Color photo. The setting sun, partially obscured by clouds, just above a range of mountains. At the bottom of the frame is a body of water, upon which is a lane of reflected sunlight. Above the setting sun, the sky is full of dark clouds, except for a patch of pale blue sky.

Compared to the last few years, smoke season has been relatively light in Seattle for 2024. As usual the smoke makes for dramatic sunsets, and I got out to capture some of that on Saturday.

Gear: Nikon Z7 II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S, Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG

Color photo. Two people stand next to each other on a rocky beach. The sky is filled with clouds. The sun glows behind the clouds, and prominent rays shine through the gaps.
Color photo. A thin strip of water is visible at the bottom of the frame. In it, sitting in an even thinner strip of brilliantly sunlit water is a boat, it's red sail glowing in the sun. Beyond the boat is a dark tree-covered shore. Above, the sky is full of clouds, through with rays of light emerge.
Color photo. Four people in swim suits are walking into the water from a rocky beach. Across the water is a dark tree-covered shore. The sky is full of clouds, from which sunrays are projecting.
Color photo. In silhouette, a walkway, enclosed in chain-link, leads from the left of the frame to the center, where a stairway leads downward to the left, going toward the water. Silhouetted trees are in the right foreground. The sky is full of clouds, barely hiding the sun. Sunrays escape through the gaps in the clouds.
Color photo. Closeup of the sun, partially obscured by bands of dark cloud. Above and below the sun, clouds are brilliantly lit. Everything is in shades of orange.
Color photo. The setting sun, partially obscured by clouds, just above a range of mountains. At the bottom of the frame is a body of water, upon which is a lane of reflected sunlight. Above the setting sun, the sky is full of dark clouds, except for a patch of pale blue sky.
Color photo. The setting sun, in brilliant orange, is in the upper left of the frame. Clouds cross it at the bottom. Below the sun, barely visible due to haze, is a range of mountains. The bottom two thirds of the photo is water, upon which is a lane of reflected sunlight. In that lane is a boat, moving to the left. In the bottom right is a sailboat.
Color photo. Closeup of the setting sun, a dull red orb, as it sinks behind a mountain. The mountain is hidden by haze, only it's peak visible in front of the sun. Below, mostly hidden by haze, is a tree-covered mountain range. A thin strip of water is at the bottom of the frame.