There is a pasture along a highway that I pass sometimes. This pasture is full of wildflowers right now and I have stopped to photograph it more than once, but I don’t think I have gotten it right. Below is the pasture with the sun setting in the distance.
An hour before sunset, there were plenty of clouds and I thought that this was going to be an awesome photo opportunity. But as the sun neared the horizon, the clouds ran off and hid. I still stopped and stood near the barbed wire fence with the bugs and shot around a utility pole to take photos.
I love the flowers among the prickly pear, but I really need a sky.
Jason Frels 
Wow….beautiful wildflowers and prickly pears. What a wonderful combination, and the setting sun makes everything have a light hue of bluish purple. Awesome picture Jason!
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Thanks, every moment of wildflower season I feel like I am wasting time not photographing it.
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Sorry about the clouds not cooperating but it really is a lovely picture! Gives a warm feeling.
The pasture looks so inviting for someone to lay a blanket among the flowers and lie on it , daydreaming.
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Thanks,
There are often cows there so you might feel right at home.
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LOL!
So did Betsy run and hide from you too, like the clouds did? She may be camera shy.
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I love it! Great photo, in my opinion. I’ve found that it can be difficult to capture the true essence of a wildflower scene, where there are a lot of wildflowers scattered throughout a field. Photos often don’t convey it well. But I think you did a good job with this.
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Thanks. I originally had this idea of the sun beams emanating from the clouds and lighting up the field. Maybe tomorrow.
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Sounds great and maybe some cows will be there tomorrow. 🙂
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Good luck. It’s hard to get Mother Nature to cooperate.
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I agree that it is a wonderful photo. By the way, can you tell from a photo if a picture is of a sunset or a sunrise?
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The sky is often hazier at sunset.
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thanks, I’ll see if I can notice such a difference…
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I don’t think so. It’s pretty hard. I think colors photograph differently in cool temperatures from warm temperatures, so maybe someone with a skilled eye can tell.
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One easy way to tell is to look at the metadata for the photo and see what time it was taken.
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Pfft. That’s too easy.
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thanks for your insights…
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