If you want to get very technical about it, the sun is really the only thing that ever makes anything on Earth beautiful…since nothing would exist without it. 🙂 But in a more artistic sense, these photographs capture our star illuminating our state in a way that can only be described as “dreamy.”
- You can almost feel the warmth of the sun in this picture of Pine Ridge.
Rusty Zephier
- The sun Illuminates a morning storm in York, making it look almost like an explosion.
Gregg Sutton
- The sun illuminates some ethereal early-morning fog.
Cindy Coler Haar
- A nice fall drive is illuminated by a slightly chilly-looking sunset.
flickr/Craig
- A setting sun gives these bare trees second lives in their reflections on the water.
flickr/Brooke
- A golden sun kisses a farm’s ground and equipment.
Casey Mitchell
- Winter ice turns into sparkling tree ornaments in the dazzling sunlight.
flickr/Waring Johnson
- Kids play in the water at Wagon Train Lake as the sun gently sets behind them.
flickr/Jonathan Reyes
- A powerful winter sun pierces through the bare trees in this portrait.
flickr/Brett Brooner
- Spikes of sunlight hit the water at Branched Oak Lake just before a sunset storm.
Joshua Redwine/Redwine Photography
- This campfire at Lake Minatare is no match for the beautiful sunset behind it.
Chris Heywood
- These rays shooting out across the sky look like beacons calling for everyone to look up.
Meagan Mcintosh
- A talented photographer uses a sunset and the Nebraska landscape to create an almost-supernatural scene.
Casey Mitchell
- A nearly-neon sky at sunset.
Eddie Dayz
- An old building wakes up on this hazy morning near St. Mary.
Bob Brammeier
- What we wouldn’t give for a sunset swim in the warm weather at Elwood Reservoir…
Jeff Kokes
- What a gorgeous double sun flare over the Missouri River near Verdel.
Robert Niemier
- The sun sets the sky and water on fire at Yankee Hill Lake.
Casey Mitchell
- The sun spreads its rays across a pastel sky as it sets for the night.
Christine Brady
- An explosive sunset lights up the sky over Norfolk.
flickr/Matt
- An exceptional sunset illuminates the sky rather than the ground near Lorton.
Molly Wagoner Hillman
- Creamy clouds above a lonely road are lit up by a distant sun.
Matt Gress Photography
- Good morning, Scottsbluff!
Lyndsay Larsen
- This picture from Wehrspann Lake is so perfect it looks like a scene from a movie.
Life Exposed Photography by RK Harris
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Rusty Zephier
Gregg Sutton
Cindy Coler Haar
flickr/Craig
flickr/Brooke
Casey Mitchell
flickr/Waring Johnson
flickr/Jonathan Reyes
flickr/Brett Brooner
Joshua Redwine/Redwine Photography
Chris Heywood
Meagan Mcintosh
Eddie Dayz
Bob Brammeier
Jeff Kokes
Robert Niemier
Christine Brady
flickr/Matt
Molly Wagoner Hillman
Matt Gress Photography
Lyndsay Larsen
Life Exposed Photography by RK Harris
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