Open Field For Shooting The Sky?

[snoopyhead101]

Lately there's been some gorgeous sunsets and I was wondering if anyone knew of an open field (without houses and power lines and such) that would be a good spot for taking photos of the sunset. Thanks in advance!

[CaptainTom]

There's one about 11 miles west of my house.
go west on my street for 5 miles, turn right at the chevron station, go another 3 miles and cross over a bridge.
another 2 miles and then turn left about a half mile before where the old red barn used to be. It's down that road another half mile on the left.

p.s. they charge a $75 photographers fee.


you're welcome in advance

[Randy Chambers]

That is a good spot and BTW, I got them to discount to $50 by mentioning this forum.

[CaptainTom]

Originally Posted by Randy Chambers

That is a good spot and BTW, I got them to discount to $50 by mentioning this forum.

So YOU were the guy !
I'm supposed to get a cut of the fee, but one guy got discounted my cut.

[ka5txl]

Try Flag Pole Hill (Northwest Highway & Buckner)

[Debbi]

You guys are soooooooooo helpful! LOL! Judy, lakes are generally a good choice for sunsets. Position yourself on the east side of the lake and shoot west. You get the sunset without all the manmade stuff and reflections as a bonus.

[ka5txl]

Originally Posted by Debbi

You guys are soooooooooo helpful! LOL! Judy, lakes are generally a good choice for sunsets. Position yourself on the east side of the lake and shoot west. You get the sunset without all the manmade stuff and reflections as a bonus.

Here is an example from white rock lake

[snoopyhead101]

Thank you for the lake suggestion. I've been out to White Rock Lake but what I didn't like about it was that you could still see the buildings in the background. I was hoping for a spot where I could take photos of just the sky without buildings. I know I could photoshop them out but I don't like altering photos too much. I guess that's the problem with living in the city. There's buildings everywhere!

[toverman]

Go west, Judy! How far depends on how interested you are in getting a good shot. The entire year I lived in Lubbock, I marveled at how gigantic and beautiful the sky is out there (when it wasn't raining mud). You don't have to go that far, but west of the Metroplex the terrain gets flat. Go out far enough and you can experiment with open sky and silhouettes of the wind farms.

[snoopyhead101]

Originally Posted by toverman

Go west, Judy! How far depends on how interested you are in getting a good shot. The entire year I lived in Lubbock, I marveled at how gigantic and beautiful the sky is out there (when it wasn't raining mud). You don't have to go that far, but west of the Metroplex the terrain gets flat. Go out far enough and you can experiment with open sky and silhouettes of the wind farms.

Do you happen to have a location or something I can put into my GPS? My car is a gas guzzler (everything's bigger in Texas) and just hoping into my car and driving west seems kind of insane. I mean I'd probably just keep driving and never stop. I thought the entire state of Texas was flat!

[Debbi]

You can also try different lakes. There's a ton of them around the metroplex. Even though I live in the country, I still find it difficult to take skyline pics without buildings. The problem is that most of the land in Texas is privately owned so even if you find "wide open spaces", chances are it's private property. But if you want a road trip, once you get west of Jacksboro you can find lots of spots with nothing but the road and pastures. I know that when we went to the deer lease in Haskell, a town was only about every 10 miles and lots of open land in between. Once you got onto 380, it really got desolate. Good luck.

[toverman]

Originally Posted by snoopyhead101

Do you happen to have a location or something I can put into my GPS? My car is a gas guzzler (everything's bigger in Texas) and just hoping into my car and driving west seems kind of insane. I mean I'd probably just keep driving and never stop. I thought the entire state of Texas was flat!

The state is so big, there are no absolutes here. I'm sure somewhere outside of Dallas-Fort Worth there are a group of Texas women with flat hair. I have yet to meet them.

I was thinking of Abilene. Or Sweetwater. Then head north toward Lubbock. Lots of flat, some farmland, lots of big sky. That's not a short trip for a gas guzzler, and the places to fill up become fewer and far between.