Thursday, July 31, 2008

SkyWatch: Shooting Backward




Eastern Sky at Sunset

A hot humid evening following a thunder shower produced the atmospheric conditions that made this image possible. Soon after the sunset the eastern sky acquired a beautiful muted glow combining blues and reds with many shades between the two extremes.

Don’t forget to check the eastern sky during a spectacular sunset, on occasion it will equal or surpass the main event.

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28 comments:

  1. It looks like the rays are reaching out to you. That is truly lovely, Salty!

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  2. Moody pink rays seem to burst from the mounatin top! lovely!

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  3. Pretty in pink with a blue overlay. Lovely.

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  4. Now, THAT, is great post-sunset color and Alpenglow to boot! I'll bet the scene was just awesome. Very nice photo. That's been my experience with alpenglow as well--more pastel and muted colors, but beautiful none the less.

    I need your help, Salty. I'm having a "Name the Newt" contest on my web site for the opportunity to win my September Print of the Month.

    I have a post about it on my blog here.

    I'd appreciate your getting the word out since I'd like to see a blogger win (but I'm not even a judge in my own contest...)

    Thanks, Jim

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  5. What a lovely sunset. I was thinking I should check the sky tonight; the next I knew, it was pitch black outside. Thank goodness for folks like you, who capture the beauty!

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  6. Great catch for skywatch!! Mine’s up too hope you can drop by. Happy weekend!

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  7. Very nice photo, Salty. We had something like that happen here yesterday. I got some photos of factories which stunned me. They are nice.

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  8. Your sunset is beautiful - it seems like no 2 sunsets are a like.

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  9. Very subtle -- love it...
    Hope you are enjoying a fine Sky Watch Friday...
    Best regards, Don.

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  10. That`s a beautiful photo,wonderful colours!

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  11. Gorgeous colors! Those rays are stellar.

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  12. Great Photo! Excellent colors. Happy SWF!

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  13. Just love that pink sky Salty

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  14. this scenery looks very familiary to me. I used to live in southcentral PA too, maybe we were neighbors! LOL

    all I can say is beautiful! beautiful! beautiful!

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  15. Lovely! It pays to turn around. Nice Sky Watch.

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  16. Hello stranger... ha!.. great picture and great advise.. this happened on Wenesday evening just past.. the sunset was very good but turning round was a better shot and better colouring....

    I'm doing the rounds now for Sky Watch but I will be back to catch up on all your posts.. I have missed out on a eck of a lot of my blog buddies sites but WILL be catching up this next week.

    Tom

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  17. Hi. My dog Reba and I both love your photo! The delicate, pastel colors are gorgeous!

    We have both posted our 1st SWF posts. You will find them here:

    Alice at: I Was Born2Cree8
    My 1st SWF post is here: Sky Watch Friday

    Reba’s dog blog: Reba’s Run
    Reba’s 1st SWF post here: Sky Watch Friday

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  18. A stunning sky~watch capture Salty!
    Beautiful hued sky!
    Have a great week!
    And, Happy sky~watching!
    Cat

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  19. Storms have such a way of leaving beautiful skies in their wakes. Nice photo.

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  20. Oh, what a lovely scene! And, good advice about looking eastward at sunset time.

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