Thursday, July 22, 2010

Red Sun, Layered Clouds/ Sky Watch

Seen from Woodbine Avenue, East Gwillimbury, Ontario

It was an overcast evening and I did NOT expect to see a sunset at all as we drove home from Newmarket.  But for a few moments the setting sun slipped beneath some clouds and red, orange and yellow light sneaked through where the clouds were thin.

  To see tons of gorgeous skies from around the world, visit the Sky Watch Website and click on the tumbnail photos: http://skyley.blogspot.com

73 comments:

  1. You were obviously in the right place at the right time. Great sky photo.

    Darla

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  2. Good thing you had your camera, it would be a shame to have missed this one.

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  3. Wonderful surprise. Beautiful evening sky.

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  4. That's a good timing to be on that place. It's a beautiful and colorful layered sunset. Very nice photo.

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  5. Oh, that is sooo cool. I love it when the sun slices through the clouds...and you get the best reddish glow!

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  6. Excellent EG. I like it when one can catch the sun as a fireball slip-sliding through the overcast. MB

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  7. This is such a wonderful shot. I am so glad you had your camera along with you!

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  8. And this is so beautiful. The surroundings looks very quite and peaceful, just an awesome scenery. ^_^

    SWF~Half moon

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  9. What a gorgeous way to end the day! And a superb photo! Love the dramatic colors! Isn't it wonderful to be able to capture shots like this? Hope you have a wonderful weekend with lots of lovely skies!

    Sylvia

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  10. That is a stunning and peaceful scene.

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  11. Your skyline is simply wonderful!
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    Elisa

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  12. This picture just shows how important it is to be prepared. Beautiful!

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  13. Lovely sky and a welcome surprise. I like how you included the marker on the right. That turns it from just another sunset into a nice photo.

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  14. What a wonderful and unexpected sunset.

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  15. This is lovely. I love surprises and having camera at the ready.

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  16. there's always so much peace and serenity in a sunset..what a beauty!

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  17. WOW!!..breathtaking view.
    Have a great weekend!!

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  18. the many surprises we get while skywatching.

    good thing you had your camera handy.

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  19. Sometimes you have to wait for the magic. So glad you did, this is a stunning sunset.

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  20. This is a very beautiful shot. The sinking sun flirting with the clouds.

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  21. Looks like a mirage in the distance... How cool!

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  22. What a gorgeous sunsset! The colours are so lovely!
    have a great weekend!

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  23. Copacetic moments, - a lovely capture.

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  24. Copacetic moments, - a lovely capture.

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  25. So beautiful. What a treat for you after an overcast day! Great shot.

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  26. Amazing sunset and I like the way you framed the shot.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  27. Great capture...I guess it pays to "Never leave home without your camera"...there is always something you would have missed if you didn't have it along.

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  28. Isn't it amazing how the sun manages to shine its way through all those clouds! Beautiful sky!

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  29. Lovely photo! The sun at the bottom looks very mystical.

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  30. A beautiful scene and a gorgeous sunset. Awesome photo!

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  31. Look at that sun falling. How pretty. There have been some cool sunsets lately.
    B.

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  32. Beautiful! I like the silhouette on tower on the background.

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  33. Love the North American style grain silo. Lovely shot.

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  34. What a shot of that surprise glow...beautiful.

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  35. This is an absolutely gorgeous sunset. You definitely were at the right place at the right time.

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  36. Lovely, you timed and framed the photo very well.

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  37. Utterly beautiful, my friend. Thank you.

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  38. Oh boy! 'see you there' took the words right out of my mouth! A beautiful photo!

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  39. OMGosh, absolutely stunning!

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  40. omg! i came by your blog earlier but i dared not look at your sky photo.. i was saving it for the right moment and it really rocks!

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  41. Nice! I need to carry my camera with me more regularly. I saw a sunset today mixed with a storm and it had the washes running (which as you noted, dried up within 30 minutes), but I missed it all!

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  42. This round top slab stands up like a sore thumb.

    In Canada, and USA, you drive every where, there is no need to fly. But you are welcomed to fly to New Zealand, if you are feeling it is too hot.

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  43. You've done it again. You were in the right place, at the right time, with your camera and your artist's eye. Thank you.

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  44. well it sure is a good thing you had your camera handy...i'd hate to miss a beauty like this!

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  45. Lovely skywatch... Original, with these strange piece of architecture coming from nowhere...

    It decides me to participate to this weekly photographic event...

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  46. It's lovely to be surprised by a gorgeous sunset, isn't it? What is that interesting looking structure on the right?

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  47. Wow, that is truly beautiful.
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  48. That is an awesome shot! Thank you for sharing.

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  49. Beautiful [ictures and great shots just at the right time

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  50. Gorgeous! What a show.

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  51. Beautiful layering of light beneath the more sombre clouds! And somehow that structure on the right sets a rather eerie atmosphere! It almost looks like a tall tombstone!

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  52. Wonderful. The fiery colors are great.

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  53. Beautiful gradient of colours! Very nice cloud formations too!

    Have a good weekend.

    Alexander
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  54. simply WONDERFUL!!!!!
    http://graceolsson.com/blog/2010/07/the-sky-of-swedish-summer/

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  55. EG: Marvelous photo, you seem to get great sunsets up North.
    BTW: I have a camera case which keeps the camera dry when I'm not using it.

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  56. great shot....but...what happened??I wrote a comment...


    nice weekend, dear
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  57. This is how I imagine North American (as in continent, not USA) countryside.

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  58. gorgeous one! the sun made sure you don't miss it! :)

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  59. That is so beautiful - those scenes don't last long - just as well that camera was beside you.

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  60. this was a nice composition. Good of you to include the..., what do you call it? steele? :)

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  61. Fantastic view for skywatch Friday post.
    Joyce M

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  62. Wow. That sky is dramatic and stunning!

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  63. what a lovely sunset! here in our country the view of the loveliest sunset is at Manila Bay.

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