@Nick_Bessette shared this sunset from Jimmy Fish House looking south toward Sand Key. Want to share your sunset shot too? Email it to jared.leone@patch.com, tag us at @ClearwaterPatch on Twitter or upload directly in our Clearwater Through Your Lens photo gallery. Sign up for the free Clearwater Patch email newsletter to stay connected to your community.

It's not all about sunsets. Dee Bantz shared this shot of the full moon near Pier 60 at Clearwater Beach in the Clearwater Through Your Lens gallery. "So, after sunset, I turned around and WOW!," she wrote in the caption of the photo.  Well said. If you have a sunset pic email them to jared.leone@patch.com, tag us at @ClearwaterPatch on Twitter or upload directly in our Clearwater Through Your Lens photo gallery. Sign up for the free Clearwater Patch email newsletter to stay connected to your community.

Daily crowds gather to watch the sunset near Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach. Thanks Wendy Gilmore for capturing and sharing your vantage of the view. If you have a sunset pic email them to jared.leone@patch.com, tag us at @ClearwaterPatch on Twitter or upload directly in our Clearwater Through Your Lens photo gallery. Sign up for the free Clearwater Patch email newsletter to stay connected to your community.

Thanks Kai Lani for sharing this sunset afterglow taken from the point of Clearwater Beach aboard a catamaran coming in from the Gulf of Mexico. If you have a sunset pic email them to jared.leone@patch.com, tag us at @ClearwaterPatch on Twitter or upload directly in our Clearwater Through Your Lens photo gallery. Sign up for the free Clearwater Patch email newsletter to stay connected to your community.

Thanks to philipp michel reichold for sharing this view of the sunsetting over Sand Key as seen from the parking lot at the end of Jeffords Street in January. There are many ways to share your sunset shots too.  Email them to jared.leone@patch.com, tag us at @ClearwaterPatch on Twitter or upload directly in our Clearwater Through Your Lens photo gallery. Sign up for the free Clearwater Patch email newsletter to stay connected to your community.

Thanks to sunset sharer Mary Gilkey who offered this view of a nearly full moon over the Clearwater Beach Hilton. The image was taken Jan. 26 from the Gilkey condominium window on Island Estates. If you have a sunset shot you would like to share, email it to Jared Leone.

Thanks Ryan Brady for sharing these photos of the sunset near Clearwater Beach. If you have a sunset photo you would like to share with readers feel free to send it to jared.leone@patch.com or tag us at @ClearwaterPatch on Twitter. Sign up for the free Clearwater Patch email newsletter to stay connected to your community.

Thanks Stacie Ginther, of Clearwater, for sharing this image of the sunset with your son Matthew on Clearwater Beach. If you have a sunset photo you would like to share with readers feel free to send it to jared.leone@patch.com or tag us with at @ClearwaterPatch on Twitter.

Charlie the pug waves as another sun sets on Clearwater Beach. Thanks to Samuel Hutkin for sharing this sunset shot. If you have a sunset photo you would like to share with readers feel free to send it to jared.leone@patch.com. 

Nick Akins called it another sunset in paradise.  Enough said.  Clearwater Beach was honored as the Best Beach Town in Florida, according to USA Today poll results released this week. Thanks for sharing another reason why @nexxtnick.  If you have a sunset photo you would like to share with readers feel free to send it to jared.leone@patch.com.  Follow @ClearwaterPatch on Twitter.

The sun slinks beneath the Gulf of Mexico ending one day and starting another. Thanks to Dustin Seney, @ban6er, for sharing this sunset image on Twitter Jan. 16. If you have a sunset photo you would like to share with readers feel free to send it to jared.leone@patch.com.

Thanks Rick Goodrich for sharing this photo of the sunsetting while a sailboat drifts by on the Gulf of Mexico in our Viewfinder gallery. A few other shots Goodrich took were featured in a Sunday Sunset column in September.   If you have a sunset photo you would like to share with readers feel free to send it to jared.leone@patch.com.

A trio of paddle boarders balance on the Gulf of Mexico during the final sunset of 2012. Thanks Bob Clark, who also is a Local Voices blogger, for sharing this sunset shot taken from Indian Rocks Beach Dec. 31. If you have a sunset photo you would like to share send it to Jared Leone.

A dark, brooding cloud formation dumps rain over Clearwater Beach and was selected by vote as Clearwater Patch's top Sunday Sunset for 2012. After weeks of voting, Wayne Cathel's picture of the cloud formation, we titled "Spooky Storm Cloud Sunset" and originally published Oct. 28 was chosen as the top sunset. Cathel, of Belleair Images, also won our Facebook Cover Photo Contest in September. If you have a sunset photo you would like to share with readers feel free to send it to jared.leone@patch.com. *updated 8:32 a.m. Dec. 30, 2012

From storm clouds to the Sandpearl, we have seen a lot of sunsets from many places around Clearwater. Some are taken from the beach, others from atop the roof of the Main Library. Others weeks we even featured the sun rises seen around the city. Regardless of when or where they were taken, check out some of the most popular sunsets published in our Sunday Sunset feature this year, then vote in our poll below to determine which is your favorite. 1. Sunday Sunset: Spooky Storm Cloud Sunset 2. Sunday Sunset: Sandpearl Sunset 3. Sunday Sunset: One Beach, Four Views, Five Minutes 4. Sunday Sunset…

The sun slinks beneath the Gulf of Mexico as seen from the Sheraton Sand Key during a Spring Training trip taken by Clearwater Patch reader DannyZ24. Thanks for sharing this shot in our Pics and Clips gallery. Feel free to add your shots of Clearwater there too. And as always, if you have a sunset photo you would like to share with readers feel free to send it to jared.leone@patch.com.

After escaping refuge in the Sunshine State from the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, Kate Schwarz shared this sunset shot taken near Frenchy's Rockaway Nov. 11. Schwarz was in town from the Jersey Shore visiting her parents Bill and Cathy in Belleair when they went down to Clearwater Beach. "A great trip followed by a beautiful sunset and a reminder to appreciate the little things in life," Schwarz said in an email. Well said. If you have a sunset photo you would like to share with readers feel free to send it to jared.leone@patch.com. Apparent sunset: 5:38 p.m. 

Thanks and congratulations to Wayne Cathel, of Belleair Images, for winning our Facebook Cover Photo Contest in September. Although his picture of the red sun set slinking into the Gulf of Mexico with Pier 60 in the foreground did not win the contest, it is our latest Sunday Sunset. The November Facebook Cover Contest is underway. If you have a great shot of Clearwater make sure to submit and it could be featured all month on the Clearwater Patch Facebook Page (click here to become a fan.) If you have a sunset photo you would like to share with readers feel free to send it to jared.leone@…

Thanks Debby for such a cool shot of the clouds rolling in as the sun sets over Clearwater Beach.  She entered this picture titled "AJ's View" in our Facebook Cover Contest in September. Related coverage: Sunday Sunset: Spooky Storm Cloud Sunset Sunday Sunset: Stevens Sunset Sunday Sunset: After Hours  

Thanks and congratulations to Wayne Cathel, of Belleair Images, for winning our Facebook Cover Photo Contest in September. This picture of an oncoming storm did not win the contest but is our latest Sunday Sunset. The October Facebook Cover Contest is underway. If you have a great shot of Clearwater make sure to submit and it could be featured all month on the Clearwater Patch Facebook Page (click here to become a fan.) If you have a sunset photo you would like to share with readers feel free to send it to jared.leone@patch.com.