Contrasting Sunset Light

Contrasting light of red lit forest with green fields and dark sky

Sometimes the sunset light provides dramatic colors for just a few minutes. The cloudy day blocks the sunshine most of the time. Only during a sunset (or sunrise) – when the sun travels through a thin gap between the clouds and the horizon – the landscape gets lit with a dramatic light.

Some angles produce well lit landscape with dark shady sky. Some produce saturated red skies with dramatic clouds above the dark land. And some do produce a narrow beam of red light, like in this case. The foreground with bright green fields and background with dark clouds provide a nice contrast.

I almost missed the opportunity, which lasted just a few minutes. I grabbed the camera with tripod and managed to do just a two shots before the colors went dull again.