bowtie` Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 Pre-sunset this evening... Post-sunset with a nice cloud shadow lurking on the right side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 Best dynamics from this evening... The max red was due south this evening. I slewed the camera in that general direction. Kind of surprised traffic on the interstate cooperated and gave me a break to get this image in. That almost never times out right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 When I got to the pond this evening with the 16-35mm... There was a small, quick splash of color post sunset. With the 16-35mm... As the color was fading away, With the 100mm... Just as an aside, looking at the visual satellite, I can not see how that splash of color happened. Was that little sucker hole in eastern Iowa the trigger? Good thing I did not look at the computer before hand. I would have never been out there if I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 Another evening that tries the patience. Pre-sunset... Then the clouds rolled in again. Will the rest be a washout? Nice design though... And sometimes if you wait long enough, the clouds will erode... Bonus fading color... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 An extremely colorful evening at the pond tonight. The post-sunset begins... The greatest dynamics happened here. I like the orange to the white clouds in the middle and back to orange again. Only to repeat it again in the reflection... To show your the greatest extent of color, this is at 16mm and it sort of chops the ends off a little bit. Color everywhere... As usual, when the colors fade into the distance they get a little funky. Groovy man.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 While last night was all brash and in your face, this evening was laid back and subtle. Looking East north east when I got to the pond... Right after local sunset... The last of the color as it fades away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 I almost did not make the trip to the pond. I looked at the visual satellite first and was unsure. Who am I kidding? I was going to be out there regardless. What it looked like when I got out there... As the color started in earnest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 Some nice color this evening. The extent of the clouds... The best dynamics... The best of the red flash that was more a purple flash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Best cloud was to the east this evening... The view to the west. Not much happening there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 Another amazing night out at the pond. Starting off around local sunset... The orange flash was all close to the horizon... The red flash was worth the price of admission. One of those, "Woah!" moments. The crepuscular rays ( or cloud shadows ) from over the horizon were spectacular. The Great Father in the Sky outdid himself this evening. Salute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 After the greatness of last night, this is only going to disappoint. But the good news is that fishermen forced me to a new spot at the pond. The new perspective was refreshing. Still like the old spot better though. White clouds... Orange clouds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 I reined myself in this evening and did not go out to the pond this evening. Does not mean I did not take cloud pics though. I still took some from my front yard. Only color, light straw yellow, was way in the distance. With the 100mm... A larger hole opened up just before the last of the light faded. With the 16-35mm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Was back at the pond this evening. When I got there... Gorgeous night... It really was something to see this evening... Ending the night with a rocket engine blast off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 You would think that with an upper low directly overhead that there should not be much of a sunset. Glad I made the trip out there though. It was worth it. Looking east when I got there... Back to the west, with the 100mm. I like all the layers of clouds... Probably the best dynamics of the evening... The red flash was a little over the top and kind of out there toward the horizon. So it took quite a bit of cropping but I still like it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 I went to the pond but never went down to the water. The view to the west was sub-par. At least some of the other directions tried to be interesting. Looking east-north-east. Textured ceiling above the firehouse... Looking south-west... Looking south. Just a slight smidge of red... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Another fun night at the pond. When I got there, vertically... When I got there, horizontally... Local sunset... Best post sunset dynamics... The new Billboard graphics work well with the post sunset colors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Bonus image from last night. Some fireworks with the last, last dregs of color in the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 Tonight at the pond. The yellow... The orange... And the red... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Looking east when I got to the pond was very photogenic this evening... I went out this evening hoping for a halo or sundogs with the blow off tops from the stuff in Illinois. A faint halo was the best I could do. By hitting the contrast and saturation hard I was able to make it stand out a little bit... As the low level moisture started working back into the area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 Kind of a plain vanilla sunset this evening. When I got there... When the Sun was disappearing for the day... About the best the post sunset color was going to get... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Only two images tonight. I should have just picked one but I decided to let you see how much the light can change in just seven minutes and thirteen seconds. Local sunset... Post sunset... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 These are from last night. There was a thin tenuous layer of cirrus way up in the atmosphere. Stayed white while the lower atmosphere went orange with the sunset. Looked real striking. Hope I could reproduce properly. Local sunset... Here is post sunset at 16mm with the top and bottom cropped rather severely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Did not go out to the pond this evening. Figured the convection to my west would put a damper on any sunset color. Guessed right. But I did stop mowing the grass to take this from the front yard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 Back at the pond this evening. Local sunset... Beginning of post sunset color... End of post sunset color... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 With the afternoon convection moving from the south east towards the north west and falling apart overhead, I thought this evening might be colorful with the west being open of clouds. What I started with pre-sunset... Here comes the post sunset color. Nature's fireworks are the best. The yellow... The orange... And the reds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 While waiting on the fireworks I kept an eye on the sky last night. Looking east... Looking west... This was way past sunset and the clouds had to be illuminated with reflected light. Backscatter light looks real cool but lasts only a moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Just enough moisture in the atmosphere to make the sunset interesting. Pre-sunset... The post sunset color starts... Here comes the red from the east... Red in the western sky... Stick an arrow in it. The sunset is over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 Not much in the way of clouds. But enough to make an effort. I got to set up looking due south this evening. Fortunately the fishermen took the night off and I was able to use the north side of the pond... What little of the red that I had this evening... Just to show you why I was not looking west like I normally an doing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 With a system of garden variety storms moving through north to south late afternoon/early evening, I thought there was a good chance of some good color to the sunset. When I got to the pond there was close to a halo. More like two disconnected arcs but it still looked cool... Post sunset color begins... Red moving into the area... The reds exiting the area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Some cirrus made for a nice sunset this evening. Local sunset... Post sunset color getting started... The extent and expanse of the orange... The reds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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