Azalea Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger.

The sun was a fiery orange ball setting in a North California sky hazy from forest fires. I ran out with 400mm of telephoto (600mm in 35mm terms) and focused on plants in the foreground to take advantage of the dramatic solar appearance.

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[Both images: Nikon D300, 70-200mm VR zoom lens at 200mm, TC-20E 2X teleconverter, 1/320 of a second at f/7.1 and ISO 320, hand held with vibration reduction turned on.]