I was out and about tonight, taking my wife and boy for a walk, when I noticed the red sun. I don’t know what was in the sky that it was so hazy, but the haze diffused the sun quite nicely. Once our evening was over and the family was home, I took off to see what kind of opportunities this might present photographically. The first shot of note was the one above, the capitol silhouetted against a red sky.

My next stop was the river, where I met a couple of fellow sunset chasers and get some shots of the dramatic red orb reflecting off the mighty Missouri. I just wish I’d had the time to hike down to the shoreline, but sadly that wasn’t the case. This was taken from atop the cliffs at Double Ditch.

Sadly, the same haze that gave the sun its color and definition also prevented anything amazing with the surrounding sky. I watched it reach the horizon and the reflections disappear from the river. I packed it in for the night. Relish these sunsets now, for the winter will bring hazy, dreary skies. It’s already the middle of July…the summer flies, doesn’t it?