That would be pretty early in the morning. Good photo.
Good thing I am on the sunset side of Lake Michigan .
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Sunrise / Sunset Rides
- Thread starter dorkburger
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Good thing I am on the sunset side of Lake Michigan .
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dungdn93
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I started 23 years ago.... many deferred house projects from when we moved in 5 or so years ago are coming up due
Lake Michigan Sunset
Lake Michigan Sunset
At the state park beach parking lot.
Have to get there early for good sunset parking spot.
Got there about half hour early and only had a few choices, this spot the only one that didnt have trash can or bench or distractive big sign right in foreground.
TO get entire bike in frame, need 2 or 3 parking spaces without cars, but since all spaces full, I had to limit the perspective.
I suppose I could have parked up on the sidewalk to get away from cars in parking spaces, but is a lot of folks strolling along.
(will go back in Sept/October, less folks there, and sun setting behind the pier.)
Have posted this scene/setting/perspective before ....
GK will get its turn in a few weeks.
August sunsets are often better (higher humidity, better light refraction or whatever it is that makes the color in the sunset).
<<later note >>
Since "Sunset" is in the thread topic:
Question: You know why the sunset is orange?
Answer: Because the sky is blue.
Question: Why is the sky blue on a sunny clear day during the day?
Answer: Because that is the light that is getting scattered only a little bit while going thru the atmosphere, the portion of the light that is getting scattering a lot more sideways, that is what is making the sunset way off to the east and/or sunrize way off to the west.
(This is my unsubstantiated theory/idea. Do not know that it is entirely correct in every aspect, but I think is consistent with the general situation.)
(Maybe Steve has a complete explanation, he seems good at explaining things in more detail if I am not entirely correct in every aspect.)
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Lake Michigan Sunset
At the state park beach parking lot.
Have to get there early for good sunset parking spot.
Got there about half hour early and only had a few choices, this spot the only one that didnt have trash can or bench or distractive big sign right in foreground.
TO get entire bike in frame, need 2 or 3 parking spaces without cars, but since all spaces full, I had to limit the perspective.
I suppose I could have parked up on the sidewalk to get away from cars in parking spaces, but is a lot of folks strolling along.
(will go back in Sept/October, less folks there, and sun setting behind the pier.)
Have posted this scene/setting/perspective before ....
GK will get its turn in a few weeks.
August sunsets are often better (higher humidity, better light refraction or whatever it is that makes the color in the sunset).
<<later note >>
Since "Sunset" is in the thread topic:
Question: You know why the sunset is orange?
Answer: Because the sky is blue.
Question: Why is the sky blue on a sunny clear day during the day?
Answer: Because that is the light that is getting scattered only a little bit while going thru the atmosphere, the portion of the light that is getting scattering a lot more sideways, that is what is making the sunset way off to the east and/or sunrize way off to the west.
(This is my unsubstantiated theory/idea. Do not know that it is entirely correct in every aspect, but I think is consistent with the general situation.)
(Maybe Steve has a complete explanation, he seems good at explaining things in more detail if I am not entirely correct in every aspect.)
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Steve
GS Whisperer
I have seen the title of this thread slide past on the screen occasionally, but just don't have anyplace around here that is a good sunrise/sunset venue. I looked for any 'rules', did not see any that prohibited older pictures, so I hereby offer these:
Lake Wales, Flori-duh, February or March, 2010
OK, since this is a GS forum,
Great Sacandaga Lake, New York, August, 2011
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Lake Wales, Flori-duh, February or March, 2010
OK, since this is a GS forum,
Great Sacandaga Lake, New York, August, 2011
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lurch12_2000
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Come on Steve...get out tomorrow morning/evening and get a new pic. I'm sure over a flat cornfield on some Ohio roadside there is a pretty sunrise or sunset waiting to be a back drop to your bike. Some of the most colorful skies I've seen have been morning or evening skies over flat mid western states!!
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SW oHio is hilly. And green
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lurch12_2000
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Maybe Cincy area is hilly but not Dayton? They're all green til you get out to your way.
Dayton has a lot of trees around it and some decent hills though there are a few spots you can take a shot over them.
The ride back to the hotel tonight from my total control class in Kentucky
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lurch12_2000
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Out before daylight this morning on the KLR with my better half to sit and wait for daybreak and the sun rise over a lake.
That would be fairly early in the morning this time of year.
Even though same time zone as here, the sunrise there by you would be about an hour earlier than here.
Maybe I will see sunrises in late September.
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>>later note:
I was wrong.
SUnrise here, now is about 6:45 am.
Guess I had not been paying attention.
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We had a great evening ride last night. Around 4pm we were discussing what to have for dinner and how to spend the evening. This empty nest thing is still taking some getting used to. My wife had been especially down/ depressed yesterday, so I asked if she'd like to ride. She smiled and asked where to? We looked at the weather maps and East looked to be our best bet to avoid thunderstorms. I'm thinking maybe head out old 66 to Edgewood and find a hole in the wall restaurant, but she says "how about Santa Rosa!" It's 110 miles, dinner at 6, let's do it! I love spontaneous adventures. I asked her to snap some pics of the amazing sunset on the ride back home but the thought of dropping my phone was too much, so no pics. On the ride, a big butterfly got caught in the turbulent air behind the fairing for several seconds, just above the gauges. We had a laugh at the new passenger. With rain all around us there were many rainbows high up and at ground level. Apparently riding cures depression!
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lurch12_2000
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Sunset a few nights ago over home away from home up by Canadian border....
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I decided to get up early this morning and go for a ride. I haven't been on the motorcycle all week. Golf Monday, Buffett concert Tuesday, recover from concert Wednesday, golf outing Thursday. No work Saturday, I'm going riding! Pulled out of my driveway at 6:30am. I'm heading up to lake Erie. Then work my way over to Toledo for hot dogs. Done with breakfast got to go. Here is a early am picture.
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from Youngstown to Toledo for hot dogs, along Lake Erie. That's a great way to get your riding fix!
My uncle and aunt used to go from Des Moines to Minneapolis for Sunday brunch.
My uncle and aunt used to go from Des Moines to Minneapolis for Sunday brunch.
I'm at Tony Packo's now. Some stormy weather is moving in. I have to "B" line it back to the east!