Birmingham sunset from 18,000 feet

Looking out the window tonight on my Southwest flight I watched this beautiful Birmingham sunset from 18,000 feet. Since the window was pretty scratched and dirty, I had to exercise some added caution to make sure that my cellphone didn’t focus on the window’s imperfections instead of the distant sun.

Birmingham sunset from 18,000 feet
The bright glare of the sun highlighted some of the window’s imperfections which was minimized with small amount of softening. Larry Shapiro photo

I made a few small spot touchups to remove some excess glare and reflections. Then white neutralizer filter to cool the images down slightly, and finally some mild softening for the dirt and scratches off the window that were visible.

Birmingham sunset from 18,000 feet

once the sun began to drop below the horizon line, it disappeared quickly. Larry Shapiro photo