Dramatic Sunset in the Australian Bush (Outback)
Sky Watch Friday
You probably haven't noticed, but there's something different about today's
Sky Watch Friday Sunset. This post has been published automatically by blogger. Last week
blogger got a new feature enabling you to schedule posts to be published automatically at a later date, and so I am taking advantage of this new functionality today. This Friday, I haven't actually got on the computer at all. I prepared the
sunset photo and post on Thursday, and it has been automatically published for you today. Now, I know this is old stuff for you
Wordpress users, but for anyone using
Blogger, this is a very handy new tool. Has anyone else used it yet?
This
sunset is very "dramatic" - the
multi-layered clouds and irregular tint give the photo a tense composition. I took this photo at the same time as
this other sunset, but you wouldn't be able to tell just by looking at the photos. In one minute, which is the time difference between the two photos, the
clouds changed position completely. That's one of the great aspects of a
sunset - you'll never get bored watching one!
This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
Here's a relatively unique photo for my first Sky Watch Friday back again. Looking at this I just imagine the snake slithering along the path, looking up into the early morning sun....
Here's another sunset taken at the Indooroopilly golf club. I particularly like the "peach" colour of the sky here - this picture is the type which I like for a desktop background. How do you like the colours in this picture? Too soft for your taste, or just right?
We're really into Winter here in Australia. The sun isn't rising now until about 6:20am, which means that I'll often get up when it's still dark. This is great for capturing sunrises, although it's not too conducive to getting out of bed!
I know, you've probably heard that title too many times already. It's one of the most under-rated and over-quoted verses in history. But I couldn't think of a better title for this picture, which was taken late one stormy night. The trees are back-lit by a flash of lightning, fading out as it reaches the top of the picture to reveal the dark storm clouds.
You've all seen these trees before. You've even seen these trees with the moon. But have you seen them at this angle before?
I was at a baptism in Brisbane this week, and the service ended with refreshments available at the Indooroopilly Golf Club. It was late afternoon by the time we arrived, and in the "Jacaranda room" I had an excellent view out to the west, where the sun was setting over the golf links. Somewhat surprisingly, the best framing I could find for the sunset was to zoom right in to 300mm, excluding the golf links entirely and silhouetting the mountains in the distance.
The photo above was taken at about 4:30pm, before the sun began to set properly. I was walking through a doorway, and caught a glimpse of the mountains through the leaves of this plant. So, out came the camera for a quick shot! The leaves give an interesting tilt to the image, framing the mountains and drawing your eye along a diagonal path.
