M F 300mm 4.5 ED IF, no filter (lens not listed in DPC choices)
PP, In iPhoto, remove 2 dust bunnies in the sky, copy to Graphic Converter, Sharpen, Resize in 400 to 500 pix steps down to 640 wide, sharpen, lighten slightly, remove extra data files, adjust filesize/quality to upload size,
The sparkle in the foreground comes from wet grass reflecting the sunset. The colors are straight from the camera. We have golden light like this at sunset when there is a tropical weather system west of Florida because the Gulf of Mexico reflects the light up under the clouds.
Here is a crop from the top center. The haze in the background is light rain, which is picking up the sunset colors as well.
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