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Renee and I were talking about how much we loved our location earlier in the day. One benefit, as we see it, is that we have a perfect view of the sunset throughout essentially the entire year.

Renee pointed out that “sometimes it’s hidden behind those buildings, though.”

True.

But even during the few months where that’s true, we get to see St. Pete Beach-henge, as the sun splits the uprights of the condos on the north end of Upham Beach. Obstructed a bit, sure, but cool nonetheless.

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photo posted by matt in Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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We had a thunderstorm roll in just as we were eating dinner. Heavy cloud cover and rain made it look like the sunset would be washed out. Then the rain stopped just in time and the clouds broke to reveal a real beauty.

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photo posted by matt in Monday, July 31, 2023

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I added the camera to the Raspberry Pi today and got the script to the point where it's adding commands for snapping the sunset pic and pics for six deviation times (-30 minutes, -10, -5, +5, +10, and +30) to the crontab. I actually finished it right before the -30 time for tonight's sunset, so I hastily strapped the camera to the outside of the Pi with a rubber band, put it on a little tripod, and pointed it out the window. An hour later, I logged in and was pleased to see seven jpg files right where I expected them.

My aim wasn't bad, but the camera clearly focused on the screen in the window. I'll work on that.

Here's the -30 pic for tonight, taken at 8:42, 30 minutes before the sunset time of 9:12. You can see the sun as a pinpoint of orange light through the trees in the bottom left.

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photo posted by matt in Tuesday, July 4, 2023

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I could not be more proud of Jake. He's kind, compassionate, smart, thoughtful, generous, and considerate. And, at 18, he's got big dreams...and the skills and plans to make them happen. Keep moving it forward, Jake.

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photo posted by matt in Monday, April 3, 2023

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A bird stands on a rock wall as the sun sets over the Gulf of Mexico as viewed from Upham Beach in St. Pete Beach, Florida. (Matt Buchanan/Upham Beach, St. Pete Beach, Florida)

We caught an absolutely beautiful sunset this evening after a brief storm rolled over the beach and out to the Gulf.

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photo posted by matt in Monday, August 8, 2022

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The sun sets over the Gulf of Mexico as viewed from Upham Beach in St. Pete Beach, Florida. (Matt Buchanan/St. Pete Beach, Florida)

A few more clouds would have made for more interesting skies after the sun sank below the horizon, but this sunset was damn near perfect.

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photo posted by matt in Monday, August 1, 2022

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I love this photo of Jake and Renee. Casual, unposed, and perfect light. We've walked this beach so many times, watched so many sunsets here, but, still, it never gets old.

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photo posted by matt in Monday, August 1, 2022

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Well, this is probably the strangest sunset photo I've ever taken. We had a traffic incident happen on the street outside our balcony tonight. It seemed like a bit of road rage when it happened, but I actually think it was an accident. Coincidentally, we got our patio cam back online this afternoon and caught the entire thing on video.

The guy on the right in the orange ball cap ran over the island in the middle and hit the white car. His tire had ran up on the island as he approached the end of the street; he overcorrected in response and then shot over the island to avoid a car in front of him, hitting the parked white car. Crazy sequence of events. Luckily no one was hurt (including a pedestrian who was walking right for the white car and, had it happened 10 seconds later, might have been directly in the path of the oncoming car).

Meanwhile, the sun did its thing, in somewhat spectacular fashion.

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photo posted by matt in Saturday, March 27, 2021

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Great sunset on St. Pete Beach tonight, but the sky reminds me of Missile Command a bit. Looking at this photo I feel like the hotel on the right is my last base and it's about to go under!

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photo posted by matt in Friday, March 26, 2021

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The sky even had just enough cloud cover to provide beautiful colors after the sun had set...and the river was calm enough to give a killer reflection.

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photo posted by matt in Wednesday, November 18, 2020

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It was crazy windy tonight but I decided to take a quick trip over to the river for the sunset. It was really cloudy, but the sun managed to poke through for a bit.

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photo posted by matt in Sunday, November 15, 2020

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Two fishermen are silhouetted against the sunset as they cast their lines into the Gulf of Mexico on Upham Beach in St. Pete Beach, Florida. (Matt Buchanan/St. Pete Beach, FL)

I watched these two fishermen cast their lines into the Gulf of Mexico several times while catching the sunset one evening. After the sun had slipped beyond the watery horizon, I heard one say to the other "this is our last chance."

Then I took this silhouette shot.

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photo posted by matt in Saturday, July 30, 2011