Thank you all for the vote and kind comments. I really didn't think I would get 1st place. This is a great feeling! It's funny because I was lucking to even get this shot. I was in the kitchen and noticed the beautiful oranges, pinks, purples and blues in the sky and thought this is the perfect sunset for the challenge. I got 3 of the 4 kids in the van and off we went. I wanted to get far enough out of town, so I couldn't see any roads or telephone wires. It seemed like everyone in front of me was purposely going slow or for once in their lives going the speed limit. The sun was creeping down fast. I finally got there and got the shot. I walked away smelling like a sage brush, but was happy. I wish I could have got more of the orange colors, but I am glad everyone liked this shot. Thanks again
Sonja
WoooooHOoooooo to you Sonya!!!! I am assuming Mike is your husband? :-) I love the colors on this adn the silhouette of the plants. One of my 10's. Great work!!!!!
CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! BABY YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!! I KNEW YOU COULD PULL IT OFF!!! WHAT A WONDERFUL SHOT. WATCH OUT DP CHALLENGERS,SONJA HAS THE CAMERA!!!!! I'M SO VERY PROUD OF YOU SONJA, LOVE MIKE!!
challenge met. definitely one of my favorites so far in this challenge (edit: this ended up in my top 3). i love the whole idea of the grass and sunset which, even though your title indicates prarie, always reminds me of the beach. it's nice that the sky is mainly blue, and just has those fiery colors at the bottom, just above the horizon. the square format works well. now that frames are permitted, i think a slight black frame would have worked well, too. but who knows. good job in any case. :)
Beatuiful colours! The silhouette of the grass is very nice. There's a great sense of scale to this photo. I can imagine it will be popular, maybe even place in the to 10. Nice work.
That is a beautiful sky. What are the plants? they are so unique. almost look like large wheat stalks. They make the picture. You usually get trees, but these are so different. Good composition and well executed. A 9 any time. PTL
Beautiful! The colors and composition are really nice. I noticed you are only at 116k, I wonder if it could have been a bit sharper closer to the allowed 150k? DPz
What a colorful sunset :) I love the wheat (?) silhouttes. I may have preferred that this had been shot from a tad higher...to show the gorgeous orange and golds more.
Really neat shot. The grass silhouettes are wonderful. Nice color. I would have been tempted to crop another 5 percent off the bottom, due the coloration in the lower right corner, but it doesn't distract hugely. 9 Swash
Very pretty! I love the weeds being silhouetted against that wonderful sunset. Definately appears to be untouched by human hands. The angle and framing/cropping are good in my opinion. Beautiful color. Good luck in the challenge.
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