Blue Ridge Mountain Sunset x 2

[venchka]

Before and after sunset. Taken 5 minutes and 3 seconds apart during dinner.
Sunalei Preserve High Camp near the summit of Snake Mountain at 5,000' on the North Carolina-Tennessee border. Multiple exposures stitched with Microsoft ICE and edited with Lightroom 3. Canon 1DIII & 70-200/2.8.
Click the small images for a larger version. Thanks for looking.

[Stargazer77517]

Nice, really like the colors in the first.

[venchka]

Thank you.
The post-sunset photo is for me. The 16" long print is the way to view it. I have been looking for that photo since forever. I had envsioned the scene with New Mexico mesas. The Smokies were a perfect alternative. Someday I'll get the western mesas to compliment the eastern mountains.

[wclavey]

Wayne, I like the first one - - right place at the right time... you'll just have to keep waiting for the mesa version!

[venchka]

Thanks Wes. The pseudo-impressionist post sunset is an acquired taste.

[TXForesterII]

The second shot is nice blue hour photo.

[venchka]

Thanks neighbor. Amazing what happens in 5 minutes.