A Prairie Sunset – In Photos
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Words by Dalene Heck / Photography by Pete Heck
Shot gold, maroon and violet, dazzling silver, emerald, fawn,
The earth’s whole amplitude and Nature’s multiform power consign’d for once to colors;
The light, the general air possess’d by them–colors till now unknown,
No limit, confine–not the Western sky alone–the high meridian–
North, South, all,
Pure luminous color fighting the silent shadows to the last.
-Walt Whitman (1819-1892) – from the poem “A Prairie Sunset”
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There are no words beautiful enough to describe a sunset.
I grew up in Seattle and from our house we could see the Olympic mountain range and Puget Sound. We had a perfect setting for sunsets. Now that I’m in Portland and not living in a part of town where you can see the sun set, I really miss it. The sunrise can be beautiful, but there’s just something special about the sunset.
What an AMAZING setting that would have been. I would miss that too!
Wow wow WOW! Those colors!!
I especially love the fourth one, and the one with the dock. But they’re all so purdy!
Thanks Amanda – and these are just the ones we photographed – others we just sat and enjoyed. So many amazing sunsets!
Your photos and Whitman’s poem go together beautifully. I want to pick a favorite here, too — 4th one down. Awesome.
Thanks Cathy – we knew that any words we wrote would pale in comparison. So glad we found that poem!
These are gorgeous. You missed a doozy in Lethbridge this morning!
There was another GORGEOUS sunset on our drive home from Banff, would have loved to stop and take some snaps if we weren’t in such a hurry!
What an absolute gorgeous set of captures!!! And the poem at the start of the post absolutely sets the mood for this wonderful post.
Thanks Arti! 🙂
This sounds really silly, but I didn’t even realise prairies still existed! For some reason I thought they were from the 1800s or whenever Little House on the Prairie was set!
I’m a doofus, I know.
I love the photos. And now I think I need to see a prairie for myself. 🙂
Haha! Where did you think all that wheat and stuff comes from? You’ve just totally discounted the entire province of Saskatchewan. 🙂
Beautiful photos. I don’t love everything about Alberta, but I always love the sunsets.
Me too, Alouise. I had forgotten how beautiful they really are.
Wow, you don’t have to go to Santorini for golden sunsets after all! Look at those colors setting the sky ablaze!
We’ve got a few tricks up our sleeve in Canada! 🙂
All are amazing photos, but I especially love the one with the pier and the photo taken through the blades of wheat. I pinned both.
Hey – thanks so much Ted! Those are my two favourites as well.
Sunsets always make me go ah. Number five is my favourite
We’ve had some doozies while we’ve been here. Pete needs to walk around with the camera permanently around his neck.
Love the shot of the pier and the wheatfield in particular. I can shoot wheatfields all day 😉
My faves too! You need a trip to Saskatchewan for some serious wheat field action.
These are simply beautiful and leave me in awe. We’re from such a lovely country! I can’t wait to get back to Canada next month, although Toronto is not quite this pretty. 😉
We definitely do have a gorgeous country! There are beautiful places *around* Toronto! 🙂
Ha ha, yes … around but not in. 😉
Sometimes I wonder how in the world you can take so beautiful photos.
Thanks! 🙂
These photos are so stunning, I love sunset shots. The one with the Jetty would have to be my favourite
Thanks Adela!
Gorgeous photos! I love sunsets, and these are some really amazing ones!
Mmm sunsets. So many different colors based on essentially a simple act of sunlight through air and clouds.
Nice! The fourth one is my favorite 🙂
Stumbled upon this page and all I can say is “Wow”. Photo #5 is my favourite. That golden hour always produces beautiful photos and you chose a great spot to take them.
Thanks so much Margaret!