{"id":28304,"date":"2015-09-17T05:45:39","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T11:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=28304"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:26:49","slug":"crepuscular-rays-and-watercolor-skies-at-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/09\/17\/crepuscular-rays-and-watercolor-skies-at-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Crepuscular Rays and Watercolor Skies at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SunsetSunset and watercolor skies at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge – Nikon D300, handheld, f5.6, 1\/125, ISO 400, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 18mm, natural light
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My focus is usually birds and animals but as many of you know I also can’t resist taking images of the beautiful views I see such as these two views of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge last week. On the 9th of September there were clouds to the east as the sun began to set. The colors and shapes of the clouds reminded me of a watercolor painting while the marsh and the Lower Lake anchored me to the earth.<\/p>\n

\"SunriseSunrise and Crepuscular Rays at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge – Nikon D300, handheld, f5.6, 1\/800, ISO 400, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 26mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

On the way out of the Lower Lake campgrounds at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge crepuscular rays were plainly visible above the rising sun as it emerged from behind the mountains to the east on the morning of September 13th. This was my last view on my last day at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and as usual I always find it hard to say goodbye to a place that brings me joy and peace.<\/p>\n

Finding refuge in a refuge.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Red Rock Lakes NWR photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My focus is usually birds and animals but as many of you know I also can’t resist taking images of the beautiful views I see such as these two views of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge last week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1513,223,12,608],"tags":[4101,4634,5178,4094,4069,4092,4190,3993,5434,3996,4095],"class_list":["post-28304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beaverhead-county-montana","category-centennial-valley","category-montana","category-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge","tag-clouds","tag-crepuscular-rays","tag-lake","tag-marsh","tag-mountains","tag-refuge","tag-sunrise","tag-sunset","tag-valley","tag-water","tag-wetlands"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t