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Bandon, Oregon Sunset

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Bandon, Oregon Sunset

Just got back from a relaxing & memorable family vacation! We went to the Oregon Coast area. The 1st stop was Bandon. We had visited the area about 10 years ago and just loved it! So this vacation we decided to start our trip there. We drove 13 hours from home to Bandon on the 1st day.We stayed at a wonderful hotel overlooking this scene.

Most of the day was cloudy & overcast. I decided to call it an early evening. I prepared all my gear for an early morning sunrise shoot. I got my clothes out, gear ready & was laying in bed reading a book when my husband made the comment, "Wow! Look at those pink clouds outside!" When I heard that I looked out the window of the hotel & immediately flew out of bed, threw on my clothes, grabbed my camera gear & ran out the door. I literally ran all the way to the edge of the cliff to capture this amazing image. Now if you know me, I am definitely not an athletic person. I am more prone to clumsiness. I just kept saying to myself, "Don't fall down!" Needless to say, I did not fall & was able to make it safely to the edge of the cliff.

As I was running which was at least a block, I was thinking to myself, "Ok, what do you need to do to your camera to capture this?" So, I dialed in the settings, extended the legs of my tripod. I knew that my time was running out with the light, so I quickly went to work capturing this scene. I was able to click off a few images before that pink light disappeared. I should have never taken for granted that just because it was a cloudy day, there would not be a sunset. You never know what will happen, so you need to be prepared & ready for whatever there is out there in front of you!!! Yes, this is exactly how it looked that beautiful night!