Here's my formula for getting good ones.
A nice warm day with clouds.
A comfortable chair.
A good pair of sunglasses.
At least one, but maybe as many as 3, cold beer.
Any camera set to one of the automatic modes (Aperture is my favorite).
This is one of the few times that you actually want your camera to be fooled. There are always rich colors in a sunset that aren't seen by the naked eye. And you want anything that isn't lit by the setting sun to be a black shadow (so no flash).
Find a scene that appeals to you, point your chair directly into the sun, lower your sunglasses, open one of your cold beers and snap away at regular intervals, checking your view screen to see what you get.
Things will happen fast, especially as the sun nears the horizon.... so don't get to mellow, at least until it's dark.
I use this formula on every trip. And ..... have always gotten good sunset pixtures and occasionally some great ones.
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