Merced National Wildlife Refuge Sunset

            My whole purpose on this trip was to get a great sunset from the Merced NWR.  Well, it didn't go exactly as planned.  Mother Nature had other ideas with this night and she brought in a storm.  It sprinkled on me while I was taking this picture, but later the rain really came down.  Instead of amazing colors at sunset, I got an amazing sky to work with.

You can stay here until 30 minutes after sunset and then they close the gate that allows access to the area.  I stayed until a few minutes after the sun set hoping for more color in the sky, but I never got it.  I quickly packed up everything and made it out of the gate before they shut it.  This was the best effort of the night facing the West.  I posted another sunset pic from this day facing East that has better color.

Taken in: United States / California / Congressional District 16 (show map)

Taken on: March 22, 2024

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Camera: Nikon D500, f/14.0, 1/20 sec, 13mm (=19mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D500
Lens:	12.0-24.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.05 sec (1/20)
Focal Length:	13mm (35mm equivalent: 19mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.2 (Windows)
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