Skywatch Friday – Oklahoma Sunset

The other day the sky looked promising for a decent sunset. It seems the best conditions are high thin clouds. If they are too thick they kind of smother the sun and you get no color. And the thing is the colors don’t last so you have to be ready to go or the opportunity is gone. So I was home, my drone batteries were charged up so I launched it from the back yard.

If you are lucky, and I was that day, you get opposite sunsets which is where you get colors in any direction. So this is looking north.

And this is looking south.

And this was the west, the day before.

And this is looking down. You can see my orange landing pad. I do think that is my new roof. We color matched it to the old roof so there it looks the same. I do only periscope flights. I go straight up from the backyard and look around and then come back down. I don’t fly the drone over other people’s property or anywhere where I can’t just legally walk over and pick it up if something goes wrong. That’s just me though.

I’m linking with Skywatch Friday

22 thoughts on “Skywatch Friday – Oklahoma Sunset

  1. Angie

    Alan – it has been quite a while since I made the rounds of blogs – glad to be back, especially for one of your drone flights! I hadn’t thought of using my drone for sunset photos – I will have to make plans for that! All my best from Montana, friend!

  2. Veronica Lee

    Wow, these sunset shots are amazing! Love how you caught the colors from all angles. Your drone flying style is super smart—safety first! That orange landing pad is a cool touch too.

  3. Joyful

    Good for you for being a considerate drone user. Once I was up very early out on the patio and there was a drone not too far away hovering too close for comfort. I suppose the person flying it was trying to do so before most people were outside and about. Your sky photos are spectacular this week. Thanks for sharing.

  4. Ellen

    I wonder if you’re getting any smoke from the wildfires in Wyoming and Idaho. The smoke always makes for a majestic sunset. Get shots!

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