One of those sunsets where you wish you were at the beach or in the mountains with beautiful models.... But you are ever so happy you brought your camera along with you anyway.

 

We occasionally get late afternoons/early evenings during the Winter here in Central Texas that give us beautiful sunsets and post sunset afterglow. I cleaned (mostly) my office yesterday, went to swim practice, made a few phone calls, etc. But when four p.m. rolled around I was ready to grab a friendly camera and go out for yet another walk. I took the Leica CL. Set it to manual exposure, daylight white balance, ISO 400 and Jpeg. 

As I walked around the ole downtown the light started to get more and more beautiful. I kept looking at the sky and having a feeling of wonder when I saw the colors and contrasts that were changing minute by minute. I shot until the light was gone and I was back at my car. The top photo here is the last photo of the day. Shot across a small park because I was so happy to see the last light from the horizon when I turned the corner. 

The rest of the images below go backward in time... (thank you Blogger...)

The important thing here is not "the walk" or the camera but the desire to be out, in the world, at one of the most beautiful times of the day. I'm happy cameras have straps so I can bring them along with me everywhere. And all the time.