theory that sometimes a good photo shot is like deer hunting - right place at right time! I really had no plans to run out there - it was a spur of the moment thing. Turns out I had about a 5-6 minute window of opportunity.

I have printed this up and double white mat'd it and into a simple black wood frame. I am pleased.

Thanks again.
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About Lauren517
Lauren517 I took early retirement (age 55) from a corporate sales / marketing career in 1995. My wife (now of 50 years!), Barbara, and I then built our dream home in Estes Park, CO only to realize we could not live at 8,000 as a base elevation (though we hiked to 14,000). So in the spring of 2003 we sold it and built a house at Quail Creek in Sahuarita, AZ - just south of Tucson; near the Santa Rita Mountains. Due to a hiking fall in 2008, and subsequent re-constructive shoulder surgery, the "no more golf" mandate brought me back to my photography. God works in mysterious ways!
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