I decided to get some sunset photos on April 9th. A few days prior there was an incredible sunset and I didn’t have my camera. I hoped today would have a sunset to rival the one from the previous week. Tonight’s wasn’t quite as spectacular but Mother Nature still made a very nice one.
My plan was to head to the large water tank that has “WSU” on it near the Palouse Ridge Golf Course. When I arrived I decided that I wanted to instead walk up the hill from the golf course to Roundtop Park. It offered some views of campus and the surrounding Palouse I wouldn’t see from the water tank. I stayed at the park for approximately two hours taking the photographs in this gallery.
Tonight I practiced using my various ISO, F-Stop, and exposure settings. It was a good opportunity to see how each one effected the other. I also was practicing getting some noticeable bokeh. Bokeh is the blurring effect in a photo that makes items in the background or foreground (or both) appear to be out of focus and fuzzy. This helps the subject of the photo better stand out.
In this gallery some of the photographs may look very similar but I chose these one because they had certain elements or features that I was trying to highlight in this photo shoot.
All the photographs were taken using my Canon 70D with a Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-135mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS STM and a tripod. I included the specific F-Stop, ISO, and Exposure settings in the description of each photo.
Looking east towards Moscow, ID from Roundtop Park. Palouse Ridge Golf Course and the Pullman/Moscow Airport are visible.
f/4.5, Exp 1/400s, ISO-200, 35mm
Looking east towards Moscow, ID from Roundtop Park. Palouse Ridge Golf Course and the Pullman/Moscow Airport are visible.
f/4.5, Exp 1/400s, ISO-200, 35mm
The sun is starting to set over Pullman, Wash. as seen from Roundtop Park.
f/5, Exp 1/125s, ISO-200, 71mm
The sun is starting to set over Pullman, Wash. as seen from Roundtop Park.
f/5, Exp 1/125s, ISO-200, 71mm
A streak from an airplane is visible in the sky as the sun is kissing the horizon hiding slightly behind an evergreen tree.
f/5, Exp 1/400s, ISO-100, 18mm
A streak from an airplane is visible in the sky as the sun is kissing the horizon hiding slightly behind an evergreen tree.
f/5, Exp 1/400s, ISO-100, 18mm
The sun is starting to set showing a slight orange glow off the side of Holland Library to the left of Bryan Tower.
f/5.6, Exp 1/200s, ISO-200, 135mm
The sun is starting to set showing a slight orange glow off the side of Holland Library to the left of Bryan Tower.
f/5.6, Exp 1/200s, ISO-200, 135mm
A view of Bryan Tower in the center of the photo taken from Roundtop Park.
f/5.6, Exp 1/125s, ISO-200, 135mm
A view of Bryan Tower in the center of the photo taken from Roundtop Park.
f/5.6, Exp 1/125s, ISO-200, 135mm
Bryan Tower is visible on the upper left part of the photo. Holland Library, the CUB, Football Operation Building, the Fieldhouse, Bailey-Brayton Field, and the tennis courts are visible in this photo from Roundtop Park.
f/5.6, Exp 1/125s, ISO-200, 135mm
Bryan Tower is visible on the upper left part of the photo. Holland Library, the CUB, Football Operation Building, the Fieldhouse, Bailey-Brayton Field, and the tennis courts are visible in this photo from Roundtop Park.
f/5.6, Exp 1/125s, ISO-200, 135mm
In the distance the silhouette of a water tower is visible against a glowing yellow-orange sky.
f/5.6, Exp 1/8000s, ISO-200, 85mm
In the distance the silhouette of a water tower is visible against a glowing yellow-orange sky.
f/5.6, Exp 1/8000s, ISO-200, 85mm
Reds, oranges, yellows, and black silhouettes are visible in this photo taken from Roundtop Park.
f/5.6, Exp 1/8000s, ISO-200, 135mm
Reds, oranges, yellows, and black silhouettes are visible in this photo taken from Roundtop Park.
f/5.6, Exp 1/8000s, ISO-200, 135mm
The sun shines bright through an evergreen tree in Roundtop Park near the Washington State University campus.
f/5.6, Exp 1/1000s, ISO-200, 104mm
The sun shines bright through an evergreen tree in Roundtop Park near the Washington State University campus.
f/5.6, Exp 1/1000s, ISO-200, 104mm
A nice round sun is turning the sky a bright yellow-orange color as it sinks into the horizon.
f/5.6, Exp 1/1250s, ISO-200, 135mm
A nice round sun is turning the sky a bright yellow-orange color as it sinks into the horizon.
f/5.6, Exp 1/1250s, ISO-200, 135mm
With the horizon covering half of the sun the bright yellows and oranges give way to dark yellows and dark oranges.
f/5, Exp 1/3200s, ISO-200, 69mm
With the horizon covering half of the sun the bright yellows and oranges give way to dark yellows and dark oranges.
f/5, Exp 1/3200s, ISO-200, 69mm
Just a small sliver of the sun is visible from the horizon. The sky is almost totally orange with some areas of yellow bouncing off the high clouds over the Palouse.
f/5.6, Exp 1/2000s, ISO-200, 135mm
Just a small sliver of the sun is visible from the horizon. The sky is almost totally orange with some areas of yellow bouncing off the high clouds over the Palouse.
f/5.6, Exp 1/2000s, ISO-200, 135mm
The sun is gone as the bright colors are starting to turn dark. The top of the photo shows the sky is turning from orange to a greyish-orange on its way to black.
f/5.6, Exp 1/800s, ISO-200, 135mm
The sun is gone as the bright colors are starting to turn dark. The top of the photo shows the sky is turning from orange to a greyish-orange on its way to black.
f/5.6, Exp 1/800s, ISO-200, 135mm
A look at some thin tree branches on a canvas of yellow and orange painted by Mother Nature.
f/5.6, Exp 1/640s, ISO-200, 135mm
A look at some thin tree branches on a canvas of yellow and orange painted by Mother Nature.
f/5.6, Exp 1/640s, ISO-200, 135mm
A wide shot of the Bryan Tower's red clock face. The sky has a pallet of ranging from dark-red to greyish blue.
f/22, Exp 12s, ISO-400, 135mm
A wide shot of the Bryan Tower's red clock face. The sky has a pallet of ranging from dark-red to greyish blue.
f/22, Exp 12s, ISO-400, 135mm
A zoomed look at Bryan Tower with its clock face red in color. The sky is a reddish-pink color in the background. The lights in the foreground are the WSU tennis courts.
f/22, Exp 4.1s, ISO-400, 135mm
A zoomed look at Bryan Tower with its clock face red in color. The sky is a reddish-pink color in the background. The lights in the foreground are the WSU tennis courts.
f/22, Exp 4.1s, ISO-400, 135mm
The lights from the tennis court shine brightly under a nearly black Pullman sky. Bryan Tower's red clock face shines brightly in the night.
f/22, Exp 29s, ISO-100, 135mm
The lights from the tennis court shine brightly under a nearly black Pullman sky. Bryan Tower's red clock face shines brightly in the night.
f/22, Exp 29s, ISO-100, 135mm
Silhouettes of evergreen trees at Roundtop park as viewed on a canvas of red, orange, light blue, and dark blue. The bright colors near the horizon show the details of every branch of each tree.
f/22, Exp 20s, ISO-100, 29mm
Silhouettes of evergreen trees at Roundtop park as viewed on a canvas of red, orange, light blue, and dark blue. The bright colors near the horizon show the details of every branch of each tree.
f/22, Exp 20s, ISO-100, 29mm
The silhouettes of some trees are outlines by the dark red and light blue sky. in this long exposure photo we can see some movement of the star in the center of the photo.
f/22, Exp 33s, ISO-100, 50mm
The silhouettes of some trees are outlines by the dark red and light blue sky. in this long exposure photo we can see some movement of the star in the center of the photo.
f/22, Exp 33s, ISO-100, 50mm
A very dark red horizon which fades to navy blue sky with a bright shining moon overhead.
f/22, Exp 21s, ISO-100, 35mm
A very dark red horizon which fades to navy blue sky with a bright shining moon overhead.
f/22, Exp 21s, ISO-100, 35mm
A small sliver of the moon is visible in the darkening sky. A small amount of the orange sky is still visible near the horizon.
f/3.5, Exp 1/50s, ISO-400, 18mm
A small sliver of the moon is visible in the darkening sky. A small amount of the orange sky is still visible near the horizon.
f/3.5, Exp 1/50s, ISO-400, 18mm
