Where was this taken?

About 4 days ago. The sunsets here are spectacular (in case that wasn't clear!).

I've been taking quite a few Sunrise and Sunset shots myself. Driving mostly along the I-10 corridor and in the Southeast, but have quite a few now. I just got to get them onto Photobucket and put up a thread.

The composition with the wine glass is stunning.


Here's one of mine. Taken with an iPhone through the windshield of a semi!!



That was taken in LA, on I-10

And seeing how much was left in the glass, I don't think the composition was deliberate

Whatever the story behind it, that was still one hell of a photo.

That is gorgeous indeed!

Your daughter has a great eye.

Congrats!



Hey, do call when you get a chance, OK?

We are up and about. Countdown is running!

kudos to your daughter's eye.
Apple does not fall far from the tree and etc, right?

Looks like "the last of the summer wine" was perfectly captured.

The last of the summer wine was consumed (by her) and all that remained to be captured was the glass.

... is meant to be consumed - with sheer abandon. Because once the season is gone, all that's left to be savoured is the memory of a fading summer sunset captured in a glass.

The last of the summer wine isn't consumed until the first snowflakes fall.

But I'll tell you what--if she can make photos like that on a regular basis, no matter WHAT the occasion or the cause, she's in the wrong line of work!

Every drink I consume between June and September is the last of the winter wine, and is raised in a toast to the fact that one more summer day is over, and the promise of first snowflakes falling is that much closer to being a reality.

But for those who embrace the heat and the way it warms the blood, summer's passing is a sad affair - perfectly captured in this photo.

Your daughter is young and doing what young girls do. And you, dad, worry too much.

We tried to raise our girls to always think for themselves, fend for themselves, and support themselves, with the understanding that of course we're still there for them if they need us--and above all be realistic. We like to think we've succeeded on all counts.

They are very different in temperament and personality. The elder one went into the fashion field despite the harsh competition because it's what she wanted to do. She makes what would be decent money in other parts of the country, but since she lives in Manhattan, she only scrapes by. But she's where she wants to be doing what she wants to do, and she loves it. She has a very strong work ethic, and her employer, notorious for employee turnover, has noticed it, and has promoted her several times.

The younger one is one of the tops in her field in Europe (resident of Germany), and at age 31 now makes more than I do. She invites her older sister to trips with her all over the world on those rare occasions when they are both free, and there is no shame or jealousy. The one in New York envies her younger sister for her huge salary and her 6 weeks paid vacation. The one in Frankfurt envies her older sister for being able to live and work in Manhattan.

I mean, that's how it's supposed be, isn't it?

... have their heads on straight.

I attended fashion design school in NYC in 1966-68. After graduation, I tried to find a job in the field, but - as you say - the competition is fierce. I started school with the idea of being a designer, but later decided to be a pattern-maker. It was not a "glamourous" job by any means, but it was a skill I'd discovered I had an aptitude for, and found quite interesting.

After graduation, I met with several employment agencies that placed people in the industry, but was met with "if you work as a receptionist for six-to-ten years at a fashion house, you might get a shot at a job in the pattern-making department."

Being young and impatient, I realized that this was NOT how I wanted to break into the industry. I just didn't want it "that bad" - which meant I wasn't right for it. You have to really "want it" to work your way up. So kudos to your daughter who stuck it out, despite the competitive market.

I wound up starting my own small business designing and making stage clothes for bands in the late 60s/early 70s, when musicians wanted to out-do each other with unique outfits. From there, I started designing album covers and band logos - which is how I met my first husband, who was a well-known record producer who had seen my work, and hired me to do some album covers for his own label.

From there, my fashion career turned into a career in the music biz, and eventually as a writer for a music business magazine. Eventually, I started a music consulting firm with an entertainment lawyer - and realized that the law was much more fascinating to me than the music biz. So I wound up becoming a court reporter.

Funny how life can lead us to where we were meant to be - whether it was our original ambition or not.

Making less-than-great money doing what you WANT to do while living in the most exciting city in the world? It's not for everyone - but it sounds good to me.

Last year only one flower bloomed, this year about half a dozen. Not a good photo, but I like how the sunset is visible on one side and it's dark on the other.

... where there's ocean to the West. Lovely shot.

-- Mal

But the Outer Cape and Islands, parts of Long Island and Rhode Island, the Chesapeake and the west coast of Florida all have over-water sunsets to some degree.

The "Cape Cod Light," as depicted by Edward Hopper, is a very real phenomenon, and is still like nothing we have seen elsewhere. After over 30 years in a row of making the trip from Europe, it still keeps drawing us back every year like a flame luring the moth.

The glass is the perfect touch and gives the entire composition a crystalline sparkle. It captures the moment and makes you think of that capture.

Without the glass the photo would be another beautiful sunset among thousands. With the glass it is one of a kind.